Spec script sale: “Trans Am”

Warner Bros. chases down action spec “Trans Am” from writer Matt Johnson

The Southern-fried buddy action script centers on a disgraced sheriff’s deputy and a repentant getaway driver who must elude a federal manhunt when they join forces to bring an escaped bank robber to justice. The action unfolds along the Mississippi River in the vein of a Deep South-set “48 HRS.”

Johnson is repped by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment. Other projects he’s written include Torque, Baja 1000, and Afterburn. Evidently Johnson has found a niche and is working the hell out of it.