Leave it to Shane Black to turn the lonely act of screenwriting into a contact sport. The Lethal Weapon and Iron Man scribe ...

An unknown writer, a fast-rising feeding frenzy, and a true multimillion-dollar deal. It’s enough to make executives or aspiring screenplay authors dream of the heady spec script deals of the 1990s.

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Let's not bury the lede: eight spec scripts have sold so far in August of 2025. That's a massive number that should make every writer in the world excited. It comes off the tails of original movies ...

EXCLUSIVE: A supernatural drama spec script by Say Nothing creator Joshua Zetumer triggered a bidding frenzy of a scope and intensity we have not seen in quite awhile. Ultimately, Netflix has emerged ...

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Lionsgate has landed Renegotiate, a high-concept action-thriller spec by Mark Townend, sources tell us. The film centers on a troubled FBI crisis negotiator who ...

After a competitive bidding war, Fifth Season, the financing and production banner formerly known as Endeavor Content, and Brad Weston’s Makeready banner have acquired the spec script “Alignment” from ...

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After three years of reboots, sequels and prequels, the market for original scripts is finally sizzling again in Hollywood. No fewer than 18 spec scripts -- screenplays ...

Following a highly competitive, multi-studio bidding war, Paramount Pictures has purchased “Guys with No Friends,” a spec script from Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, in a seven-figure deal. Tory ...

The production company and banner have preemptively picked up 'Alignment,' a spec script by Natan Dotan, a man who until a week ago had no representation. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer An unknown ...