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2013 Spec Script Sale #37: Capsule, by Ian Shorr

If you liked Ian Shorr’s “Cristo,” which made the 2011 Black List and Hit List, you’ll dig this one.  Deadline reported this afternoon that Fox has picked up Shorr’s latest sci-fi spec, “Capsule,” for Hutch Parkerto produce through his eponymous…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #36: Equinox, by Adam Mason & Simon Boyes

This one’s a bit of a correction: Back in mid-February, THR reported that Paramount Insurge had picked up “Equinox,” a sci-fi pitch by Adam Mason & Simon Boyes.  Turns out it wasn’t a pitch, it was a spec.

It would have been 2013 spec script sale #10 if…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #35: Home Invasion, by Joseph Dembner

Voltage has picked up its 2nd spec of 2013, the 35th spec script sale so far this year.  As reported on Deadline this afternoon, it’s “Home Invasion,” a thriller by Joseph Dembner, and it’s got quite the backstory. Details are below, and on SpecScout.com,…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #34: You'll Be The Death of Me, by Mark Hammer

Lionsgate continues to set a shining example for the major studios:  The company has just picked up its third spec of the year – Mark Hammer’s horror comedy spec “You’ll Be The Death of Me,” for Mandevilleto produce. This marks the 34th spec script sale…

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April 2013 Spec Market Scorecard

We’re getting deep enough into the Spring selling season to see patterns start to emerge in the Spec Market Scorecard (and the Pitch Market Scorecard, for that matter).  In this week’s Scoggins Report we point out two patterns of note:  First, that spec…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #33: Americatown, by Ben Poole

Today’s apparently the day for spec sale announcements:  Variety’s Dave McNary reports that indie financier Aldamisa has picked up the 2012 Black List script “Americatown,” by Ben Poole. This is the 33rd spec script sale of 2013, and the second for the…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #32: Black Friday, by John Sullivan

As Variety reported on Friday, Matt Moore’s new production company, Mammo Media, has launched by picking up an action thriller spec: “Black Friday,” by John Sullivan. This is the 32nd spec script sale of 2013, and the third announced so far by Sullivan’s…

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April 2013 Pitch Market Scorecard

As you might have noticed, we took last week off from publishing the Scoggins Report to sync back up with the calendar.  I spent my off days testing a beautiful new version of Spec Scout, which we’re itching to launch this week, and tracking an unusual…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #30: Highrise, by Peter Dowling

Fox 2000 has picked up Peter Dowling’s thriller spec, “Highrise,” for Jon Shestack to produce through his eponymous production company.  This is the 30th spec script sale of 2013, and the first for Fox 2000 since January 2012.

HIGHRISE Writer:  Peter…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #29: The Bermuda Triangle, by Daniel Kunka

The spec sales just won’t stop today:  Deadline reports that Warner Bros. has purchased “The Bermuda Triangle,” an action piece by Daniel Kunka.  This is the 29th spec script sale of 2013, and the first spec purchase for Warner Bros. in about six months…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #28: House Arrest, by Justin Adler

The 28th spec script sale of 2013 is Justin Adler’s romantic comedy, House Arrest, which Deadline reports has sold to Relativity Media. Adler last spec sale was “The Escort,” which sold to Dreamworksin February 2010 and made the Black List later that…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #27: Shut In, by TJ Cimfel & David White

Another 2012 Blood List and Black List script makes good:  Shut In, the horror thriller spec script by TJ Cimfel & David White, is the 27th spec script sale of 2013. Ombra Filmswas attached to produce when the script originally went out last year but is…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #26: Omega Point, by Cameron Alexander

I think this marks the first spec sale for newly minted agency Resolution, and the 26th of 2013:  CBS Films has picked up Omega Point, by writer/director Cameron Alexander, which Abram Nalibotsky took out at the beginning of March.  Details are below.

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2013 Spec Script Sale #25: Don't Make Me Go, by Vera Herbert

2012 Black List script Don’t Make Me Go, by Vera Herbert, is the 25th spec script sale of the year.  The project was picked up by go-to indie production and financing company Big Beach Films.  Details are below.

DON’T MAKE ME GO Writer:  Vera Herbert Reps:  

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2013 Spec Script Sale #24: Broken Cove, by Declan O'Dwyer

Nothing succeeds like success. Brooklyn Weaver continues to run the table over at his Energy Entertainment:  He’s set up his seventh spec of the year, and the 24th of 2013 overall. This one is Broken Cove, by Declan O’Dwyer, who’s based in Ireland and was…

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March 2013 Spec Market Roundup

Winter is coming.

No, I don’t mean the spec market is going to get even slower than it’s been — that would be unprecedented, considering there have been 40% fewer scripts on the market so far in 2013 than by the same point last year(which was already…

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2013 Spec Script Sale #23: Camden, by Lucas Carter

The Exchange (through its newly minted film fund, Exchange Peaks, announced in January) has made the 23rd spec script purchase of the year:  Camden, by Lucas Carter. The script went out at the beginning of February.

CAMDEN Writer:  Lucas Carter Rep:  Energy…

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