Genre: Sci-Fi Premise: The United States is in a race with China to become the first country to time travel. When an older pilot cheats his way onto the program, he positions himself to be the first ever time traveler. About: Being pitched as “Interstellar meets Top Gun,” short story “The Barrier” became a hot […]

One of Hollywood’s young talents attempts to recover from his previous failed film. Genre: Drama? Premise: Set in 2020 in the small New Mexico town of Eddington, Covid restrictions begin to wreak havoc on the mental state of a sheriff, who tries to run for mayor to save the town. About: We talked about this […]

But Mega-Showdown is Ready to Rise! It was not a good weekend to be any writer who liked ballet. Etoile, on Amazon, didn’t even make it to its second season. And now we’ve got Ballerina, toe-scuffing its way to a 25 million dollar opening. I don’t think you need to look far to figure out […]

Mega Showdown is back, baby! The 2-Week event is coming to your doorstep in roughly two months, which gives you plenty of time to tighten up your screenplay. Unlike the 700 dollar price tag that the Nicholl Fellowship charges, Mega Showdown is completely free! So there’s literally NO reason not to enter. HOW TO SUBMIT […]

Genre: Dark Comedy Premise: When a lonely and socially-stunted young woman mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail, she makes it her life’s obsession to return it to the hand it once belonged to–putting her on a collision course that will upend her world forever. About: This script got on last year’s Black List, […]