Genre: Drama/Comedy Premise: Life as a single dad hasn’t been a challenge for Las Vegas blackjack dealer Mike Klein, until his ex resurfaces after walking out on the family six years ago. About: This script finished with 10 votes on last year’s Black List. The Black List hasn’t been holding up its end of the […]

Genre: Horror Premise: After her abusive boyfriend commits suicide, a woman begins to think he’s found a way to haunt her from the grave. About: Leigh Whannell directed a cool little sci-fi movie that nobody saw called “Upgrade.” Jason Blum was impressed enough with the result that he gave him this film, a new take […]

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We’ve said it a million times on this site. One of the best ways to get noticed as a writer is to create a great character. It’s such a powerful trick, in fact, you don’t even need the rest of the script to be that good. The funny thing about this is that we all […]

Genre: Drama Premise: A young circus hand befriends the newest addition to the show, a seductive mermaid with a murderous past. About: This is the runner up script from The A-List, which is not an actual list but a screenwriting contest set up specifically for entertainment assistants. The scripts are judged by the assistants and, […]