Between September 1st and September 30th, we tracked a total of 24 feature specs out on the market. After months of the monthly spec count going down, we have finally shot back up. This is the highest spec count since March 2021.
WME is out with LAST EXIT by Charles Muzard. A newly hired cash truck driver must fight to survive against an armed heist crew.
Between August 1st and August 31st, we tracked a total of 15 feature specs out. This marks the third month in a row where specs have decreased. However, we all predicted the low rate of material out between vacations and productions slowly rolling out.
Sony Pictures Entertainment picked up THE DRYLINE by David Rothley. A ransom negotiator must fight to keep a young boy alive when they come under attack by the very people who hired her.
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Amazon Studios picked up TIME ZONE by Bill Marsilii & Terry Rossio. Covert first responders use technology to manipulate time.
Between June 1st and June 30th, we tracked a total of 22 feature specs out. We’ve been coming from a steadily declining slump of material out, but June turned it around from May’s slow market. While not the highest number of features out this year, things are starting to mend.
Warner Bros. Pictures picked up WHAT’S GOING ON by Marcus Gardley. The life of singer and music icon Marvin Gaye.
Between May 1st and May 31st, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs out. We’ve seen a progressively steady decline of specs hitting the market since re-openings have started to rise. May marks the second lost number out, next to January. The more shocking number is that of the 19 feature specs out, only 2 have some type of attachment, with one additional spec from a past month selling in May.
WME and Cavalry Media are out with MINDSET by Matt Kic & Mike Sorce. Alcoholics discover they have the exact same identity and memories and go on the run together.
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.
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.
WME is out with I REGRET EVERYTHING by Seth Greenland. Details are being kept under wraps.
Cavalry Media is out with JELLYFISH DAYS by Matt Kic & Mike Sorce. A damaged young woman must choose between her devotion to her fiancé and the allure of a medical procedure.
WME is out with DANNY CAN’T TELEPORT by Anthony Sellitti & Zach Donahue. Aging party-boy Danny Sullivan loses both his teleporting license and his girlfriend.
Love is in the air as we reach what some believe to be the most romantic month of the year – February. Sure we had yet another impeachment trial, but from awkward online Hinge dates to sweet cards from Grandma, February is showing some promise on all fronts.
New Line Cinema is developing UNTITLED SPILIOTOPOULOS-ZOBEL SCI-FI PROJECT by Andrea Berloff. Story details are being kept under wraps.
Writ Large is out with UNIMAGINABLE by Cameron Thrower & Joe McKernan. Elizabeth wakes up the next morning and discovers that her daughter has run away.
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While most years’ November is a time to look back on the things we’re thankful for, 2020’s November decided to serve up a heaping pile of news for our gravy and cranberry sauce.
Brookside Artist is out with UNTITLED FUCHS ACTION PROJECT by Jason Fuchs. Story details are being kept under wraps.
WME is out with LYRICAL by Jesse Ross. An aspiring songwriter secretly helps a boy woo a girl.
Verve and Housefire are out with CAULDRON by Marc Bloom. A woman’s life is suddenly shattered when three witches arrive on the doorstep.
Grandview is out with FROM THE SEA by Josh Baker & Jonathan Baker. A father must protect his daughters against a brutal kidnapping ring.
As we bring September to a close, we also bring an end to the third quarter of 2020. We’re about to enter the final stretch of the year.
Writ Large is out with BATTLE OF THE BANDS by Miles Hubley & Tommy White. After a deluge of bombs, a band finds themselves trapped inside a warship at the bottom of the ocean
WME is shopping THE LIGHT WE LOST by Kristin Hahn. Two college seniors are continents apart but never out of each other’s hearts.
Alas, we reach the end of August and with Labor Day just around the corner, we’re returning to cooler weather and pumpkin spice lattes invading our life yet again.
July has proven to be the roller coaster of emotions we all thought it would be.
WME is out with OLD DADS by Bill Burr & Ben Tishler. Described as being in the spirit of OLD SCHOOL, THE HANGOVER, and a male spin on BRIDESMAIDS.