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.
The Muraviov Company is shopping DARK TRIAD by Jonathan Ripley. The lives of an investment banker, a social climber and a psychopath intertwine.
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.
The Muraviov Company is out with REVERSE by Carlo Carere and Erin Carere. A disgruntled FBI forensic investigator wakes up with no memories.
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.
The Muraviov Company is out with VIRTUAL RIFT by Justin Sloan. A man turns to a simulation to interact with a VR version of his dead fiancé.
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.
The Muraviov Company is out with PONTIAC DIARY by Gregory Scott Houghton. A depressed widower is forced to confront change when a zany, aspiring social media influencer invites herself on his road trip.
The Muraviov Company is out with STEALING BUDDHA’S DINNER by Jenna Finwall Ryan. An awkward, Asian immigrant is on a quest to become a normal American teen when the kids are all white.
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.
The Muraviov Company is out with THIRTY BILLION DOLLAR WOMAN by Elizabeth Dean. After fleeing from Nazis in her homeland, Hedy Lamarr becomes the most beautiful woman in American film whose passion for inventing leads her to mastermind a new technology that changes our world forever.
The Muraviov Company is out with SPLASHDOWN by Travis Seppala. After their reentry goes horribly wrong and they splashdown hundreds of miles off course, five astronauts and two space tourists must await rescue from shark-infested waters.
Between March 1st and March 31st, we tracked a total of 25 specs out. This marks a minimal 2.8% decrease in specs from February’s count. So, while March did not outperform February, we saw little drop-off between the months. Of the 25 specs out, 9 have some type of attachment.
The Muraviov Company is out with THE KEEPER by Steve Straka & Gregory Scott Houghton. A dog, soccer, and a 12-year-old girl restore hope to her mother, a coach and a town.
Quixotic Road and Emedia Films optioned THE EPIPHANY OF FAYE by Gregory Houghton. An eccentric graphic novelist finds herself on a precarious adventure.
The Muraviov Company is out with ASTROLOGY FOR GODDESSES by Zack Van Eyck. The author of an astrology book tries to ignore her knowledge of the zodiac signs’ negative traits.
The Muraviov Company is out with GLAMPING GONE WILD by Sasha Gary & Megan McClure. Six girlfriends set out for a wild weekend at a glamping retreat.
Hollywood experienced shakeups the likes of which have never been seen.
While most years’ November is a time to look back on the things we’re thankful for, 2020’s November decided to serve up a heaping pile of news for our gravy and cranberry sauce.
The Muraviov Company is out with TAKE MY WIFE, PLEASE by Steve Feld. A man tries to find a suitable replacement for his wife.
The Muraviov Company is out with CARRA STONE AND THE LEGEND OF THE SUN DRAGON by Joe Bronzi, Lindsay Gelfand & Buddy Fitzpatrick. A human teen is the first of her race to be admitted to the Dominion’s military academy.
The Muraviov Company is out with HOTLINE by Frank Norwood. A young suicide hotline worker takes a call that puts her on a collision course.
Alas, we reach the end of August and with Labor Day just around the corner, we’re returning to cooler weather and pumpkin spice lattes invading our life yet again.
The Muraviov Company is out with THE UGLY TEAPOT: HANNAH’S STORY by F. Louis Holmes. Eleven-year-old Hannah’s life is turned upside down.
July has proven to be the roller coaster of emotions we all thought it would be.
The Muraviov Company is out with ACHILLES’ GAME: STALEMATE by Tammy “Taz” Diaz. A former top CIA agent must kidnap the U.S. President.
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.
The Muraviov Company is out with BLACK ‘N’ BLUE CHRISTMAS by Trevor Lanz. A tired and world-weary Santa Claus becomes a riotous, rage-fueled vigilante.
The Muraviov Company is out with TIME ZERO by Erin Carere & Carlo Carere. An unfulfilled engineer wakes up shackled to a ticking nuclear bomb in an underground chamber with only a phone and one instruction to save millions of people: she must convince the US President to kill himself.
Logline: When a magic umbrella lands two tween outcasts and a bumbling dad on a wacko island in the sky, the trio must learn to bond in order to unite the island’s two warring sides and save the universe – the only act that will allow them to return home.