The Oscars 'In Memoriam' segment omitted Michelle Trachtenberg and Marianne Faithfull this year, while paying tribute to other luminaries lost this past year, including David Lynch and Gena Rowlands.

Michelle Trachtenberg was close to closing a deal for a screenplay she had been working on for years before her shocking death last week, TMZ reports. Speaking to a director and producer involved with the project,

Casey Tebo, who is attached to Trachtenberg's film 'Toy Monster,' tells PEOPLE that a new angel investor is already interested in getting the project off the ground