Spec Script Deal: “The Water Man”

Walt Disney Pictures acquires drama spec script “The Water Man” written by Emma Needell. From Deadline:

The Water Man is a magical family drama about a precocious young boy Gunner who, in order to save his ill mother, runs away from home to find a mythic/legendary character called The Water Man, who has been rumored to be able to cheat death. While extremely close to his mother, he and his father Amos have an adversarial relationship and are forced to learn about each other as Amos goes on the search for his son. It has elements of Stand By Me mixed with the tonal ambition of classic Steven Spielberg films like E.T. or Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.

Writer is repped by WME and Anonymous Content.

By my count, this is the 33rd spec script deal in 2015.

There were 30 spec script deals year-to-date in 2014.