Screenwriting News (January 23-January 29, 2017)

This week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Rowan Athale sells drama spec script “Little America” to Universal Pictures.

Joe Ballarini sells historical drama spec script “Skyward” to Twentieth Century Fox.

Mickey Fisher sells drama pilot “Reverie” to NBC.

F. Scott Frazier adapting fantasy novel “Mistborn: The Final Empire” for DMG Entertainment.

Joby Harold rewriting “The Flash” for Warner Bros. Pictures.

Alex Litvak sells untitled thriller pitch to Le Vision Entertainment.

Molly Smith Metzler adapting YA novel “The Thing About Jellyfish” for OddLot Entertainment and Pacific Standard.

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber sell romantic comedy pitch “The Beauty Inside” for $2M to Fox 2000.

Mark L. Smith scripted psychological thriller “Hardcourt” with Snowfall Films and Bleiberg Entertainment.