Recent script sales #31

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Want to know what Hollywood has been buying in the last week or so? Below are some recent script sales. Info on sales price and loglines are included as available.


Netflix, Inc.
Divorced Guys
Comedy
A group of divorced guys go on a road trip to figure out why their marriages failed - hilarity ensues.
Buyers: Wind Dancer Films
Writer: Fred Wolf
Notes: Set to star David Spade. Based on a story by Wolf, Spade and Kevin Farley.Looper
Sci-Fi
This was a pitch sale. Film is set in a present-day world in which a group of hitmen are sent their victims from the future.
Buyers: Endgame Entertainment
Writer: Rian Johnson

The Eighth Wonder
Action, Adventure
This was a pitch sale. The story centers on an archeological discovery that sets off a globe-spanning race.
Buyers: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Writer: Simon Kinberg
Note: Set up as starring vehicle for Nicole Kidman

The Shadow of the Shah
Biopic
A biopic about the Shah of Iran’s twin sister.
Buyers: First Line Entertainment, Edward Bass, Prince Cyrus Pahlavi
Writer: Edward Bass

Drawn Together
Action, Comedy
An electronics designer who meets the woman of his dreams, only to find out that she’s not who she seems to be.
Buyers: Fox 2000, Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl, Spyglass Entertainment’
Writers: Keith Merryman and David A. Newman

Dr. Deth With Kip and Muffy
Action
Based on a comic book.
Buyers: Framelight Productions

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