<div><p>Jonathan Levine, whose New York '90s dramedy The Wackness is being released this weekend, has just signed on to two new projects. He'll work on Positive, a "romantic thriller" that sounds like a slightly scarier version of Meet the Parents, and Echelon Vendetta, an adaptation of David Stone's thriller novel about a CIA agent who tries to keep the organization's shady ways under wraps. </p><p>The Hollywood Reporter reports: </p><p> "Positive" centers on a twenty-something who visits his fiancee's family only to be seduced by her sister. Occupant's Joe Neurauter, Felipe Marino and Keith Calder will produce the film, which is aiming for a mid-2009 start date. "Vendetta" centers on a "cleaner," a CIA operative in charge of keeping dirty laundry from being aired in public, who after the death of a friend begins to investigate the deaths of several agents. Levine, who is repped by UTA and manager Ragna Nervik, has concentrated on indie projects but said he'd like to strike a balance between studio and indie gigs. "I want to have a lot of the creative freedom that comes from (indie films), but I also don't want to be broke," he joked. </p><p> </p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=27929614&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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