Genre: Period Premise: The true story of the first and only African Samurai in feudal Japan who rose from being a slave for the Jesuits to fighting as a Samurai in the unification of Japan. About: Screenwriter Stuart Paul sold this project to MGM back in 2019. He also sold a spec around that time […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: (from Black List) Packed with enough C4 to split an asteroid in two, this tell-all Michael Bay origin story reveals the explosions that defined him, the fire that ignited his little heart, and the fate that sealed his Hollywood destiny. About: This writer’s name may sound familiar as I’ve reviewed one other […]

Genre: Action/Vampire/Comedy Premise: A family man uses the cover of being a pool cleaner in Los Angeles to hunt vampires. About: Netflix is trying to recreate some John Wick magic. They’re going with the new industry trend of hiring a high profile stunt coordinator to direct. Put a B-level movie star in the lead role. […]

Someone once said that the key to becoming successful in life is mastering the ability to delay instant gratification for long-term benefit. In other words, if someone handed you 100 bucks, would you spend it all right now? Buy that video game you’ve been jonezing to play? Celebrate with a wild night out of drinking? […]

Genre: Drama/Comedy Premise: (from Black List) An autistic kid tries to do normal college things — making friends, figuring out if girls like him, getting over his mom’s death — while seeing life in his own “musical” way. About: Today’s script finished on last year’s Black List. Augustus Schiff grew up in Los Angeles, went […]