How to make a bad pitch that will actually get you the screenwriting gig If you are lucky, one day you will be able to pitch your take on a major motion picture sequel. And when that day comes, I want you to think back to Megan 2.0. Because this pitch destroyed a franchise. Yet […]

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Genre: Thriller Premise: A new mother finds the perfect nanny in AI, only to learn that a “perfect” caregiver might be the most dangerous kind of all. This psychological thriller examines the disparity between human nature versus AI nurture and asks the question, could AI ever replace us as parents? About: This script made the […]

The Shining, the small town version. Genre: Small Town Almost Horror Premise: (from Black List) Lukas and Sofia’s new life in a small town is shattered when they return home one night to find their dog gruesomely killed–was it a wild animal, a neighbour or a sinister, supernatural force from the valley? Desperate for the […]

I bristled all weekend long about whether to go to 28 Years Later. It wasn’t even the movie itself that had me reticent. It’s the Hollywood theatrical business model that’s the problem. These days, they don’t make things as easy as they could. It used to be that if I was on the fence about […]