Genre: Crime/Drama Premise: A female FBI agent is dragged into an undercover operation to take down one of the biggest drug tunnels in Mexico. About: Actor/writer Taylor Sheridan has just beefed up his resume. He first made waves with the well-received Black List script, “Comancheria,” but seems to have really come-of-age with “Sicario,” which has […]

Genre: TV Pilot – Sci-fi Premise: In the future, after the elimination of the faulty “pre-crime” program, a veteran cop and a former member of the program team up to solve a murder… that hasn’t happened yet. About: Max Borenstein has had the career path most writers dream about. Write a small script that makes […]

Genre: Swashbuckling Adventure! Premise: A rebel fighter is sent to the island of Jamaica in 1685 to spend the rest of his days as a slave. Instead, he becomes one of the most notorious pirates on the high seas! About: The most recent word is that Warner Brothers wants to create Captain Blood in space […]

It’s finally here! The official announcement of The Scriptshadow 250 Screenwriting Contest! When I decided to put a contest together, I knew I wanted it to focus on one thing – getting the winner into the industry. Cash is great. A big flashy write-up on the site is great. But ultimately what matters most is […]

Do you have the next American Beauty? Tomorrow’s the official announcement for The Scriptshadow 250 Contest so I thought I’d talk a little about how to improve your chances in the competition. One of the differences with this contest as opposed to others is that I’m not trying to find a “contest-winning” script. I’m trying […]