Spec Script Sale: “Yellowstone Falls”
QED acquires action drama spec script “Yellowstone Falls” written by Daniel Kunka. From Deadline:
This script is unusual in that it was 52 pages, with few human characters and essentially no dialogue. The action begins after an apocalyptic event that saps the humanity from most of the mutated humans that remain. At its core, it’s the story of a mother wolf, separated from her mate as the rest of the pack flees to safety, is forced to defend her cubs from the oncoming swarm. It sounds like those spare nature-based movies Jean Jacques Annaud makes, with a little genre thrown in. Telling a story like this with almost no dialogue is a real creative challenge, but movies like Gravity and Life Of Pi sounded shaky, too. This will certainly be different.
This story sounds awesome, yet another example of so-called screenwriting ‘rules’ trampled by a writer willing to take chances and let his creativity rule the decision-making process.
Bidding war resulted in a deal reported to be six figures against near seven-figures.
Kunka is repped by ICM and Madhouse Entertainment.
For my June 2013 interview with Daniel, go here.
By my count, this is the 24th spec script sale of 2014.
There were 28 spec script sales year-to-date in 2013.
UPDATE: From Daniel via Twitter: