Recent script sales #38
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.
Comedy
This is a remake of the 1996 Italian movie.
Buyers: Hollywood Gang Productions
Writer: Darin Mark
In the Space Left Behind
Comedy
Based on a book that follows a teenager in an eccentric family who has his life upended by the return of his absentee father
Buyers: Tollin Productions
Writer: Joan Ackermann
Bobbie Sue
Development
Spec sale - focuses on a female ambulance chaser whose mindset makes her the ideal candidate to be the face of a prestigious law firm when an important and powerful client is sued in a sexual discrimination case.
Buyers: De Line Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Writers: Russell Leigh Sharman, Owen Egerton, Chris Mass
Villains
Development
Based on a comic book - the tale of young kid who discovers his destiny is becoming a supervillain, rather than a superhero.
Buyers: Universal Pictures, Idealogy, Inc.
Writers: Matt Jennison, Brent Strickland
Comment: Sold for six figures.
Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery
Animated
Based on a graphic novel
Buyers: Paramount Pictures
Writer: Evan Spiliotopoulos
Preacher
Supernatural
Based on a comic book that focuses on the preacher of a Texas town.
Buyers: Columbia Tristar Motion Picture Group, Original Film, Kickstart Productions
A Single Man
Drama
Based on a book about a British college professor who loses his partner of 16 years.
Buyers: Depth of Field, Fade to Black Productions
Writers: Tom Ford, David Scearce
Isabella V
Thriller
About an heiress on the run from her family.
Buyers: Essential Entertainment
Writer: Dan Gordon
Comment: Based on a true story published in Esquire in 2003 by John Richardson. Set to star Natalie Portman.
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One Response to “Recent script sales #38”
November 11th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Wow, three of these screenplays are based on comic books. No wonder it’s so hard to sell an original screenplay. I suppose all you need is that one big hit (Reservoir Dogs, Clerks) and then you can get picked to write a big budget adaptation. The hardest thing has to be finishing your script and getting it made. I found some programs that offer one on one mentoring to assure that you have the tools to get the work done. One such program is Film Connection, http://WWW.film-connection.com. The best part is that their program is available anywhere in the US and Canada.
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