Spec Script Deal: “The Post”

Pascal Pictures acquires historical drama spec script “The Post” written by Liz Hannah. From Deadline:

The spec script by Liz Hannah frames a feature film about the Washington Post’s role in exposing the Pentagon Papers in 1971, and how the Post’s editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Kay Graham challenged the federal government over their right to publish them.

Hannah is repped by Echo Lake Entertainment.

By my count, this is the 60th spec script deal in 2016.

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

Spec deals are up 13% this year over last.