Recent script sales #33

Posted by: the screenwriting mofo on Friday, October 3rd, 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.

Moby Dick
A reimagining of the Herman Melville book.
Buyer: Universal Pictures, Stuber Productions
Writers: Adam Cooper and Bill Collage
Notes: Sold for high six figures

The Beautiful and the Damned
Period Drama
A love story about F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre.
Buyers: Film Department
Writer: Hanna Weg

On a Short Leash
Comedy
Based on the Slate magazine article by David Plotz and Hanna Rosin.
Buyers: Spyglass Entertainment Group
Writers: Ron Burch and David Kidd

The Masque of Black Death
Drama
Set in Russia, depicts a disease that kills most of the population.
Buyers: Harbor Light Entertainment, Lotus Corporation

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Topics: Recent deals and sales

 

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