Stampede Ventures picked up THE PALADIN by Umair Aleem. A broken-down warrior mage embarks on a final quest to protect a child.
Think Tank Management is out with FOLLY by Matt Lambert. King Henry VIII’s jester is reluctantly ordered back to the royal court to help the mad monarch uncover a sinister murder plot.
WME is out with LAST EXIT by Charles Muzard. A newly hired cash truck driver must fight to survive against an armed heist crew.
Management 360 & CAA are out with CUT AND RUN by John Glenn. A band of thieves robbing super-yachts steals the wrong thing from the wrong group of people.
Wax Entertainment is out with 115 DEGREES by David M. O’Neill. An undercover U.S. Operative holds N.Y. City hostage with a beer can and a note extorting the governor.
Leigh Hill Management is out with DISTRESS by Calvin Starnes. Survivors battle to reach the last three escape pods before the ship explodes.
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.
Cavalry Media is out with PRESSURE by Matthew Marsden. Described as an underwater survival thriller.
APA is out with THE CHAMELEON by Remi Adeleke. The CIA enlists their top agent out of their covert Black Box program.
Verve is out with WE ARE UNTOUCHABLE by Luke Greenfield & Captain Mauzner. A group of low-level assistants in their 20s work for international embassies.
The Cartel is out with BRING DOWN THE SKY by Chris Wax, Ben Jagger, Dean Jagger, & Dan Luvisi. A benign mission turns into an epic battle between Navy and Air Force.
Amazon Studios picked up TIME ZONE by Bill Marsilii & Terry Rossio. Covert first responders use technology to manipulate time.
Between July 1st and July 31st, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs out. This is a decline from the specs out the previous month, but it was to be expected with many taking long-awaited vacations, coupled with the bottlenecking we’re seeing in the development chain. However, it’s not the drop-off we anticipated and is still on par with the past month’s numbers.
UTA is out with DREAM POLICE by Mark Gibson & Phil Halprin. Frank Fratto is San Francisco’s toughest cop. So tough he always works alone.
HBOMax picked up BLACK CHOKE by Doug Simon. Described as a neo-noir bank robbery gone wrong.
CAA is out with THE MOTOR CITY GIRLS by Matthew K. Firpo & Ryan Firpo. Five half-sisters must hone the unique power bestowed to each of them.
Anonymous Content is out with THE PRODIGY by Andrew Waller & Michael Gagerman. A young violinist infiltrates a Nazi Officer’s club as a musician and engages in daring acts of espionage.
Code Entertainment picked up THE VAMPIRE ASSET by Jonathan Stokes. A reluctant vampire is recruited by the CIA to find his former lover.
The Muraviov Company is out with REVERSE by Carlo Carere and Erin Carere. A disgruntled FBI forensic investigator wakes up with no memories.
A3 Artist Agency is out with DUPONT CIRCLE by Andy Tennant & Rick Parks. Centers on the chance meeting between a beautiful Russian spy and a fresh off the boat idealistic DC staffer.
Bellevue Productions is out with EXTRA CREDIT by Dax Shelby. A straight-A student is forced to help his teacher outrun her dark past.
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.
Verve is out with KILLERS, INC. by Jayson Rothwell. A former soldier haunted by his brother’s death, is recruited to help assassinate the Russian politician who was responsible.
Verve is out with THE ARENA by Jeremy Passmore & Andre Fabrizio. Random members of a small mountain town suddenly dress up in outrageous costumes.
UTA is out with GO DARK by Spencer Marentette & Josh Marentette. Black-ops soldiers use an experimental technology to travel into the afterlife.
Eris Talent Agency is out with THE ENGINEER by Pamela Beach. A mercenary steals a valuable key from an African warlord.
Bellevue Productions is out with GAME, SET, MATCH by Peter Eskelsen. The lives of a varied group of people all intertwine in an escape mission.
Zero Gravity Management is out with ASSASSINISTA by Roland Zaleski. An assassin hunter seeks vengeance against the woman who framed her.
Ensemble Entertainment is out with CHOKEPOINT by Tamra Teig. A work-obsessed senator is taken hostage on a ship hijacked by high-tech pirates.