Recent script sales #20

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Monday, August 18th, 2008

Want to know what Hollywood has been buying in the last week or so? Below are recent script sales since 8/11/08 through 8/14/08. Info on sales price and loglines are included as available.

Tenn - script sale
Biography
A look at the formative years of playwright Tennessee Williams.
Buyers: Infinity Media, Michael Ohoven, Dan Halsted
Writer: Robin Shushan

Lobo - spec sale
Action, Thriller
A man receives a photo and letters from his mother’s will, then heads to an isolated town in the Amazon to discover his roots. There, he discovers a near-extinct species of werewolves and his true identity, and he helps the werewolves wage a battle for survival.
Buyers: Stone Village, Scott Steindorff, Dylan Russell
Writers: Dikran Ornekian , Ryan Colluci

The Challenge - book sale
Drama
U.S. Navy lawyer Charles Swift and Georgetown law professor Neal Katyal battle to ensure a fair trial for Salim Hamdan, the bodyguard and driver of Osama bin Laden.
Buyers: Smoke House, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Writer: Jonathan Mahler
Sales Price: Low-seven figures

The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
- book sale
Drama
Robert Kennedy’s 1968 campaing for president, focusing on poverty, racism and ending the unpopular Vietnam War.
Buyers: 1492 Productions, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Mark Radcliffe
Writers: Thurston Clarke , Chris Columbus

Wardogs - pitch sale
Action, Comedy
Buyers: MGM, Callahan Filmworks
Writers: Ken Kaufman , David Agosto
Agency: Endeavor
Sales Price: $1 million

Food Fight - script sale
Comedy
A snooty New York chef is forced to cook meals at a school cafeteria.
Buyers: Working Title
Writer: Adam Brooks

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