Spec Script Deal: “The Libertine”

Warner Bros. acquires drama spec script “The Libertine” written by Ben Kopit. From THR:

The scandal involving French economist Dominique Strauss-Kahn is getting the movie treatment via Warner Bros., which has pre-emptively picked up the spec script titled The Libertine by Ben Kopit.

The deal also includes a blind script component in which Kopit will write another script for the studio in the near future.

— —

Strauss-Kahn was the managing director of the International Monetary Fund until 2011 when he resigned following allegations he had assaulted a hotel maid. The economist was placed under house arrest but the case fell apart due to the questions surrounding the credibility of the maid. A later civil suit was settled out of court.

The script is described as being a layered comedic dramatization on the scandal.

Kopit, a recent graduate from the UCLA MFA screenwriting program, is repped by WME and Mindframe Films & Management.

By my count, this is the 41st spec script deal in 2015.

There were 38 spec script deals year-to-date in 2014.

Comment Archive