Helmer on 'Diva' duty
Zentelis to direct 'Detroit' laffer
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Penned by Stephanie Allen, project centers on a thirtysomething white woman who learns she has a talent for blues singing after she's forced to take over her family's rundown Detroit real estate biz.
Zentelis is overseeing a rewrite by Allen.
Helmer's previous credits include the 2004 Sundance pic "Evergreen," which was digitally distribbed via a pact with AMC theaters.
Director is also developing "Grasping the Sparrow's Tail," a mystery thriller about an internal bank investigator, for producer Bridget Johnson.
Cort Prods. slate also includes "Aftermath," the English-language debut of German filmmaker Caroline Link.
