Screenwriting News (March 11-March 17, 2013)
Joe Ahearne adapting fantasy “The Beast” for Disney.
Brad Desch adapting debut novel “Shotgun Lovesongs” for Fox Searchlight.
Matt Flynn and Linda McKinley set up animated “It’s a Dog’s World” at Reliance MediaWorks.
Josh Friedlander sells untitled action comedy pitch to Universal with preemptive buy.
Phil Johnston adapting 70s TV series “Good Times” for Sony and Scott Rudin.
Stephen Karzynski sells sci fi pitch “Sagittarius A” to Universal with Kurtzman-Orci producing.
Nancy Meyers untitled U.K. comedy originally written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber set up at Sony for Meyers to direct.
Elliot San sells contained thriller spec script “All the Good Ones Get Away” to 1984 Private Defense Contractors.
Ed Solomon rewriting sci-fi project “Colossus” for Universal / Imagine.
Victor Teran sets up drama spec script “Marching Band” with CIMA Productions.
Sheldon Turner writing “Borderland” for Relativity Media, possibly to direct.
UPDATE: If you would like to see a list of the 16 spec scripts that have sold in 2013 — by my count — they are below the fold.
1. Title: Untitled Devlin Guyot Project Logline: N/A Writers: Dean Devlin, Paul Guyot Genre: Disaster Agency: CAA / UTA Management: Circle of Confusion Buyer: Skydance Productions Date: 1/9/13 Notes: Seven-figure deal.
2. Title: Ben-Hur Logline: An adaptation of the original book Writer: Keith Clarke Genre: Drama Adventure Management: D.J. Talbot Buyer: MGM Date: 1/14/13.
3. Title: The Widow Logline: The psychological thriller centers on a young woman who befriends a lonely widow only to discover that their encounter was not a coincidence. Writer: Ray Wright Genre: Thriller Agency: UTA Buyer: Vendome Pictures Date: 1/15/13.
4. Title: Surrounded Logline: Described as a “Reservoir Dogs” story set in the Old West, focuses on a single day in the life of a young man who holds a notorious outlaw captive as his gang closes in to take him back. Writers: Andrew Pagana, Justin Thomas Genre: Western Agency: Verve Management: Industry Entertainment Buyer: Incognito Pictures Date: 1/16/13.
5. Title: Pantheon Logline: N/A Writer: Spenser Cohen Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller Agency: WME Management: Energy Entertainment Buyer: Solipsist Films Date: 1/24/13.
6. Title: Blood Drive Logline: An everyday guy with the rarest of blood types is suddenly and unexpectedly forced to deliver his very own, freshly stolen kidney to an infamous criminal whose life depends on it. Writer: Christian Parkes Genre: Action Thriller Management: Zero Gravity Buyer: Sentinel Pictures Date: 1/28/13.
7. Title: Endangered Logline: Follows a group of scientists on a quest to locate the fountain of youth. Writers: Ryan Belenzon, Jeffrey Gelber Genre: Action Adventure Agency: Paradigm Management: Zero Gravity Management Buyer: Lionsgate Date: 2/5/13.
8. Title: Spinback Logline: A soldier returns from Afghanistan. When his brother, a prominent DJ on the electronic dance music circuit, is murdered, he must infiltrate that world in order to figure out the killer. Writer: John Swetnam Genre: Action Thriller Agency: Paradigm Management: Benderspink Buyer: Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment Date: 2/11/13.
9. Title: Fury Logline: The action takes place in 1945 as the Nazi regime collapses and the five man crew of an American tank called Fury battles a desperate German army. Writer: David Ayer Genre: Action Drama Agency: CAA Buyer: QED International Date: 2/13/13.
10. Title: Dunkirk Logline: The script chronicles the courage of British civilians, men and women who used small boats to cross the English Channel and rescue 200,000 British troops and 140,000 French troops from the advancing Germans. Dunkirk was one of the battles that changed the course of WWII. Writer: Gavin Smith Genre: War Drama Agency: Original Artists Management: Linda Seifert Management Buyer: Working Title Date: 2/13/13.
11. Title: Mecha Logline: A young survivor of a robot uprising searches for a way to avoid detection. Writer: Ben Magic Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller Agency: WME Management: Energy Entertainment Buyer: Sierra/Affinity Date: 2/26/13.
12. Title: Agatha Logline: Spec is an action adventure which surmises what really happened to Agatha Christie during the 11 days she went missing. Plot specifics are being kept under wraps but tonally it is described as a female Sherlock Holmes meets Romancing The Stone. Writer: Allison Schroeder Genre: Action Adventure Agency: UTA Management: Benderspink Buyer: Paramount Date: 3/5/12.
13. Title: Murder City Logline: A Detroit cop who, when framed and sent to jail, must clear a mob debt upon his release in order to save his family. Writer: Will Simmons Genre: Crime Thriller Agency: UTA Management: Energy Entertainment Buyer: Aldamisa Films Date: 3/6/12. Notes: 2012 Black List script.
14. Title: Marching Band Logline: [Gina] Rodriguez… will star as a single mother of a high school trumpet player… When the boy’s estranged musician father turns up, he bonds with his son as he begins teaching traditional Mexican regional music to the school’s marching band. Writer: Victor Teran Genre: Drama Agency: Verve Management: Generate Management Buyer: CIMA Productions Date: 3/12/13.
15. Title: One Night on the Hudson Logline: Rookie cop and the criminal he caught go on the lam from crooked cops. Writer: T.J. Fixman Genre: Comedy Agency: WME Buyer: Universal Date: 3/14/13. Notes: Director: Seth Gordon. Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis to star.
16. Title: All the Good Ones Get Away Logline: A Perfect Murder meets Hard Candy Writer: Elliot San Genre: Contained Thriller Agency: WME Management: Energy Entertainment Buyer: 1984 Private Defense Contractors Date: 3/15/13. Notes: Deal includes a progress-to-production component that requires the project to go into production in 2013.
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