Spec Script Deal: “Red Widow”

STX Entertainment acquires spy thriller spec script “Red Widow” written by Matt Altman. From Deadline:

Described along the lines of the Bourne series and Salt, and echoing A History Of Violence, Red Widow flips convention with a female lead at the center of the revenge thriller-cum-political conspiracy tale. The story follows superspy Sara Drake, who traded in her legendary career for a normal life eight years earlier and went completely off the grid. Forced back into action after a rogue special ops team murders her husband, Drake embarks on a bloody quest for vengeance that leads to the highest rungs of government, uncovering a secret that could shake the foundations of American democracy.

We continue to see projects getting set up with female leads.

Altman is repped by APA and Parallax Talent Management.

By my count, this is the 40th spec script deal in 2016.

There were 40 spec script deals year-to-date in 2015.