Week 12 of the “2 Scripts in 2024” Challenge We are writing a screenplay! And, believe it or not, we are almost done with our second act. You deserve a ribbon for that alone. Cause most writers never make it out of the second act. If you missed out on previous articles in this series, […]

An excerpt from my upcoming book, “The Greatest Dialogue Book Ever Written” There was a time when I didn’t think I was ever going to finish this book. There were too many technical obstacles (mainly regarding how ebooks interpret screenplay-formatted text) that required endless troubleshooting. But I’m SOOO excited that I’m finally about to release […]

How to immediately gain 50% more interest in your script Genre: Crime/FBI Premise: Two FBI agents are pitted against a crew of bank robbers–and each other–as they grapple with order and chaos inside their department and home lives. About: This script finished with 11 votes on last year’s Black List. Screenwriter Will Hettinger wrote on […]

Genre: Action Premise: When a Florida Keys bar starts attracting the wrong crowd, they hire a reclusive ex-UFC fighter who had a traumatic exit from the sport, to get things back in order. About: Based on the original film from 1989. This is the movie that director Doug Liman fought the evil Jeff Bezos over. […]

Tis here! Movie Crossover Showdown, baby! We learned that just this weekend, the seemingly impossible-to-please Lucasfilm head, Kathleen Kennedy, greenlit The Acolyte based almost entirely on this movie-crossover pitch: “Frozen meets Kill Bill.” It goes to show just how powerful movie crossover pitches can be in this business. Something about the right one CLICKS with […]