The Captain America screenwriters tackle the Cold War with this 2009 Black List screenplay Genre: Spy/RomancePremise: (from the Black List) Two spies fall in love while participating in separate Cold War missions in Prague during the 1980s. About: This finished in the middle of the pack of the 2009 Black List. Markus and McFeely, the […]

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There hasn’t been a good art heist screenplay in over a decade. Does The Fugitive screenwriter finally crack the code? Genre: Action/Adventure/Heist Premise: A pair of rival art thieves must team up to steal a Leonardo da Vinci painting that nobody knows exists. About: This is a spec script written by David Twohy. Twohy is […]

The screenwriting duo that is The Duplass Brothers follow up Cyrus with their new screenplay about fate. Genre: Drama-Comedy-IndiePremise: A thirty-something man who still lives at home unexpectedly bonds with his brother when the two try and find out if his brother’s wife is cheating on him. About: “Jeff, Who Lives At Home,” is coming […]

Subtle Screenwriting Scratches that Itch. “How bout this? Shut your mouth. Or I’ll kick your teeth down your throat and I’ll shut it for you.” Genre: Crime/Action/Thriller Premise: A stunt driver moonlighting as a getaway driver gets caught up in a job that’s over his head. About: Drive is adapted from James Sallis’ novel of […]