Spec Script Deal: “Free Guy”

20th Century Fox acquires action comedy spec script “Free Guy” written by Matt Lieberman. From Deadline:

It’s in the vein of The Truman Show, where a bank teller stuck in his routine discovers he’s a background character in a realistic, open-world action-adventure video game and he is the only one capable of saving the world.

Lieberman is repped by WME and Madhouse Entertainment.

By my count, this is the 65th spec script deal of 2016.

There were 52 spec script deals year-to-date in 2015.

Spec script deals are up 20% this year over last.