If you’re new to the Scriptshadow Script Challenge, here are all the previous posts… WEEK 0 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 Week 11! Week 2 of the rewrite! Happy times. Assuming you haven’t ditched your script in favor of catching […]

Genre: Biopic Premise: The true, and at times shocking, story of how the Oxford dictionary was created. About: This was a big project around 2001. Mel Gibson’s company bought the rights to the book it was based on. At one point, Luc Besson was tapped to direct. The script’s original writer, Todd Komarnicki, has had […]

Genre: Western Premise: A sheriff and a slave must team up to rescue a politician’s daughter, who’s been kidnapped by the slave’s previous owner. About: This one finished on the 2012 Black List. The writers of the script, Russell Sommer and Dan Frey, used the buzz from the placement to sell a Chronicle-like pitch to […]

The writer of today’s script does something I’ve NEVER SEEN BEFORE in all my script-reading. Read on to find out what it is! Genre: Sci-fi Premise: When a blitzkrieg-style alien invasion occurs during a couple’s divorce proceeding, they must run back home by foot to save their children. About: This is the hot spec of […]

Genre: Horror Premise: Soon after moving into their new apartment, a young couple’s idyllic life begins to unravel in the most horrific ways due to the presence of a malevolent spirit. Why you should read (from writer): I’ve been making a living as a screenwriter here in Mumbai for the last five years, before which […]