Genre: ThrillerPremise: A crew of crab fisherman rescue a drifting castaway with a mysterious cargo.About: Hot spec which sold not too long ago. Chris Gorak (“Right at Your Door”) will direct for Palmer West.Writer: Josh Baizer and Marshall Johnson Not many people know this but I was a crab fisherman before I started Scriptshadow Well […]

Genre: ThrillerAbout: A man finds an old cassette tape, the contents of which reveal something horrifying.About: A very hot script that a lot of people are talking about in Hollywood: Karczynski sold this to Relativity Media last month. The property has garnered the interest of “No Way Out” and “The Recruit” director, Roger Donaldson. Although […]

Okay, so it’s time to join you guys in the 21st Century. I went back in time this week and it wasn’t always pleasant. Three of the scripts I pretty much hated. And the fourth took four hours to read. This week’s crop of screenplays should be much more enjoyable. A couple of them were […]

Genre: Period DramaPremise: A 17th century English town deteriorates during the worst years of the black plague. How’s that for a crowd-pleaser?About: This is it folks. This is the one. Considered to be the best script that’s never been made in Hollywood. It was written in the 60s and has been optioned dozens of times. […]

Carson note: I don’t think I’ve come across a script that’s caused more controversy in the last few years than Butter. Butter is a 2008 Nicholl winner that’s inspired all sorts of hatred – most of it directed at the contest which anointed it one of the five winners of its prestigious competition. Much like […]