Between August 1st and August 31st, we tracked a total of 15 feature specs out. This marks the third month in a row where specs have decreased. However, we all predicted the low rate of material out between vacations and productions slowly rolling out.
Sony Pictures Entertainment picked up THE DRYLINE by David Rothley. A ransom negotiator must fight to keep a young boy alive when they come under attack by the very people who hired her.
A grief-stricken mother sets out to murder the world’s only superhero when he accidentally kills her daughter while battling his nemesis.
Erin was kidnapped in retaliation against Clay’s employer, the SPECIAL ACTIVITIES DIVISION. Clay went after her. He failed. She died. A broken man with nothing to live for – but for the slimmest chance, an impossible task: change the past. Illegal tech, a desperate plan, but for Clay this is the only option he has left.
Bullock will play an American who takes a job at an armored car company in London that was the recent target of a deadly heist. As she earns the trust of its tight-knit crew, we learn there’s much more to the woman than it seems, as she has both a troubled past and a mysterious agenda.
When a political fight over the future of the top secret RIFT teleportation technology puts his family in the crosshairs, an ex-special forces operative must steal the device and go rogue in order to save them before they become collateral damage. Think Bourne Identity meets Jumper.
When a political fight over the future of the top secret RIFT teleportation technology puts his family in the crosshairs, an ex-special forces operative must steal the device and go rogue in order to save them before they become collateral damage. Think Bourne Identity meets Jumper.
An ambitious surgeon’s life takes a dangerous turn when she indulges in an affair with a doctor whose god complex challenges her own.
Melton and Dunstan have been tapped to rewrite Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow’s sci-fi action spec Metronome, formerly known as World War X.
Sherlock Holmes 3 has brought in James Coyne for rewrites. The sequel reteams Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and director Guy Ritchie.
Wonder Woman screenwriter Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write yet another DC adaptation, which suggests that Warner Bros. has confidence in the work he’s done on the Gal Gadot solo feature.
After he completes one last “hit” on behalf of the CIA, a trained operative realizes he’s been set up — unbeknownst to him, his target was an infamous terrorist, and now it appears that the agency is intent on cleaning up loose ends.
After he completes one last “hit” on behalf of the CIA, a trained operative realizes he’s been set up — unbeknownst to him, his target was an infamous terrorist, and now it appears that the agency is intent on cleaning up loose ends.
When struggling art teacher Amber marries wealthy widower Paul Francois, she is thrilled to become step-mother to adorable, precocious seven-year-old Caty. But soon Amber begins to witness unusual, terrifying behavior in her new family and unlocks dangerous secrets that uncover a supernatural conspiracy that will doom the world… unless Amber can stop it.
Logline: Set in 1970s Los Angeles, a recovering alcoholic and a private investigator are brought together by the suicide of a fading porn star. Together, they launch an investigation after the girl’s aunt swears she saw her niece after her “death” and find that the conspiracy is more far reaching than they expected.
Logline: Reboot of the famous buddy-cop franchise from the late ’80s, set to explore a new young gun on the police force.
Logline: Story of a young woman suffering from “face blindness” following a car accident who falls prey to a sadistic serial killer who uses her unique condition to his own advantage.
Logline: Kept under wraps but said to be in the vein of “21 Jump Street” and “The Hangover”.
Logline: Pitched as being in the vein of 48 Hours and Lethal Weapon, story centers on a heist gone wrong.
Logline: A dysfunctional family’s house is broken into by mysterious intruders.
Logline: A young woman, possessed by a demon, seeks refuge within The Sanctuary, a Vatican-run secret organization that teaches the possessed to channel their inner demon and use its power as a weapon against evil.
Logline: Pitched as being in the vein of “The Strangers” meets “Saw”, the story centers on a family on the verge of falling apart when masked intruders descend upon their home, and force them to work together to stay alive. Story takes place in real-time POV.
Check out the lastest agency signings and studio deals of the week!
Logline: A man begins an investigation into his wife’s mysterious death, only to find that it goes much deeper than he imagined.
Logline: Detective Lew Archer is hired to find a missing family member of the rich Galton family. What he uncovers is a long-buried tale of deception, hatred, and the power of illusion.
Logline: A young diplomatic courier’s routine turns deadly when he discovers that the sensitive information he is carrying contains plans for an attack on America.
Logline: A terrorist aboard a domestic flight tells a U.S. Air Marshall he will kill a passenger every twenty minutes until the Air Marshall kills himself.
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