CAA is out with REMEMBER WHEN by Shay Hatten.
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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.
CAA is out with SON OF A GUN by Daniel Steward & Noah Griffith.
Jackson Pictures and Stampede Ventures have partnered for THE DEBRIEFING by Ken Nolan. A top CIA operative has to debrief a GRU computer tech seeking asylum.
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.
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.
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.
Netflix has picked up SHARP by José Padilha & Nicolette Noble. A group of six knife-wielding assassins are forced to work together.
CAA is out with YOUNG LUST by Henry Michaels. Story details are under wraps.
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.
Management 360 is out with MAHWAH by Reed Van Dyk. A bitter feud reverberates from the past to the present day.
CAA and Lit Entertainment are out with MEEBO & ME by Matt Lieberman. A divorced dad goes through great lengths to get his son the hot new toy, an adorable robot.
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.
Typically, January serves as that buffering month following the busy holiday season where everyone slowly emerges from the depths, picks up steam at work, and gets back into the rhythm of things.
CAA is out with UNTITLED KINBERG THRILLER PROJECT by Simon Kinberg. Described as being in the vein of A SIMPLE PLAN and THE BIG CHILL
Netflix picked up MIXTAPE by Alice Wu & Stacey Menear. A thirteen-year-old girl sets out on a journey to find all the music in an attempt to feel closer to her parents.
MXN & CAA is out with RABBIT SEASON by Shanrah Wakefield. Described as a supernatural horror project.
Searchlight Pictures has picked up THE HOUND by Lisa Duva. A timid dog groomer wrestles with dark desires.
Verve & CAA is out with UNTITLED GUGGENHEIM / KINBERG ACTION SPEC by David Guggenheim. Described as a massive female-led franchise.
Hollywood experienced shakeups the likes of which have never been seen.
Grandview is out with REQUIEM by Daniel Abatan & Thomas R. Burke. Story details are being kept under wraps.
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.
CAA is out with THE DIVIDE by Bill Mechanic, Christopher McQuarrie, Michael Colleary, & Mike Werb. Story details are being kept under wraps.
CAA is out with INTERCEPTOR by Stuart Beattie & Matt Reilly. Story details are being kept under wraps.
Writ Large is out with THE U.S.P.S. by Perry Janes. Michael Griffiths enlists in the USPS only to discover a mail route full of surprises.
CAA is out with THE SHELLS by Adrienne Love. Story details are being kept under wraps.
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.
CAA is out with I’M NOT HERE by Nia Vardalos. Brenda is trying to die; she just doesn’t want it to hurt.
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.
