by Shannonn Kelly
For the couple of years it’s been a kick to see what’s floating around in Hollywood for the most buzzed about screenplays up for production and or option in the annual Black List list of the “Hottest Unproduced Screenplays”.
Some interesting and unusual standouts this year are
Curveball - Eastern Promises screenwriter Steve Knight’s adaptation of award-winning Los Angeles Times reporter Bob Drogin’s book Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War, about an Iraqi informant code-named ‘Curveball’ who gave “flawed information about biological weapons that the U.S. government used to justify the war in Iraq.” The book cover reads “an inside story of intrigue and incompetence at the highest levels of government.” Project is set up at Focus Features.
The Wrestler - Robert Siegel’s tale of a 1980’s-era pro-wrestler, now down and out, who decides to make a possibly fatal comeback. Darren Aronofsky will direct Mickey Rourke
Get Back - Chris McCoy comic screenplay about two die-hard Beatles fans who time travel back in time to “prevent John Lennon from ever meeting Yoko Ono, as they blame her for the Beatles’ demise.”
The Human Factor - Anthony Peckham’s (Don’t Say A Word) Nelson Mendela biopic starring Morgan Freeman. Matt Damon is in talks to star at Warner Bros
I Want To F- Your Sister - Lawyer-turned-screenwriter Melissa Stack’s high-concept comedic spec screenplay about “a young man goes to great lengths to protect his younger sister from guys just like him.” MTV Films pre-emptively bought the screenplay for $300,000 against $600,000.
Stack quit her job as a Lawyer after the sale….
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