Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze are out to buyers with an untitled pitch. Sharon Jackson at WME is repping the project.
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Spec sale: Boy Scouts vs. Zombies, by Carrie Evans and Emi Mochizuki
December 15, 2010
Another Black List script, the comedy Boy Scouts vs. Zombies, by Carrie Evans and Emi Mochizuki, sold to Paramount. The screenplay will be produced by Broken Road, Oops Doughnuts, and Brucks Entertainment.
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Click here for the original spec blog post.
Spec sale: What Happened to Monday, by Max Botkin
December 15, 2010
Max Botkin's Black List script, What Happened to Monday, sold to Vendome Pictures. The sci-fi thriller was originally out from CAA and EML Entertainment, with Rafaella Productions attached to produce.
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2010 Black List - Representation Breakdown
December 15, 2010
Friend of IOTG, Scott Carr, compiled an excellent list which breaks down the 2010 Black List by agencies and management companies. Below, please find his calculations of which companies repped the most scripts, as well as a list of the specific agents and managers attached to 3 or more projects.
FYI, each of the scripts represented on the Black List are on the grid. Check them out at www.itsonthegrid.com.
Agencies:
CAA - 20 (5 in top 10)
WME - 17 (2 in top 10)
ICM - 12 (1 in top 10)
UTA - 11
Gersh/HML - 6
APA - 2 (1 in top 10)
Verve - 2
Paradigm - 1
Original Artists - 1
RWSG - 1 (1 in top 10)
Featured Artists Agency - 1
Kaplan Stahler Agency - 1
Management Companies:
Circle of Confusion - 7 (1 in top 10)
360 - 6 (2 in top 10)
Industry Ent - 5 (1 in top 10)
Anonymous Content - 4 (2 in top 10)
Madhouse Ent - 4 (1 in top 10)
Gotham Group - 4
Kaplan/Perrone - 3
Caliber Media - 2
Mosaic - 2
prolific - 2
Brucks Ent - 2
FilmEngine - 1
EML Ent - 1
Underground - 1
Tantillo Ent - 1
Aperture Ent - 1
Kapital Ent - 1
Heroes & Villains - 1
Tom Sawyer Ent - 1
Energy Ent - 1
Alan Gasmer & Friends - 1
Smart Ent - 1
Fineman Ent - 1
Exile Ent - 1
Collective - 1
Principato/Young - 1
Media Talent Group - 1
BEP - 1
Top Agents (attached to 3 or more projects):
Mike Esola/WME - 5
Simon Faber/WME - 5 (1 in top 10)
David Karp/WME - 5
Billy Hawkins/CAA - 4 (2 in top 10)
Jay Baker/CAA - 4 (2 in top 10)
Danny Greenberg/WME - 4
Adam Weinstein/ICM - 4 (1 in top 10)
Cliff Roberts/WME - 4 (1 in top 10)
Charlie Ferraro/UTA - 3
Hohman/Maybank/Lieb/Gersh - 3
Ava Jamshidi/ICM - 3
Nicole Clemens/ICM - 3 (1 in top 10)
Matt Rosen/CAA - 3Aaron Hart/ICM - 3
Bob Bookman/CAA - 3 (1 in top 10)
Greg McKnight/CAA - 3 (1 in top 10)
Rowena Arguelles/CAA - 3 (1 in top 10)
Top Managers (attached to 3 or more projects):
Britton Rizzion/Circle - 5
Adam Kolbrenner/Madhouse - 4 (1 in top 10)
Eryn Brown/Circle - 4 (1 in top 10)
Darin Friedman/360 - 4 (2 in top 10)
Guymon Casady/360 - 4 (2 in top 10)
Bard Dorros/Anonymous Content - 3 (2 in top 10)
Aaron Kaplan/Sean Perrone - 3
Congratulations to all of the above reps, and many thanks to Scott for this list.
Spec script: Bigfoot 3D, by Ed Dougherty
December 13, 2010
Ed Dougherty's thriller screenplay, Bigfoot 3D, went directly to buyers on Friday. The spec is out from Tom Drumm at The Safran Company.
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New spec: Dawn Patrol, by Robert Hansen
December 8, 2010
Lars Theriot at ICM and Jesse Rosenthal at Industry Entertainment Partners took out Robert Hansen's supernatural action screenaply Dawn Patrol.
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Spec sale: Recoil, by John Sullivan
December 8, 2010
John Sullivan's action screenplay Recoil sold to Nasser Entertainment and Caliber Media. The spec originally went out in October from Mike Esola at WME and Jake Wagner at Film Engine. A director and star are attached.
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Dave McNary, Pamela McClintock (Variety): Paramount buys fashion pitch from Emily Meyer and Amy Andelson
December 7, 2010
We'll have this on the grid shortly if it's not there already…
Paramount has its eye on world of fashion, snapping up an untitled pitch from Emily Meyer and Amy Andelson and setting it up with Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot of Offspring Entertainment.
Logline's being kept under wraps other than that it revolves around a Cinderella-type character in the fashion world. Matt Smith of Offspring will exec produce.
via www.variety.com
New spec script: Caliburn, by Nick Horwood
December 7, 2010
Nick Horwood's action screenplay, Caliburn, is out from David Greathouse and Geoff Alexander at 6-17 Management. Greathouse and Alexander will produce.
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Spec Update: Grabbers, by Kevin Lehane (sold)
December 6, 2010
Kevin Lehane's horror/comedy screeplay, Grabbers, originally out in February, sold to a number of independent producers — Samson Films, Bear Rock Films, and High Treason Productions. The spec script was originally out from Circle of Confusion. The project has a director and cast attached.
Please find the original blog post here.
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