March 2020 came in like a lion and left us with only 16 specs tracked: only 7 with attachments, 5 with a production company, and 1 with a studio. Take a breath, and let’s dive in.
Read about the 24 specs tracked in February 2020: 7 with a studio or production company attached; 12 with producers; 7 with directors; & 5 with talent attached.
New spec STAY BEHIND by David Guggenheim is out from Verve, and already starting to heat up.
In Part 2 of our interview with Lit Entertainment’s Adam Kolbrenner, he dives into the 2013 Action-Thriller SAFE HOUSE from writer David Guggenheim. He examines market strategy, calling cards, and what to expect if your script does or does not sell.
In Part 2 of our interview with Lit Entertainment’s Adam Kolbrenner, he dives into the 2013 Action-Thriller SAFE HOUSE from writer David Guggenheim. He examines market strategy, calling cards, and what to expect if your script does or does not sell.
A dejected ex-military sniper finds his purpose under the tutelage of an aging assassin.
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 2010 Hit List writers — where they’ve been, and where they are now.
After getting people excited a few days ago with the “first look” teasers for ABC’s new series, today at their upfront presentation they revealed full trailers for all the series.
Catch all the first look for ABC’s new series ahead of their upfront presentation in New York.
ABC has eleven dramas in contention, with another one already picked up to series. That’s a lot. Get the complete breakdown in our ABC Drama pilots preview.
The “Taken” star joins the submarine thriller.
“We ride together, we die together, bad boys for life!”
Logline: A wanted man having fled the U.S. to escape charges exchanges passports with another American tourist.
Logline: Pitched in the vein of ‘Super 8’ and ‘Chronicle’. Two brothers set out to prove that Santa Claus is real, using their home video camera. The boys get more than they bargained for when they end up joining Santa’s epic Christmas Eve ride. After inadvertently causing Santa’s sleigh to crash, the brothers need to work together to save Christmas.
Logline: Pitched in the vein of ‘Super 8’ and ‘Chronicle’. Two brothers set out to prove that Santa Claus is real, using their home video camera. The boys get more than they bargained for when they end up joining Santa’s epic Christmas Eve ride. After inadvertently causing Santa’s sleigh to crash, the brothers need to work together to save Christmas.
Logline: Story begins with Air Force One crashing into the Atlantic ocean and killing everyone onboard. Years later, a journalist who lost his wife in the crash receives an anonymous recording of the black box — revealing there was an attack from within the plane.
Logline: Story begins with Air Force One crashing into the Atlantic ocean and killing everyone onboard. Years later, a journalist who lost his wife in the crash receives an anonymous recording of the black box — revealing there was an attack from within the plane.
A recently released bankrobber attempts to find his kidnapped daughter in a game of cat and mouse with an old crew member and the murderous driver of a commandeered New York taxi cab.
Logline: When his son is kidnapped by a powerful drug lord, a washed out naval officer must smuggle a shipment of cocaine to America in an old Soviet submarine in order to save his son’s life.
Logline: When his son is kidnapped by a powerful drug lord, a washed out naval officer must smuggle a shipment of cocaine to America in an old Soviet submarine in order to save his son’s life.
Logline: Story follows a super hero who is normal three hundred and sixty-four days out of the year.
Logline: Kept under wraps, but serves as the next installment in the Bad Boys franchise.
CBS orders pilots for a copper and a laugher, Fox adds two more laughers to their order, and one tentpole-type actioner, while MTV adds some summer camp fun, NBC opens their wallets and greenlights four new pilots with some very familiar names, and TBS smashes two John Cusack films for one new series!
Logline: A recently released bankrobber attempts to find his kidnapped daughter in a game of cat and mouse with an old crew member and the murderous driver of a commandeered New York taxi cab.
Logline: While on a mission to Chile to retrieve uranium, a young engineer finds himself stuck after a devastating earthquake ravages the country and he must escape with the nuclear materials.
