Genre: Drama with a touch of sci-fiPremise: In an undisclosed future, one man will try anything to “cross” a border that cannot be crossed.About: To star Orlando Bloom, John Goodman, and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum Of Solace), this is a project Andrew Niccol has been wanting to shoot forever, even as early back as the 90s. [...]
no link :( Genre: Action?/Drama?/Comedy?/Family?Premise: An 8 year old girl’s wish for her parents to get back together results in the island of Manhattan, where her father lives, detaching and sailing across the ocean to Spain, where she and her mother live.About: So the trades are reporting all these weird details about the script that [...]
So I’m introducing a new script reviewer today because he’s a great writer and passionate about the craft (and he writes me weekly e-mails telling me how awesome Scriptshadow is). He kept raving to me about this awesome script he read that he just had to tell the world about. I tried to explain to [...]
Hard science fiction is one of the biggest gambles you can take as a writer. It’s easy to assume that everyone will wait patiently while you explain the setting, the time period, the sides, the politics, the alien races, and everything else they need to know to understand your universe. But the reality is, the [...]
Genre: DramaPremise: When a dog is the only witness to a woman’s death, her husband tries to teach the dog how to talk so he can find out what happened to her.About: Mandate Pictures (Juno) optioned Carolyn Parkhurst’s novel. John Crowley (Intermission) will direct. David Heyman of Heyday Films, and Corey May and Dooma Wendschuh [...]
Genre: DramedyPremise: Blockhead explores what it would it be like if the real-world Peanuts Gang grew up and lived together in New York City.About: This script got a ton of recognition about ten years ago. Just about everyone who read it loved it. For obvious copyright reasons, it never got purchased. But it ended up [...]
Great guest article by entertainment attorney Jesse Rosenblatt over on Stephen Hoover’s blog on how much you should expect to earn on your first script sale. Go over there and check it out now. Here’s an excerpt: A burning question on any first time writer’s mind is – “How much will I get paid for [...]
Been getting some e-mails about this. I’ll be making plenty of announcements regarding the official announcement of the contest, which will probably be about two or three weeks from now. So you should be prepping those loglines as we speak. Also, I’ve decided to use Paypal for those of you who want to submit more [...]
Genre: DramaPremise: A look at the white commercial farming industry in Zimbabwe in 2002, the year of the first opposing political party to president Mugabe’s tyranic reign.About: Victoria Falls is one of the winners of this year’s Nicholl’s Fellowship. The Nicholl’s Fellowship is considered by most to be the most prestigious screenplay competition on the [...]
Genre: Heist/DramaPremise: A toll booth worker takes the blame for a bank robbing he was tricked into. When he gets out of jail, he decides to rob the same bank in order to justify his sentence.About: This is the recently announced project Keanu Reeves (no relation) signed onto, which he will also produce. It will [...]
Genre: ComedyPremise: A group of rich friends have a monthly dinner ritual where they each bring the biggest weirdo they can find, then discreetly make fun of them over the course of the evening.About: Add yet another project heavy-set in-boy Zach Galifianakis is attached to. The film will co-star Paul Rudd and be directed by [...]
In Bruges is one of those movies that you’re supposed to like if you’re a film nerd. Saying you don’t instantly loses you credibility. I guess I just lost credibility. I’m not sure it’s the script so much as Colin Farrell’s acting. I can never understand what the hell the guy’s saying and I don’t [...]
note: Scroll down for Friday’s review So a few months ago I held a free contest over on the Done Deal Message Boards. It was a very simple competition. The first 100 people to contact me got in. Over the next three months I read all 100 scripts. In the end, there were three that [...]
Genre: ThrillerPremise: An American tourist is roped in by a mysterious woman who uses him as bait to find her lost lover.About: The Tourist is the project Tom Cruise was attached to but ditched in favor of Wichita. Once he left, the younger, beefier, and Australianer Sam Worthington took his place. Worthington, best known for [...]
Friend of the site Joshua James has a great blog where he chronicles his life as a writer (and family man) and today he posted a cool little article on what an “option” is. Although there’s no road map in securing that elusive six figure sale, having a few options in play definitely inspires more [...]
Genre: DramedyPremise: An ex-inventor tries to reconnect with his daughter after a 12 year jail sentence.About: Kevin Spacey, Camille Bell, Heather Graham, Virginia Madsen, and Johnny Knoxville to star. Pic will be produced by Krane Films and Trigger Street Productions, Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti plus Jonathan Krane, Anthony Cohen, and Ken Barbet. Father of [...]
I know I know. You hate me. Once again, I’m relieving myself of reviewing duties for the day. But know that tis is only because I am extremely busy, building a better Scriptshadow for tomorrow, and more importantly, building a better world. I will be back to regular reporting duties Thursday at 12:01 AM with [...]
Well, I apologize for being unavailable for a second day in a row but after I posted the now infamous “I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script” article, Josh Olson and about 60,000 others sent me their scripts and because I’m the anti-Josh Olson, I’m reading ALL OF THEM. So that’s at least going to [...]
Here’s a nice little article by Bill Martell on what happens during that process known as Development Hell, with stress on the “hell”. If you ever wondered how a script like G.I. Joe gets to the screen with a barely recognizable story in place, Bill’s peek behind the curtain offers some great insight.
What do you say about The Boondock Saints? For those recently dipping their feet in the Hollywood pool, the story behind The Boondock Saints is one of the more fascinating in the town’s eclectic history. I’ll definitely be getting some details wrong here but for the most part, this is what went down: Troy Duffy [...]
