Bryan Sipe

Every year, a new Young & Hungry List is compiled from across the industry, proudly showcasing those writers most eager to stake their claim. Voted on by Hollywood’s most influential players, each list distinguishes a fresh slate of up-and-coming creatives preparing to take the next step in their careers. We’re pleased to present the 2016 Young & Hungry List.

Gyllenhaal sells us as an emotionally stunted widower, but after Demolition loses steam, the film realizes it needs a resolution and cobbles one together that satisfies its characters more than its audience.

Davis, a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father in law Phil to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel.

Follows two neighbors who embark on a decade-long love affair.

After his wife dies, a man reexamines his life and demolishes his house in the process.

Logline: Follows two neighbors who embark on a decade-long love affair.

Logline: An investment banker unable to cope with the tragic death of his wife meets a new woman by chance who gives him a new lease on life.

Logline: Story centers on a kid who witnesses the murder or a mysterious man bragging about an upcoming assasination plot, and is kidnapped to keep quiet. This pushes his parents to do anything it takes to getting him back.

Logline: An investment banker unable to cope with the tragic death of his wife meets a new woman by chance who gives him a new lease on life.