Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An unknown writer, a fast-rising feeding frenzy, and a true multimillion-dollar deal. It’s enough to make executives or aspiring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Skinned) Searchlight Pictures has successfully acquired the rights to the spec script Clean Break from rising ...

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 ...

As writers hit the picket lines during the 146-day WGA strike, they were absolutely barred from writing anything for the Hollywood studios and streamers. But there was no reason they couldn’t write ...

With the motion picture business shifting almost exclusively to franchises over the past decades, screenwriters are increasingly put through the wringer as they find themselves replaced and replaced ...

Netflix has acquired “I Don’t Know Who You Are Anymore,” a spec script penned by writer Matt Lawton. Plot details for the project remain under wraps, but it’s described as “Palm Springs” meets “The ...

EXCLUSIVE: Stampede Ventures has acquired the rights to Brandon Constantine’s spec script, Lady Krylon, in a competitive situation, tapping Grant Torre and Reed Simmons to shepherd its development for ...

Netflix has acquired an erotic thriller spec script “Undying” from writer Ben Ketai, according to an insider with knowledge of the project. According to Deadline, which first reported the news, the ...