Warner Bros Takes The Accidental Genius For Robert Downey Jrs Production Banner

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has acquired the Adam Gibgot pitch The Accidental Genius for Robert Downey Junior and Susan Downey’s Team Downey to create with Ben Silverman’s Electus. Within the drama, an regular guy energizes from the coma with astonishing intelligence, and visions of the bizarre symbol recognized only with a burnt-out prodigy. Together, the 2 males set to solve one hundred-year-old mystery that may alter the world. The title describes an uncommon but true medical problem where a person emerges from the physical trauma with increased mental capabilities. Gibgot is going to be executive producer with David Gambino. Gibgot developed several aircraft pilots with Silverman at NBC, also it was Silverman who connected a conference using the author and Susan Downey, who runs her husband’s production company which was setup at Warner Bros to build up star automobiles for Downey Junior. Gibgot most lately shipped the Oliver Stone hourlong drama pilot Darkhorse for Forex. He’s repped by attorney Stewart Brookman.