Recent script sales #15
Want to know what Hollywood has been buying in the last week or so? Below are recent script sales since 7/11/08 through 7/20/08. Info on sales price and loglines are included as available.
Going the Distance - spec sale
Romantic Comedy
A couple try to maintain a long-distance relationship
Buyers: New Line, Dave Neustadter
Writer: Geoff LaTulippe
Marching Powder
Drama
Based on book.
Buyers: Crescendo Productions, Plan B, Periscope Entertainment, Good Worldwide, Don Cheadle, Brad Pitt, David Guy Levy, Benjamin Goldhirsh
Writers: Jose Padilha , Thomas McFadden , Rusty Young
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Romantic Comedy
Remake.
Buyers: Hyde Park Entertainment, Ashok Amritraj, Patrick Aiello, Lou Pitt, Blake Edwards, Geoffrey Edwards
Maneater
Horror
An FBI profiler discovers that the monster he’s profiling might be himself.
Buyers: Canal Street Films, Michael Emanuel, Eric Lewald
Writers: Michael Emanuel , John K. Anderson
Agency: AKA
SIS
Crime, Drama
Special Investigations Section of the LAPD.
Buyers: Warner Bros., Jessica Goodman, Matt Milam, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Antoine Fuqua, Mark Vahradian
Writer: Kurt Sutter , Chris Gorak , Russell Gewirtz
Agency: International Creative Management (LA), Jeff Field Entertainment
Crazy Heart
Drama
Based on a book
Buyers: CMT Films, Informant Media, Butchers Run Films, Robert Duvall, Robert Carliner, Judy Cairo, Scott Cooper, T Bone Burnett, Bridges, Michael A. Simpson, Eric Brenner, Jeff Yapp
Writers: Scott Cooper , Thomas Cobb
2-Face
Comedy
A man with a split personality
Buyers: Columbia, Mosaic Media, Mark Johnson
Writer: Vince Gilligan
Operation Checkmate
Thriller
True story - Colombian military rescuers infiltrate the intelligence network of FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and free 15 hostages.
Buyers: Screen Gems, Vertigo Entertainment, Anadale Pictures
Caliber
Action
King Arthur and his knights are 19th century gunslingers - based on comic book
Buyers: Lion Rock Productions, Infinitum Nihil, Radical Comics, John Woo, Terrence Chang, Johnny Depp, Barry Levine
Valley Girl
Comedy, Musical
Remake - The relationship between a punk and a Valley girl.
Buyers: MGM, Idealogy, Sean Bailey, Matt Smith
Papillon
Action
Remake.
Buyers: Atlantia Canarias, Vicente Mora, Roger Corbi, Branko Lustig, John Kelly
Irreparable Harm
Drama, War
The personal and publishing history of Frank Snepp.
Buyers: HBO Films, Spring Creek Productions, Paula Weinstein, Palak Patel, Eugene Jarecki
Writer: Jesse Wigutow
Agency: UTA, Benderspink
Bob the Musical - pitch
Comedy, Musical
A man is trapped in a musical.
Buyers: Disney, Kristin Burr, Luanne Brickhouse, Benderspink, Contrafilm, Chris Bender, J.C. Spink, Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson
Writers: Mike Bender , John August , Lowell Ganz , Babaloo Mandel , Jon Lucas , Scott Moore
Agency: Endeavor, Benderspink, UTA, CAA
Reps: Greg Hodes , Chris Bender
Sales Price: Mid-six against seven figures
Second Sight
Thriller
Remake of a BBC miniseries
Buyers: Universal, Angry Films
Writers: Craig Rosenberg , Paula Milne
Agency: Endeavor
Sales Price: High-six against seven-figures
Chopper Zombie
Action, Fantasy
Based on a comic book.
Buyers: Original Productions, Devil’s Due, Thom Beers, Philip Segal
Writer: Todd Livingston
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Adventure, Family
A young girl joins in a shipboard rebellion in the 19th century.
Buyers: Handmade Films, Jersey Films 2nd Avenue, Revelations Entertainment, Irish DreamTime, Danny DeVito, Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary, Pierce Brosnan, Beau St. Clair, Michele Weisler, Hawk Koch
Writer: Danny DeVito
The Panopticon
Drama, Mystery
A medical salesman receives a mysterious videotape from himself
Buyers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Writer: Craig Rosenberg
Iron Man 2
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Sequel
Buyers: Paramount
Writer: Justin Theroux
Agency: UTA, 3 Arts
Lost Planet
Sci-Fi
Based on video game.
Buyers: Warner Bros., Capcom, Seaside Entertainment
Writer: David Hayter
Fading of the Cries
Fantasy
A young man with a magic sword defends his town.
Buyers: Ratio Pictures, Brian Metcalf, Karoline Kautz
Writer: Brian Metcalf
Loudermilk - pitch sale
Comedy
Napoleon Dynamite-like comedy
Buyers: Rogue Pictures, Greasy Entertainment, Jon Heder, Dan Heder, Doug Heder
Writers: Chris Bowman , Craig Zobel
Agency: Gotham Group
Attorneys: Karl Austen
School of Rock 2: America Rocks
Comedy
Sequel
Buyers: Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, Rip Cord Productions, Scott Rudin, Mike White
Writer: Mike White
One Minute to Midnight
Period, Thriller
Based on a book.
Buyers: Fox 2000, Davis Entertainment
Writer: Michael Dobbs
Tehran - spec sale
Drama, Period
An American professor is contracted by the federal government to observe tensions in pre-coup Tehran in 1977.
Buyers: Universal, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer
Writer: Richard Regen
Inside Passage - spec sale
Thriller
A young couple on a luxury yacht come across a murder at sea.
Buyers: Gold Circle, Raygun Productions, Untitled Entertainment, Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Guy Danella, Aaron Ryder, Carolyn Harris, Laura Rister
Writer: Jonathan W.C. Mills
Agency: Caliber Media
Mythological Veterinarian - pitch sale
Comedy
A secret society that watches over the world’s mythological creatures.
Buyers: Columbia, Jimmy Miller
Writer: Andrew Kurtzman
This Strange Thing Called Prom
Comedy
Prom adventures - based on newspaper story
Buyer: Miramax
Writer: Brooke Hauser
The Matadors - spec sale
Comedy
Pro basketball fans form a professional male cheerleading squad.
Buyers: Disney, Kristin Burr, Offspring Entertainment
Writer: Mike Bender
Agency: Endeavor, Benderspink
Synchronicity
Comedy, Sports
Male synchronized swimming.
Buyers: Disney, Kristin Burr, Scott Rudin Productions
Writers: Marty Scott , Toni Kotite
Substitution - spec sale
Thriller
A high school senior in a murder plot orchestrated by his substitute teacher.
Buyers: Warner Bros., Alcon Entertainment, Charlie Company
Writer: Ian Shorr
Agency: CAA, Benderspink
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3 Responses to “Recent script sales #15”
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:28 am
Hello
I am a script writer in various genres like supernatural, mystery and comedy.
Please brief em on how do i submit my script to you for review, sale and production.
Yours faithfully
January 28th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Hi GM -
I do not review, sell or produce scripts. For a good place to get a review check out http://www.discountscriptcoverage.com
February 18th, 2009 at 11:35 am
It seems as if there are too many writers, too many directors, too many producers and way too many lackluster movies being made. It’s as if everyone involved in making movies is only in it for the money. This is a generation to be forgotten for sure.
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