Demetri Martin Movies - "Will" and "Moon People"
At the present time, Demetri Martin has never really been in a movie. Sure, he wrote/starred in is own short film ("12:21"), but that doesn't count. And yeah, his IMDB page claims he had some kind of tiny role in "Analyze That," but that doesn't really count either. So then, why is there a movie page on a Demetri Martin web site?
Well my friend, it's because in the not too distant future, Demetri will indeed be in a movie. In fact, he'll be in two movies. Movies that he wrote. One of which he even pitched to Steven Spielberg. Not too shabby, eh? Here's what's known so far...
Will
A couple of months into 2006, Demetri Martin went over to DreamWorks and pitched a movie idea to studio head Adam Goodman, and some other guy named Steven Spielberg. The idea was for a movie called "Will." Apparently they seemed to like it, because they bought it. According to Demetri Martin himself, he has already been paid for it. "I got a deal to write a script for DreamWorks—they paid me—so that’s due in 12 weeks. I actually got to pitch it to Spielberg, and he was excited."
While Demetri will not star in this movie, he will have a supporting role of some sort. Currently Scot Armstrong (the writer of "Old School" and "Road Trip") is set to produce it.
So far, here is what is known about its plot/story:
"Will" centers on an ordinary guy who lives in a world where people's lives and destinies are being written by scribes in Heaven. The man wakes up one day to find that his heavenly writer has decided to no longer draft his life, and he must go about his day unscripted.
And yes, it is a comedy.
Moon People
The second movie Demetri Martin is set to not only write, but also star in, is called "Moon People." He pitched it to Columbia Pictures and they bought it. Very little is known about Moon People so far, but James Bobin, a writer/director from "Da Ali G Show," is set to also be working on it.
As for the plot, here's what we know: It revolves around a small group of people who return to Earth years after they were sent to colonize the moon.