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Recent Script Sales

Recent Script Sales

by | Jan 29, 2020 | Updates

Script Sales tend to drop off in November/December as everyone gears up for the new year, but there were still some significant November 2019 script sales, as reported by Script Pipeline.

You can check out our pick of the sales below. But before that, a reminder that the final deadline for the Romance and Comedy Award 2020 is fast approaching; you’ve got until Sunday February 9th to submit!

  • The life rights for a Michael Jackson biopic have been picked up by GK Films, and John Logan (Oscar-nominated for GLADIATOR, THE AVIATOR, and HUGO) is set to write the script. It remains to be seen how some of the more controversial aspects of Jackson’s life will be handled – but it’s hard to see how the rights could have been sold unless the script promised to treat its subject kindly.
  • It’s been a few years since STAR TREK: BEYOND, and talk of potential sequels – including one from Quentin Tarantino – has stalled, with Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth both walking away from negotiations. Now it’s set to be revived by Noah Hawley, creator of the TV shows FARGO and LEGION.
  • One of the more unusual looking sales is THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, in which a fictionalized version of Nicolas Cage – played by Cage himself – is forced to recreate the characters he’s played at the birthday of a super fan. We’re getting serious BEING JOHN MALKOVICH-type vibes from this project. However it turns out, it should certainly be interesting!

Click here if you’d like to see the full report from Script Pipeline, which features plenty of other interesting information!

TalentScout International Management relaunched!

TalentScout International Management relaunched!

by | Jan 27, 2020 | Updates

Established by Alex Ross in 1999 alongside WriteMovies, TalentScout International Management is the agency that helps us get our winners’ scripts out there. That’s why we’re happy to announce that it’s recently undergone a relaunch, with a brand new website!

To this day, we work closely with TalentScout International Management (TSIM). The company is our closest partner; using WriteMovies as its main talent pipeline, it represents writers across the globe. When we’re looking to pitch our winners to industry – as we do with everyone who places in the top three in our contests –  it’s TSIM we turn to first.

And as WriteMovies moves forward and continues to celebrate great writing, with our 20th Anniversary Year just completed, it was time for TSIM to get rejuvenated too. With a newly designed website, it can now help us represent our winners better than ever.

We’re looking forward to continuing our partnership with TSIM for a long time still to come. If you’d like to be represented by them, the best way is through WriteMovies by submitting to one of our current contests: the Romance and Comedy Award 2020 or the Winter 2020 Screenwriting Contest!

And in the meantime, click here to take a look at the new website and let us know what you think about it! More content will be added in the months to come as it’s updated with details about our winners and their scripts…

Recent Script Sales

Films To Keep An Eye On For Best Screenplay

by | Oct 4, 2019 | Updates

Winning an Academy Award for Best Screenplay has been one of the highest honors for writers since 1940. For nearly 80 years, the best and brightest screenwriters have been recognized by the Academy for their craft. And with Oscar season coming up, it’s time to recognize the screenplays that have moved (and will move) audiences, critics, and film festival crowds so far.

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