Lots of great stuff in this month’s newsletter. We’ve got the inside scoop on the Amazon-Bond deal. We’ve got an update on Kinetic. I give my opinion on JJ’s leading candidate to direct the next Superman. I growl about the Willy Wonka prequel. I smh at a certain director’s latest wtf trailer. I review a […]

I dug into my 2020-2021 archives and found the ten best screenplays of the last two years! If you’re anything like me (and if you’ve been on this site for long enough, I’m assuming you are), you’re wondering, “What happened to all the great scripts?” These days, an “impressive” on Scriptshadow is as rare as […]

Genre: Biopic Premise: The true story of the meteoric rise (and subsequent fall) of Marvel Comics and the star-crossed creators behind the panel: Stan Lee & Jack Kirby. About: This script finished on last year’s Black List with 9 votes. It comes from Alex Convery, whose script, “Bag Man,” I’ve reviewed on the site. That […]

Reminder: Comedy Showdown deadline is June 17th! Here’s where you can find info on submitting and here is a list of all the comedy writing posts so far! Keep rewriting! Genre: Horror Premise: A continuation of the 2018 reboot of the franchise, Halloween Kills follows the immediate aftermath of Laurie Strode killing Michael Myers. About: […]

Genre: Action/Horror/Zombie Premise: A team of misfits is tasked with going into a zombie-infested Las Vegas to retrieve 200 million dollars locked in a safe in the basement of a casino. About: Army of the Dead is one of Netflix’s biggest releases ever and mega-director Zack Snyder’s follow-up to Justice League. Co-writer Joby Harold started […]