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Spec Scripts that Hit in March 2022
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.
Craig Sweeny will write it, Marc Webb to direct the pilot and Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin on board as exec. producers for new crime-drama with a sci-fi twist.
The director of The Amazing Spider-Man movies and the acclaimed author and Oscar-nominated writer of Brooklyn will tell the story of the granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, along with the production team behind Reese Witherspoon’s Wild.
After making two Amazing Spider-Man movies, the prolific music video director and (500) Days of Summer filmmaker is going back to the basics. “I think big studio movies can be made really beautifully, but it requires time and caretaking,” the director tells the Tracking Board.
Frank Adler fights for custody of his deceased sister’s daughter in order to help her fully realize her potential.
