Today I take a train ride to Confusionville. All aboard! Genre: Sci-fi Premise: (from writer) After witnessing UFOs and other strange phenomena, an insomniac on a cross country train trip suspects an alien invasion is underway, beginning with his fellow passengers, but when no one believes him, he must team with a fugitive stowaway to [...]
Can Ronnie Rocket out-nonsense the king of nonsense, Upstream Color?? Side note: Both scripts contain pigs! Genre: Surrealist Premise: (described by Lynch himself) About a three foot tall man with physical problems and…60 cycle alternating current electricity. About: Ronnie Rocket is a script that David Lynch has been trying to make forever. Typical of many [...]
Today’s script was written by one of the best directors of all time and was supposed to be his next movie before his death. I don’t know how the movie would’ve turned out, but I certainly have my opinions on the screenplay. Genre: Period Drama Premise: When a group of men find silver in a [...]
How does this art-house darling about a paraplegic look on the page? Pull up your wheelchairs and find out! Genre: Drama Premise: When a woman loses her legs in a killer whale accident, she engages in a strange friendship with a street fighter. About: This is a Belgium film that’s heating up the indie circuit [...]
Note: If you are a fan of both Scriptshadow and the Coen Brothers, I highly advise you not read the following review. There is a good chance you will never want to read Scriptshadow again. Please, I’m begging you, turn back now. You will hate me. As a result you will leave. Which means you [...]
Let it be known: Roger does not like everything! And he proves that today. I can’t say I know much about this project, but I know that when Jan De Bont is attached to anything, that project is in trouble. Let’s go back a decade shall we? Do you remember The Haunting? A 100 million [...]
no link. :( Genre: Romantic DramedyPremise: Wally is in love with his best friend Kassie. When Kassie tries to get pregnant via artificial insemination from the perfect guy, Wally replaces the sample with his own.About: To star Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Jeff Goldblum. Directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades Of Glory). The [...]
Sorry, no link today! :( Genre: Drama/ComedyPremise: A private satellite contractor is sent to Hawaii to oversee the launch of a secret satellite.About: Cameron Crowe’s next film was supposed to be released this year but got pushed back for unknown reasons. Ben Stiller and Reese Witherspoon were attached at one point, but I don’t know [...]
Genre: Action Romantic ComedyPremise: An alcoholic debt-ridden bounty hunter has two days to find and bring in his selfish manipulative dishonest ex-wife, who’s skipped bail.About: Andy Tennant (“Hitch”) to direct. Starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler (who seems to be making a name for himself in the romantic comedy world). Sarah Thorp previously penned “Twisted”. [...]
Genre: ComedyPremise: The most feared cop in Scotland comes to L.A. to solve a case and defeat his evil nemesis.About: From the writers of Pierre Pierre, here comes O’Gunn, a spec that Reliance snatched up during the Cannes Film Festival (Reliance is the Bollywood company that is making a huge investment in Hollywood with the [...]
Genre: DramaPremise: A screwed up cross-dresser’s private life is thrown into disarray when a train accident sends a caboose into his/her back yard.About: To star Cillian Murphy and Ellen Paige, this 2005 script finished very high on that year’s Black List. Although it was the 2005 script that landed on the Black List, I read [...]
Genre: “Comedy” – important to note the quotationsSynopsis: I couldn’t even fucking tell you.About: I’m shaking my head as I write this. This…script…sold for 850k against 1.6 million (dollars, not pesos)!!!Writer: Jack Amiel & Michael Begler Welcome to script 3 of 5 of our top selling scripts of 2008 list. I know there are some [...]
Genre: Sci-Fi ActionSynopsis: Aliens take over Los Angeles. We try to take it back. I think.About: This is being made into a movie to star Aaron Eckhart and directed by the guy who directed Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.Writer: Chris Bertolini The original Battle of Los Angeles took place in 1945 right here where I [...]
Genre: DramaSynopsis: A soldier comes back from Afghanistan to find his wife and daughter murdered. He goes looking for the killer…sorta.About: This was actually made into a movie. When it’s coming out? I have no idea. Judging by the quality of the script, my guess would be never.Writers: Jeff and Josh Crook This was written [...]
Genre: Sci-fiSynopsis: A couple of UFO crashes cause a stir in a small town.About: I picked this one out of the pile cause I was in the mood for some sci-fi. Christensen is repped over at ICM and apparently has produced credits, like the recent action flick “Passengers”. This is beyond shocking to me, as [...]
Genre: Slasher-Scary movieSynopsis: 5 friends head to a cabin in the woods. A group of zombies starts stalking them. That turns out to be the least of their worries.About: This is one of those “top secret” projects Hollywood’s trying to keep under wraps. Because the story is apparently “that good” that it needs to be [...]
