Universal Pictures picked up SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! by Kevin Burrows & Matt Mider.
Bellevue & WME are out with DIFFUSION by David Rothley. With the world on the brink of a second Cold War, a photojournalist inadvertently captures a murder-in-progress and finds himself…
Bellevue Productions is out with ELLE AND THE DEFROSTER AGENT by Nathan Patton. Elle’s a spy on the run from her own government. Ben’s a Defroster who transports cryo-frozen Soviet-era spies…
For theatrical, Warner Bros if focused on IP and branded content. And if the project isn’t IP driven then it needs to be filmmaker focused.
Between April 1st and April 30th, we tracked only 13 specs hitting the market. That is nearly a 31% decrease in specs out in comparison to March 2022. Though not the lowest volume out this year, it is certainly the lowest April in recent years (more on that soon). Of these 13 specs, 6 have some type of attachment, with one from January selling as well. That brings our total up to 7 successes of some type.
DJ2 Entertainment & Escape Artists picked up STREETS OF RAGE by Derek Kolstad.
Universal Pictures picked up BATSHIT by Jeffrey Gelber & Ryan Belenzon. A new “bounty app” encourages reckless behavior.
March is usually the month we see the market start to defrost and kick into high gear. Instead, the month stayed on course and went out with the exact same about as February. Between March 1st and March 31st 2022, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs hitting the market. Of these specs, 5 have some type of attachment. So, we’re seeing an even split between February and March, but with the market primed, it plays like a smaller month than anticipated.
AMC is looking for writer to develop FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! KILL!.
Paradigm is out with RAT IN THE CAGE by Ryan Jaffe. A sophisticated kidnapping plot culminates in the abduction of several heads of state.
AAO Entertainment is out with CARJACKED by Evan Lawless & John Jansen. A 75-year-old Vietnam veteran is brutally and violently carjacked, and his prized 1969 mint-condition Pontiac Firebird is stolen.
Elixir Entertainment is out with A TOWN CALLED CONSEQUENCE by Chuck Hustmyre. A Texas Ranger takes on a criminal syndicate in order to clear the name of his dead brother.
CAA and Artists First are out with RAGE MACHINE by Peter Kalmbach & Matt Brown. A long haul truck driver finds himself battling to save his company when he is forced to compete against an autonomous AI cyber truck.
Between February 1st and February 28th, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs hitting the market. That is quite the jump in numbers compared to last month. Of the 19 specs out, 5 have some type of attachment. So, while some really strong material hit the market, the heat is still working at finding a home.
Bellevue Productions is out with BAD GUY by Nicolas Curcio. One man gets fed up and decides to go undercover to take down the most notorious “baddie” of them all.
Gersh Agency is out with THE INFLUENCER WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Will Lowell & Hudson Morgan. A social media star is forced to pair up with a straitlaced reporter in a globetrotting race for survival.
831 Entertainment is out with GRAIL HEIST by Jessica Ellis & Nick Sinnott. A daring thief rallies a crew of misfits to steal the Holy Grail.
Stampede Ventures picked up GALAHAD by Nick Schenk. An ex-American Special Forces soldier goes on a berserker.
Peacock still exists within the cable department and wants to be writer focused.
African American women (25 to 54) are their main target. 46 years old is key sweet spot for advertisers.
They want projects that have elements of children having their own storylines. Pushing for more representative casts for their shows.
Only buying shows that have a real shot of going forward/ have the right auspices.
Only buying shows that have a real shot of going forward/ have the right auspices.
Creatively ambitious, high quality, but different from the content on Amazon Prime.