So much good in this month’s newsletter. So much good! I’m pretty sure I discovered the elusive sci-fi project that Tarantino has been looking for. I’ve got a script review that’s going to help everyone here who becomes a 7-figure studio screenwriter in the future. I announce next month’s Logline Showdown theme. I compare this year’s two big Oscar hopefuls. Which one is better!? I talk about the secret to being able to write long screenplays (and all screenplays, for that matter). I’ve got a bonus question in this month’s trivia question to make a script consult even cheaper. And I ask if Michael Mann is having a Mannessance.
Unfortunately, being forced to work all weekend on my newsletter has wiped me out. So there will not be a Monday post. Therefore, I’ll talk about Five Nights at Freddy’s right now! The movie made 78 million dollars – something nobody expected. But the bigger question is: is there a conspiracy to take the movie down? The film got an A- Cinemascore, a near impossibility for horror films. Yet it’s only getting a 25% on Rotten Tomatoes. Something is fishy here. As far as all the money the film’s making, though, I think it’s pretty clear. This movie has a HUGE built-in video game audience. The orignal video game was always cinematic so this made sense. It does put the spotlight on video game adaptations because now we have an official trend. Last of Us. Super Mario. Five Nights at Freddies. They finally figured the video game adaptation thing out. It only took them 25 years. So expect a lot more of these in the future!
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