Is Sprockets the funniest script never made? Genre: Comedy Premise: When German nihilist and talk show host, Dieter, learns that his monkey is kidnapped, he must head to America to find him. About: One of the most infamous projects never made, “Sprockets” was notoriously days from production when Mike Myers pulled out of the project […]

Genre: True Story/Thriller/Crime Premise: (from Black List) The incredible true story of the multi-billion dollar Malaysian government corruption scandal which led to the conviction of Prime Minister Najib Razak and almost $5 billion in settlements paid out by Goldman Sachs. About: This script finished with 10 votes on last year’s Black List. I’ll let Deadline […]

Star Trek is Star Wars for geeks. Guardians of the Galaxy is Star Wars for the cool kids. Is Foundation Star Wars for adults? Genre: Sci-Fi/1 Hour TV Drama Premise: When the galaxy’s premiere mathematician concludes, via a complex equation only he understands, that it is inevitable the Empire will fall, the leader of the […]

I continue to have issues with my E-mailer so if the newsletter is not in your Inbox, check your “SPAM” and “PROMOTIONS” folders. In this month’s newsletter, I talk about Warner Brothers giving Christopher Nolan the heave-ho. Francis Ford Coppola finally making his Citizen Kane with his own money. I give a Kinetic update. I […]

Today’s script takes cues from both A Quiet Place and Pitch Black. Is it on par with those screenplays? Genre: Sci-Fi Horror Premise: When a photosensitive alien force blacks out the sun, a dysfunctional family must survive together in a perpetually dark world full of predatory creatures, while trying not to lose the only thing […]