Genre: WesternPremise: A group of bandits use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob the occupants of a small town.About: The Brigands Of Rattleborge was the number 1 Black List script back in 2006. Warner Brothers later optioned it. It has since gone through some revisions but is still waiting to be made.Writer: S. […]

Genre: HorrorPremise: A 1930s expedition to Antarctica results in a slew of horrifying discoveries.About: So in light of Del Toro recently dropping out of The Hobbit, I decided to review one of his older and more beloved scripts, At The Mountains of Madness, based off of H.P. Lovecraft’s 1931 novella. But before I do, can […]

Genre: ComedyPremise: A man is forced to travel cross-country with his annoying brother in order to get to his wedding.About: Disney picked this spec up back in 2009 for 250k. Kopelow and Seifert have been writing for TV for over a decade, having worked on shows ranging from “Kenan & Kel” to Oxygen’s “Campus Ladies.”Writers: […]

Yes! I am so glad Roger’s finally reviewing Kashmir. I’ve been hearing great things about it forever and have repeatedly meant to read it. Plus, as a bonus, he applies my 13 Keys to a great script and sees how Kashmir stacks up. I mean, I have to love this review, right? — This is […]

Watch Scriptshadow on Sundays for book reviews by contributors Michael Stark and Matt Bird. We won’t be able to get one up every Sunday, but hopefully most Sundays. Here’s Stark with his review of “The Wheelman.” SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW (The Wheelman by Duane Swierczynski) Welcome back to Scriptshadow’s Sunday Book Review where we get to […]