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This Week’s Movie News

This Week’s Movie News

by | May 28, 2020 | Industry News

Want to find out what’s been going on in the world of movies? Here’s our roundup of the most interesting movie news this week…

  • Quentin Tarantino has picked what he considers the best film of the 2010s, saying: “It’s ‘The Social Network,’ hands down. It is number one because it’s the best, that’s all! It crushes all the competition.” (Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK was his second place pick). – IndieWire
  • Doug Liman and Tom Cruise have stated they intend to shoot a film in outer space, working alongside NASA and Elon Musk’s Space X. This will reunite the pair after working together on AMERICAN MADE and EDGE OF TOMORROW. – Deadline
  • Given the current pandemic, only 348 of North America’s 5400 movie theatres are currently open, 169 of which are drive-ins. Horror movie THE WRETCHED is currently top of the box office, taking $186,000 over the weekend. – Variety
  • The video game BORDERLANDS is set to receive a film adaptation to be directed by Eli Roth, with Cate Blanchett having been cast in the role of Lilith. This will be her second collaboration with Roth after THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS. – Hollywood Reporter
  • In other video-game adaptation news, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG will receive a sequel – the first took $306.8 million at the box office. – Variety
  • Writing has started on the fifth Indiana Jones film according to producer Frank Marshall, who also praised new director James Mangold. This will the the first film in the franchise to be directed by someone other than Steven Spielberg. – Collider

The movie news this weeks shows lots of projects are still in the works despite the pandemic, with Martin Scorsese even self-shooting a short film about being in isolation for the BBC. So it’s clear that writers should keep working on their projects.

If you’ve already got a script ready, make sure you enter our current contests. Our Summer 2020 Writing Contest is open until June 14th, while our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2020 closes THIS SUNDAY. Make sure you submit!

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2020 deadline – 1 Week to Go!

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2020 deadline – 1 Week to Go!

by | May 25, 2020 | Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award, WMC

The final deadline for our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2020 is fast approaching! The winner will receive:

  • Guaranteed pitching to industry
  • Two sets of Development Notes to help take their script to the next level
  • Further advice to fine tune their script from our experts

Plus, all entries to the award automatically receive FREE entry to the Summer 2020 Screenwriting Contest, with the chance to win the Grand Prize of $2000!

The winner of last year’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award was THE TIME-TRAP by Mark Flood, which has already received interest from top producers. Don’t miss out on your chance to follow in his footsteps and get your script out there.

The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2020 deadline is THIS SUNDAY, May 31st – make sure you submit by then!

Click HERE to visit the main contest page, where you can find out more about the contest and submit, or click HERE to find out more about and submit to our Summer 2020 Screenwriting Contest!