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EAT THE POISON
Epicenter is out with EAT THE POISON by Brian DeLeeuw. An aspiring chef moves into a hyper-luxury Manhattan skyscraper to housesit for a wealthy couple.
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MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY
Grandview is out with MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY by Mike Van Waes. A perpetually single man gets more than he bargained for when his family mistakes his dating app hookup for a wholesome new boyfriend.
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BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE
Good Humor Literary is out with BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE by Billy Riback. A high school co-ed – obsessed with every detail of the classic film “The Wizard of Oz” – journeys back in time to 1938.
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STEALING BUDDHA’S DINNER
The Muraviov Company is out with STEALING BUDDHA’S DINNER by Jenna Finwall Ryan. An awkward, Asian immigrant is on a quest to become a normal American teen when the kids are all white.
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Specs Scripts that Hit in April 2021
Between April 1st and April 30th, we tracked a total of 22 feature specs out. While it’s a positive from last April, it’s continuing our steady decline of specs from the past couple of months. We’ve seen a 12% decrease in specs from March’s count. We’ve continued to decrease in specs since February, wherein in a traditional market, we’d see increases in April, a hot month for the material.
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SENATE SNOW DAY
Aaron Kogan Management is out with SENATE SNOW DAY by Frank Smith & Ryan Harrison. Only the women show up for work at the United States Senate.
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NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
20th Century Studios picked up NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU by Brian Duffield. Story details are being kept under wraps.
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YOUNG LUST
CAA is out with YOUNG LUST by Henry Michaels. Story details are under wraps.
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ABBI AND THE EIGHTH WONDER
Management 360 is out with ABBI AND THE EIGHTH WONDER by Matt Roller. Story details are being kept under wraps.
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BURY ME AT NAPER HIGH
Fourth Wall and Luber Roklin are out with BURY ME AT NAPER HIGH by Michael Lackos. When the class valedictorian is humiliated by her classmates, she decides to get revenge.
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STRAIGHTENED OUT
Brillstein is out with STRAIGHTENED OUT by Dante Russo. When Derek is dumped by his boyfriend, his straight bestie, Ryan, steps in to save the day by pretending to be his fiancé for the weekend.
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THE COLLEGE DROPOUT
APA is out with THE COLLEGE DROPOUT by Michael J. Ballin & Thomas Aguilar. The story follows the rise of rapper Kanye West.
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FOUR ASSASSINS AND A FUNERAL
Paradigm is out with FOUR ASSASSINS AND A FUNERAL by Ryan Hooper. The adoptive daughter of a legendary assassin returns home for his funeral.
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ARIANA GRANDE DM’D ME
Untitled Entertainment is out with ARIANA GRANDE DM’D ME by Ed Decter & Matt Ember. Story details are being kept under wraps.
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THIRTY BILLION DOLLAR WOMAN
The Muraviov Company is out with THIRTY BILLION DOLLAR WOMAN by Elizabeth Dean. After fleeing from Nazis in her homeland, Hedy Lamarr becomes the most beautiful woman in American film whose passion for inventing leads her to mastermind a new technology that changes our world forever.
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HEAUX AND TELL
Jackson Agency is out with HEAUX AND TELL by Nakia Stephens. Three Black Queer professionals allow their sexually fluid lifestyles to converge.
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THE GIRL AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Avenue 220 is out with THE GIRL AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE by Bobby Lee Darby. During the Queen’s birthday celebration at Buckingham Palace, the Princess Royal vanishes without a trace.
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SUCCUBOSS
Verve is out with SUCCUBOSS by Gretchen Enders & Eric Jeske. Jen begins to discover that her buttoned-up, seemingly perfect corporate bosses just might be a roving pack of murderous sex demons.
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WIRE ROOM
Gersh is out with WIRE ROOM by Brandon Stiefer. A Homeland Security special agent listens in as the target of the investigation is attacked in his home by a hit squad.
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UNTITLED ANKELES/JURGENSON ADVENTURE PROJECT
Universal Pictures has picked up UNTITLED ANKELES/JURGENSON ADVENTURE PROJECT by Alex Ankeles & Morgan Jurgenson. Described as a four-quadrant adventure-comedy.
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NICEVILLE
Housefire Management is out with NICEVILLE by Sydney Brey. A high school student discovers that she’s actually just a supporting character on a sitcom.
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HERE’S LOOKIN’ AT YOU
Echo Lake Entertainment is out with HERE’S LOOKIN’ AT YOU by Jeff Burgett. A tenacious executive battles to prove her worth for her latest brainchild.
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SPLASHDOWN
The Muraviov Company is out with SPLASHDOWN by Travis Seppala. After their reentry goes horribly wrong and they splashdown hundreds of miles off course, five astronauts and two space tourists must await rescue from shark-infested waters.
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BLACKDAMP
Verve is out with BLACKDAMP by F. Scott Frazier. A man has four hours to transport three-tons of volatile explosives across two hundred miles in order to rescue his brother.
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JAKE
Verve is out with JAKE by Jeff Cassidy. Story details are being kept under wraps.
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SPY KIMS
Good Fear Content is out with SPY KIMS by Min-Woo Park. A jaded but skilled ex-CIA agent finds an unlikely partner in his teenage daughter.
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RAINBOW BRIDGE
Jim Valdez is out with RAINBOW BRIDGE by Michael K. Snyder. Matt mysteriously enters an afterlife for animals.
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PROTECTION AGENCY
Octagon is out with PROTECTION AGENCY by Mark L. Marinaccio. A woman is charged with protecting alien-human hybrids’ children from being kidnapped.
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Specs Scripts that Hit in March 2021
Between March 1st and March 31st, we tracked a total of 25 specs out. This marks a minimal 2.8% decrease in specs from February’s count. So, while March did not outperform February, we saw little drop-off between the months. Of the 25 specs out, 9 have some type of attachment.