Genre: Sci-Fi/Comedy Premise: (from Black List) An unlikely group is thrown together by mysterious events that leads them to uncover a government conspiracy. About: Netflix owns the world! This flashy Black List script (which finished in the top 25) was pitched as Friday meets Get Out and got a Netflix green light out of it. […]
Genre: Sci-Fi Premise: In the future, every man and woman must voluntarily die the day they turn 30. But there are a few who refuse to do so. Instead, they run. About: There may not be a project in Hollywood that’s been more developed than Logan’s Run. An untold number of drafts have been written […]
I was thinking of all these movies that have been invading my streaming services as of late. As we get further and further away from top-level Hollywood films, I’ve gotten used to “average” being the new “good.” A lot’s been made of Netflix’s new “Top 10” list, which I admit I like. It helps me […]
I was having a rough go of it with the Last Great Screenplay Contest entries this week. There was one point where I read 23 “no’s” in a row. One of the biggest mistakes continues to be starting with the wrong scene. I say “wrong scene” because you can write a scene that’s technically well […]
It’s time to find out what that 200 million dollar Russo Brothers Netflix project is all about! Genre: Action Premise: The world’s number one killer, The Gray Man, is targeted by a giant European corporation when their business model is threatened by one of his hits. About: Last week, the Russo Brothers signed a deal […]