Between November 1st and November 30th, we tracked a total of 17 new feature specs on the market. Though it’s not the lowest volume of content in a single month this year, it marks the lowest since August 2022.
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20th Century Studios is looking for a writer to develop ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK.
StudioCanal & The Picture Company picked up HONEY TRAPPED by April Wolfe. A cabal of assassins arrive in Las Vegas and fight their way up every floor of a busy….
Studiocanal & The Picture Company acquired the spec ROLE PLAY by Seth Owen. A married couple’s life is turned upside down.
The residents of Willowcrest Court like to think of themselves as progressive and “woke”, but when a sober living home moves down the street, they do everything in their power to stop it. After the neighborhood comes under attack from vicious, subterranean creatures, the residents soon realize that the home they so desperately tried to shut down might be the only safe place left, and its inhabitants the only ones with the fortitude to protect them.
Story details are being kept under wraps but is said to revolve around a man with a classified line of work who must take his family on a perilous trip while protecting them from the horror he has in tow.
Story details are being kept under wraps but it’s described as a modern day THE MIST.
While vacationing in Paris, an American woman must pretend to be someone else in order to survive after being a victim of mistaken identity.
Deep in the winter woods of upstate New York, a retiring public school teacher uncovers a carefully guarded secret in an abandoned house.
On the night of Hurricane Katrina, a desperate family, trapped in their home, comes under siege by vampires.
The studio hopes to mirror the success of horror films Mama and Lights Out, which both originated from short films.
The story follows the first “appearance” of human-like alien life forms, their mysterious arrival on Earth, and the divided reactions of humanity.
Neeson will play a successful Wall Street executive who’s on his way to work when he discovers that a bomb has been planted in his car. He’s subsequently forced to follow a series of orders throughout the day, or else the mysterious bomber will be detonate the device. The situation is even more dire because the man’s family is in the car with him.
Details under wraps, but said to be about mythological creatures and artifacts kept in a facility.
Storyline under wraps. Title refers to the FBI classification for incidents that were investigated and defy logic.
Storyline under wraps.
Logline: Inspired by true events. When an intelligence leak exposes a covert mission in Afghanistan, a grieving CIA operative and his translator must find their way out of the desert, outgunned and hunted by elite special forces. Sicario meets Bourne.
The unique, untold American gangster story of Jose Miguel Battle Sr. (“El Padrino”), the leader of the “The Corporation” – also known as “The Godfather.”
Jonathan Herman has signed on to adapt Chris Pavone’s The Travelers for DreamWorks. Herman was nominated for an Oscar alongside Andrea Berloff for penning last year’s Straight Outta Compton.
Jaume Collet-Serra has signed on to helm The Commuter. Liam Neeson is attached to star. The two previously worked together on Non-Stop and Run All Night.
A journalist who unknowingly works for a spy agency is drawn into a tangled web.
Set 20,000 years ago during the ice age, The Solutrean follows a young man’s brave journey to reunite with his tribe, facing harsh conditions and treacherous terrains. Dan Wiedenhaupt scripted the big budget adventure, based on an idea by Albert Hughes.
Set 20,000 years ago during the ice age, follows a young man’s brave journey to reunite with his tribe, facing harsh conditions and treacherous terrains.
The creator of the Idris Elba-led detective series Luther has been tapped to writer 20th Century Fox’s Escape From New Yorkremake. The remake of John Carpenter’s 1981 classic is being produced by Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman of The Picture Company.
The 63-year-old action star has already picked out his next vehicle, the suspense-thriller The Commuter. Scripted by Byron Willinger and Phil de Blasi, the pic will follow Neeson as an unassuming New York City businessman who becomes roped into a criminal conspiracy.
Logline: While in Venice, a couple shaken by the loss of their young daughter are brought to the brink of grief and the supernatural when a clairvoyant warns them that their child is sending them ominous messages from beyond the grave.
The hot new comedy spec lands into two new major territories!
The hot new comedy spec heads into more territories!
New R-Rated Comedy spec Pulls Eyes back to LA, as Benderspink & Gersh Release First Round of in-demand Territories and Six Buyers Enter the Mix!
Logline: Kept under wraps but touted as a revisionist take on the Robin Hood legend.
