Between July 1st and July 31st, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs out. This is a decline from the specs out the previous month, but it was to be expected with many taking long-awaited vacations, coupled with the bottlenecking we’re seeing in the development chain. However, it’s not the drop-off we anticipated and is still on par with the past month’s numbers.
Rich Freeman
Pitched in the vein of The Fault in our Stars with a supernatural twist, the project stems from one of Lee’s first scripts. It marks the latest live-action feature for Lee, who is currently adapting Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time for director Ava Duvernay.
Pitched in the vein of The Fault in our Stars but with a supernatural twist, the story centers on a teenager, who, after his girlfriend dies, discovers a way to reconnect with her by bending the laws of reality.
Logline: Kept under wraps, but pitched as a female version of “A History of Violence.”
Logline: At wits’ end after their 10-year marriage slides downhill, Jack and Claire opt for divorce. But when they choose a “Birds’ Nest†custody arrangement – living in a shared apartment and taking turns in the house with the kids – what they learn forces them to look at their “nest†and each other in a surprising new light.
Logline: A man who has been dead for over 20 years is given the chance to return to Earth and rebuild his life.
Logline: A publishers assistant ends up on the run after discovering a manuscript sent from prison which contains all the details of an unsolved diamond heist.
Logline: Tells the tale of 18-year-olds Sam and Franny; two young lovers who managed to transcend their love together through life, and death.
Logline: Being pitched as “Disturbia” in a college setting.