Between February 1st and February 28th, we tracked a total of 17 new feature specs hitting the market, highlighting a 6.25% increase in specs hitting the market from last month.
Verve, Romark Entertainment, and Good Fear Content are out with MISTAKEN by John Wikstrom. A case of mistaken identity leads a former special forces agent to believe his estranged daughter has been kidnapped in Europe, when in fact, she hasn’t. She’s with her boyfriend, on a romantic vacation that’s about to….
Between October 1st and October 31st, we tracked a total of 23 new feature specs hitting the market. It makes a tie for second-most specs out in a single month, matching June, and just one spec shy from first place. That title still belongs to September. As such, it makes a 4.1% decrease in specs from last month. Of the 23 new feature specs, only 4 have some type of attachment that we’ve tracked.
Verve is out with BASH by Brendan Galbreath. In 1998, two titans became household names as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa faced off to tackle the Major League Home Run Record, rejuvenating the sport in the process. Watching alongside millions of Americans is AP reporter Steve Wilstein who begins to question….
Between July 1st and July 31st, we tracked 22 new feature specs hitting the market, with only 4 having some type of attachment. Surprisingly, this is only a 4.3% decrease in specs from June. June saw a monstrous uptick in specs from the rest of the year, so it looks like we’re holding steady for the summer. Still, July didn’t beat out the record high for the year but came quite close to it.
Verve & Romark are out with THE RIDGE by Liz Storm. When a new mom and her toddler are stranded in the remote wilderness, they must overcome the elements and the scars of….
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.
Recon Literary is out with 8 DAYS A WEEK by Ian Southwood. A busy, single father invents a pill that lands him in an eighth day of the week.
Romark Entertainment is out with TWO DAY RENTAL by Dennis Curlett. A 30-something underachiever, hopelessly stuck in the past, stumbles upon a magical video store.
Typically, January serves as that buffering month following the busy holiday season where everyone slowly emerges from the depths, picks up steam at work, and gets back into the rhythm of things.
Verve & Romark are shopping VIRAGO by Liz Storm. Described as in the vein of ROMANCING THE STONE meets INDIANA JONES.
Alongside our exclusive competition partners Bad Idea and Artillery Creative, we are thrilled to announce the Top 50 Finalists for…
Alongside our exclusive competition partners Bad Idea and Artillery Creative, we are thrilled to announce the Top 100 Finalists for…
We were thrilled to return to the world of manuscripts this year, and discovered so many amazing projects perfect for…
Alongside our exclusive competition partners Romark Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, and Inkshares, we are thrilled to announce the Top 10 Finalists…
Alongside our exclusive competition partners Romark Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, and Inkshares, we are thrilled to announce the Top 25 Finalists…
Alongside our exclusive competition partners Romark Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, and Inkshares, we are thrilled to announce the Top 50 Finalists…
UTA is out to studios with SHELLY. A young woman returns home a decade after an embarrassing prom prank ran her out of town.
Alongside our exclusive competition partners Romark Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, and Inkshares, we are thrilled to announce the Top 75 Finalists…
Alongside our exclusive competition partners Romark Entertainment, Energy Entertainment, and Inkshares, we are thrilled to announce the Top 100 Finalists…
Verve, Good Fear, and Romark are out with FEAR AT HOME by John Wikstrom. A contained Horror that follows a group of people trapped in a Home Depot during a hurricane who quickly find out the storm is the least of their problems…
The success stories keep coming for Launch Pad alums, as Top Comedy winner Paul Chang has signed with Dash Aiken…
Just in time for the weekend the spec market is heating up once again as Verve and Romark Entertainment team up to take the new romantic comedy spec JUST. ONE. KISS to the market from writer Dennis Curlett.
After she’s caught lying to her mother about being engaged a 32-year-old interior designer wakes up the next day to discover she suddenly has the ability to see the entire lifespan of any potential relationship with just one kiss. Think “27 Dresses“ meets ”Groundhog Day”.
We are excited to announce that Launch Pad alum Bradley Starr has signed with Dash Aiken and Rock Shaink of…
Congratulations to three-time Launch Pad Alum John Wikstrom whose Hit List / Black List script AMA: ASK ME ANYTHING has attached Zelda Williams to direct with Assemble Media’s Jack Heller producing.
When a hitman with a perfect record finally meets a man that he can’t kill — a man cursed with immortality — the two team up to reverse the curse, forming an unlikely friendship along the way. It’s a high-concept action/thriller with a dark, irreverent sense of humor a la John Wick.
The larger than life journey of André René Roussimoff, the man who would become Andre the Giant, and the giant who would go on to become an icon. From his humble farm life in rural France, to the largest sell out events the world has ever seen, this is the story of the man who sacrificed everything to entertain the masses, and the personal battles he faced on his way to becoming a legend. Think Big Fish meets The Wrestler.
After the death of their mother, an absent father takes his two sons to the family cabin on a remote Alaskan island, but when disaster strikes they are forced to survive months alone in the frigid wilderness.
When a high profile news host is kidnapped by a deranged fan with ties to an extremist group, a young reporter finds herself at the heart of a conspiracy that has it sights set on assassinating the party-unifying candidate in line to become the next President of the United States. A fast-paced political thriller in the vein of Michael Clayton and Gone Girl.
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