Fleck, Boden to open 'Hate Mail'

BodenFleck Writing-directing team Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, who became darlings of the indie scene following "Half Nelson" and "Sugar," have set their next picture, a drama titled "Hate Mail." Project will be fully financed by Wayfare Entertainment, which previously produced Fleck and Boden's adaptation of Ned Vizzini's novel "It's Kind of a Funny Story." "Hate Mail" will feature inter-weaving stories about several Manhattanites who encounter various iterations of hate mail and grapple with the subsequent fallout of their relationships. Project reunites the filmmakers with a quartet of past collaborators, as Jamie Patricof will produce through his Hunting Lane Films banner, while Paul Mezey will produce via his Journeyman Pictures shingle. Wayfare's Ben Browning and Jeremy Kipp Walker will also produce. Mezey previously produced "Sugar" and exec produced "Half Nelson," while Patricof produced both of those films, though neither was involved with "It's Kind of a Funny Story," which was produced by Browning. Walker had credits on all three pics, having co-produced "Half Nelson," produced "Sugar" and exec produced "Funny Story." "Hate Mail" will soon begin casting, as production is skedded to start in spring 2012. Fleck and Boden burst onto Hollywood's radar with their award-winning short film "Gowanus, Brooklyn," which bowed at Sundance in 2004 before the duo expanded the story to feature-length with "Half Nelson." The duo have multiple Indie Spirit Award nominations and Fleck was named one of Variety's 10 Directors to Watch in 2006. Fleck and Boden are repped by WME and Management 360. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

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