So the other day, I was talking to someone outside the industry and she had strong opinions about screenwriting (doesn’t everybody?). According to her, it was all a matter of subjectivity. It came down to who was reading your script and if their sensibilities matched up with your own, that’s what determined whether the script […]

Today’s script comes out of nowhere to become one of the best screenplays I’ve read all year! Genre: Dark Comedy Premise: After an awkward young woman moves back into her parents’ house, she gets a strange invitation from a man who claims to sell unicorns. About: Oh yeah, um, count me in for anything Brie […]

Genre: Spy/Action Premise: Years after a psychotic spy is kicked out of his agency, he’s pulled back in to complete a top secret mission. About: This script comes from Wanted writers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas. You might be wondering where these two disappeared to after Wanted. After a couple of slow years, they developed […]

Genre: Superhero Premise: A rag-tag team of super-villains are released from prison to help the military destroy a powerful witch who has taken over the city. About: What originally began as a secondary project in DC’s plans to do what Marvel’s done, got called up to the big leagues when Batman vs. Superman didn’t do […]

Before we get to today’s scripts, I just want to alert all you aspiring writers out there of a yucky trend I’ve been encountering in the logline department: Loglines without a single original element in them. Here’s an example: “When a small town is terrorized by a ruthless outlaw and his gang, two out-of-towners decide […]