Might Emancipation be the next Revenant, switching out a bear for an alligator? Genre: True Story/Drama/Thriller/Period Premise: (from IMDB) A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him. About: This is the huuuuuge package that sold to Apple TV (for 105 million bucks!), […]
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror Premise: A woman is recruited to participate in an experiment where she’s digitally inserted into her comatose mother’s mind. Once inside, she must come to terms with her mom’s homicidal past. About: Demonic is the latest entry from writer-director Neil Blomkamp, of District 9 fame. Blomkamp, who was once anointed the next great […]
Sci-Fi Showdown is just a month away and that means you should be carving your script into shape! What: Sci-fi Showdown When: Entries due by Thursday, September 16th, 11:59 PM Pacific Time How: Include title, genre, logline, Why We Should Read, and a PDF of your script Where: carsonreeves3@gmail.com The most important thing when it […]
Genre: Action Thriller Premise: Her father clinging to life in the hospital, a young assassin heads deep into 80s New York City to find the man that put him there, killing everyone along the way. About: This script finished with 7 votes on last year’s Black List. It comes from a new writer, Jason Markarian, […]
Is The Time Traveler’s Wife the “thinking man’s” Loki? Genre: TV Pilot/Drama/Sci-Fi Premise: A relationship is put to the test due to one of its participants randomly jumping through time. About: Despite its failure as a movie, The Time Traveler’s Wife apparently became a high profile project that many studios bid on. HBO won out, […]
