UTA out with spec LAKEWOOD by Chris Sparling with Naomi Watts attached.
Chris Sparling
Logline: Story details are currently being kept under wraps.
A disgraced father is determined to get his family to the place which, in four days, will be the only safe place left on Earth.
In early December, we’re releasing the 2016 Hit List, our compilation of the best year’s best spec scripts as voted on by industry professionals. In preparation for its release, we’re taking a look back at the 2011 Hit List writers — where they’ve been, and where they are now.
If you’re a working screenwriter, chances are you probably live in Hollywood or in the immediate vicinity of the hustle and bustle of the industry. If you’re an aspiring screenwriter, you probably think that you have to move to L.A. in order to have a lucrative career in the biz… and that’s kind of true. It’s doable, but with some caveats. For screenwriters Cindy McCreery, Anne Rapp, and Chris Sparling.
Next Monday, we’re releasing the 2016 Young & Hungry List, our compilation of the new voices making names for themselves in Hollywood, as voted on by industry professionals. In preparation for its release, today we’re taking a look back at the 2011 Young & Hungry List writers — where they’ve been, and where they are today.
Based on the novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac.
Logline: Based on the novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac.
An American man, Arthur Brennan, travels to the “Suicide Forest” (Aokigahara forest) to kill himself at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, the site of numerous suicides. There he encounters a Japanese man, Takumi Nakamura, who wants to kill himself as well, and both men begin a journey of self-reflection and survival.
A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.
Sea Smoke Entertainment is partnering with Good Universe on a new thriller from Buried scribe Chris Sparling.
A couple tries to move on with their lives after experiencing a home invasion in which the husband shoots and kills all three intruders, but the wife discovers that her husband was connected to the dead men.
This Friday, we’re releasing the 2015 Young & Hungry List, our compilation of the new voices making names for themselves in Hollywood, as voted on by industry professionals. In preparation for its release, today we’re taking a look back at the 2011 Young & Hungry List writers–where they’ve been, and where they are today.
Logline: Centers on a expectant mother, who due to the nature of her pregnancy, is confined to bed rest, where supernatural occurrences begin to happen.
Dr. Henry West founded The Atticus Institute in the early 1970s to test individuals expressing supernatural abilities – E.S.P., clairvoyance, psychokinesis – and became the unwitting home to the only government-confirmed case of possession.
From Sundance to Toronto, The Hit List to the Blood List, and the Nicholls to the Emmys, we take a look back at a handful of the writers from each year’s list who are their way to greatness!
The “Buried” scribe dives into the wintry thriller.
One final appetizer before the new Hit List drops!
Hollywood’s “most liked” screenplays of 2013!
THE VOTES FOR THE 2013 HIT LIST ARE IN!
Logline: An American man and a Japanese man meet in the “Suicide Forest” in Japan and instead of killing themselves, embark on a journey through the forest together.
See how some of the writers are doing after just 2 years.
Logline: An American man and a Japanese man meet in the “Suicide Forest” in Japan and instead of killing themselves, embark on a journey through the forest together.
Logline: Dr. Henry West founded The Atticus Institute in the early 1970s to test individuals expressing supernatural abilities – E.S.P., clairvoyance, psychokinesis – and became the unwitting home to the only government-confirmed case of possession.
Logline: Kept under wraps.
Logline: Kept under wraps.
Logline: During Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” broadcast, a town in rural Indiana goes to chaos as it loses power before its residents discover that there is no alien invasion.
Logline: A new student at an exclusive boarding school must unearth the mysterious past of the school in order to escape.
Logline: A group of teens on a trip to a nature reserve get drawn into a violent misunderstanding.
THE VOTES ARE IN!
