CAA is out with THE KEY MAN by Joby Harold. A man has lived his whole life haunted by the memory of his father, a schizophrenic government cryptologist who may have been a….
Between June 1st and June 30th, we tracked 23 new feature specs hitting the market, with 6 having some type of attachment. However, one spec made waves that hit the market some time ago, bringing our total success up to 7 (more on that spec later). That is a 43.75% increase in specs from last month. Not only that, but this is the highest number of specs in a single month all year.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with IN SHADOWS by Alex Pastor & David Pastor. After being released from his 20-year sentence, Jason Fagan must confront the childhood trauma haunting him…
Between May 2022 and May 2021, there has been a 15.8% decrease in the material hitting the market. This gap has only continued to grow in past years. Dating at its peak, 2019 saw 33 specs out in a single month. Comparing that to now, that is nearly a 51.5% drop-off. While materials have decreased, the success rates have seen a bit more of a u-shape in the last few years.
UTA is out with HARPER by Patrick Burleigh. The mysterious discovery of a manuscript. The tumultuous creation of a masterpiece. This is the true story of…
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March is usually the month we see the market start to defrost and kick into high gear. Instead, the month stayed on course and went out with the exact same about as February. Between March 1st and March 31st 2022, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs hitting the market. Of these specs, 5 have some type of attachment. So, we’re seeing an even split between February and March, but with the market primed, it plays like a smaller month than anticipated.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with GULLIVER’S TRAVELS by Joey Dizon.
Responsibilities include phones, correspondence, scheduling, client appointments, script coverage, and project tracking.
Between January 1st and January 31st, 2022, we tracked a total of 11 new feature specs hitting the market. Compared to last month, we are seeing a 15% decrease in the material out. That is fairly standard for the time of the year, thanks to the holidays. In terms of successes, of the 11 specs out, 4 have some type of attachment.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with BEST MAN by Thomas Kivney. A man starts falling in love with his best man.
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Between November 1st and November 30th, we tracked a total of 23 new feature specs out on the market. November tends to be a mixed bag year over year. This month traditionally marks the end of the literary calendar where most agents and managers are wrapping up going out with new material.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with CANDLELIGHT by Benjamin Christopher. A woman discovers her scientist father’s time machine, offering her a chance to rewrite history.
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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.
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.
UTA is out with GO DARK by Spencer Marentette & Josh Marentette. Black-ops soldiers use an experimental technology to travel into the afterlife.
UTA is out with THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER by Darren Lemke. An aspiring writer picks up a lone hitchhiker only to discover that she is a vengeful spirit.
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.
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.
Universal Pictures has picked up UNTITLED ANKELES/JURGENSON ADVENTURE PROJECT by Alex Ankeles & Morgan Jurgenson. Described as a four-quadrant adventure-comedy.
TriStar Pictures picked up TIN ROOF RUSTED by Michelle Harper. Two life-long best friends discover that they’re both pregnant.
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.
Kaplan/Perrone is out with BOYFRIEND MATERIAL by Becca Noble. A young woman visits her boyfriend’s friends at a remote cabin in the Sierra Nevadas.
Legendary Pictures bought BRING ME BACK by Crosby Selander. Described as an epic love story.
Despite the mounting uncertainty as we head into July, the spec market looks to be catching its stride and continues to rise from previous months.
Kaplan/Perrone is out with DELICACY by Will Widger. An infamous food critic embarks on a harrowing, nightlong odyssey.