Spec Script Sale: “Arminius”

Twentieth Century Fox acquires historical drama spec script “Arminius” from writer Frank Moll. From Deadline:

Script tells the fact-based story of Arminius, a German who was trained as a Roman warrior, but who switched allegiance when the Romans tried to take over Germania. At 25, he would eventually unite disparate Germanic tribes and rally them to victory against the Roman Army in the bloody Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. The defeat had ramifications that would end with Arminius losing his life, but it halted the Roman Empire’s expansion North, and became the worst loss suffered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus Caesar.

This is Moll’s first script deal. He is repped by CAA and Rain Management Group.

By my count, this is the 93rd spec script sale in 2012.

At this point last year, there were 103 spec sales.

Spec script sales are down 11% year-to-date compared to 2011.