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      • Borderline No Agent Sci-Fi 2020 Thriller Available Written by Gregory Sarmiento Ballard
        Story details under wraps, but described as a contained, grounded sci-fi thriller that revolves around a near-future version of a Mexico-United States border wall known as “The Grid”.
        Market March 24, 2020
        Manager Ryan Casey (Mutiny Management)
      • Savage Action Drama No Agent 2020 Available Written by Enio Rigolin
        When their plane crashes in the Amazon, two estranged sisters must bond together to escape the dangers of the jungle and find their way home.
        Market March 20, 2020
        Manager Markus Goerg, Mikhail Nayfeld (Heroes & Villains Entertainment)
      • Fuse Drama No Agent 2020 Thriller Available Written by Marek Polgar & Martyn Pedler
        A government assassin suffering from trauma with two personalities battles as the first persona attempts to complete his mission, while the second tries to stop him. Think MEMENTO meets BOURNE IDENTITY meets TAKEN.
        Market March 20, 2020
        Manager Raquelle David (Elevate Entertainment)
      • Cocaine No Agent No Manager 2020 Thriller Written by Andi Albin
        An overzealous police detective gets involved with a crime family that is heavily connected to the local political scene. With the 1980s cocaine wars as a backdrop, this film is immersed in the history of South Florida’s drug trade, paired with a tumultuous, violent love story.
        Market March 20, 2020
        Producer Andrew Sugerman
        Executive Sam Rivas, Michael Enderson
        Production Pantheon Entertainment (Pantheon has optioned the script, March 20, 2020.), Heartrock Pictures, Savir Productions
      • Model Parents Comedy Sci-Fi 2020 Available Written by Matt Ember
        A group of teenagers use robotic versions of their parents to throw a party under their babysitter’s nose. Little do they know, more than one person is plotting to steal the new tech.
        Market March 16, 2020
        Agent Bill Weinstein, Emma Block (Verve)
        Manager Lindsay Williams, Peter J. McHugh, Tony Gil (The Gotham Group)
      • Police Station Action No Agent 2020 Thriller Available Written by Kurt McLeod
        An organized crime target running for his life intentionally gets arrested and thrown in jail at a police station where he thinks he’ll be safe for the night, but when the hitman pursuing him does the same, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
        Market March 13, 2020
        Producer Tai Duncan
        Manager Tai Duncan ( Zero Gravity Management)
      • Captain Smalls Drama No Agent No Manager 2020 Written by Robert Blake Whitehill
        Robert Smalls, an enslaved man in South Carolina at the height of the Civil War, was drafted by the Confederate Navy and forced to serve. Unable to pay the money to free his family, Smalls planned one of the most audacious heists in history. By stealing the Confederate warship CSS Planter, Captain Smalls navigated the treacherous Confederate-surveilled waters to free himself, his crew, and their families.
        Market March 13, 2020
        Producer Jeff Annison, Paul Scanlan
        Production Legion M

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      • Take Back The Night Set Up 2017 Thriller Written by Ryan Riley
        5 days ago
        Two vampires fight to protect their livelihood from the monsters who invaded their farm searching for the only human left on earth: their daughter.
        Market November 2, 2017    Sold November 15, 2017
        Producer James DeMonaco, Sebastien Lemercier
        Agent Charles Ferraro (UTA)
        Manager Brooklyn Weaver (Energy Entertainment)
        Production New Regency, Man in a Tree
        11-15-2017 - Was said to be a competitive situation. Unclear if New Regency intends to finance the movie.
      • And Then He Dies No Agent Sci-Fi 2019 Thriller Available Written by David Guggenheim
        6 days ago
        After her husband dies in a mid-air plane explosion, his wife starts receiving phone calls coming from him on board his doomed flight.  It's now up to her to unlock the mystery of the plane explosion before the conspirators behind the bombing can stop her and her husband is gone forever.
        Market May 30, 2019    Sold May 30, 2019
        Producer Adam Kolbrenner
        Manager Adam Kolbrenner (Lit Entertainment)
        Studio Sony
        Production Lit Entertainment
      • The Unnatural Order Sci-Fi Scouted Thriller Available Unrepped 77 Written by Becca Davis
        7 days ago
        In an alternate reality in which women's rights are trampled upon due to a system of controlled conception and childbirth, a married woman comes to realize she is at the center of a horrifying conspiracy while an activist works to uncover the shocking nature of the woman's true identity.
      • Just. One. Kiss. Rom-Com Set Up 2019 Written by Dennis Curlett
        8 days ago
        After she's caught lying to her mother about being engaged, a 32-year-old interior designer wakes up the next day to discover she suddenly has the ability to see the entire lifespan of any potential relationship with just one kiss.
        Market May 31, 2019    Sold June 20, 2019
        Producer Dylan Clark
        Agent David Boxerbaum (Verve)
        Manager Adam Kolbrenner (Lit Entertainment)
        Studio Netflix
        Production Dylan Clark Productions
        6-20-2019 - This was said to be an auction and occurred during the ATA-WGA standoff. Verve reps Dennis Curlett.
      • Apex (vitale) Drama Set Up 2019 Written by Stephen Vitale
        14 days ago
        A mysterious loner heads to Muscle Beach in 1985 to pursue a career as a competitive bodybuilder. Struggling to transform his physique, he unleashes a darker side of himself as he descends into madness.
        Market November 1, 2019    Sold November 1, 2019
        Producer Adam Blum, Anthony Katagas
        Agent Jay Baker (CAA)
        Manager Adam Blum (Free Will)
        Sales Agent Wild Bunch

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      • The Unnatural Order Sci-Fi Scouted Thriller Available Unrepped 77 Written by Becca Davis
        In an alternate reality in which women's rights are trampled upon due to a system of controlled conception and childbirth, a married woman comes to realize she is at the center of a horrifying conspiracy while an activist works to uncover the shocking nature of the woman's true identity.
      • Izzat Scouted 2019 Available Unrepped Written by Reeyaz Habib
        A struggling immigrant in New York City comes into possession of a flash drive with incriminating evidence pertaining to a presidential hopeful, causing him to be a target by the hopeful’s father and his men, putting him and his family in danger.
      • Echo Base Action Scouted 2019 Available Unrepped Written by Mark Keavney
        In 2035, two military service members manning a nuclear missile launch station are ordered to drop a bomb on U.S. soil, but have reason to believe the order may have come from an attacking alien species.
      • Gunship Action Drama Scouted Available Unrepped 76.8 Written by Dan Taunton-Fraser
        In 1942, disgraced pilot Jay Zeamer is transferred to the 43rd Bomb Group, where he struggles to reclaim his right to fly and defeat the Japanese in World War II by secretly putting together a group of soldiers for a dangerous reconnaissance mission.
      • Slave Of The Huns Action Drama Scouted Available Unrepped 79.9 Written by Thilo Brauer
        An eighteen-year-old Roman slave is taken prisoner by the Huns and put in a unit that serves as arrow fodder for their upcoming invasion of Rome. In his quest for survival, he shares insider tactical knowledge with Attila, but when the infamous king is assassinated by a Roman, all bets are off
      • In His Stead Action Drama Scouted Available Unrepped 81.2 Written by Michael Droberg
        An ex-soldier finds out his son, who’s dealing with PTSD and whose wife is pregnant, is being deployed back to Afghanistan. Desperate to save his son’s family, the father taps into an old loophole that allows draftees to send someone else to war in their place.
        Producer Jeff Singer
        Production Stowaway Entertainment (jeff@stowawayentertainment.com)
      • Chó Drama Scouted Thriller Available Unrepped 76.8 Written by Jon Shaivitz
        A homeless, lonely Vietnamese boy meets and befriends an abandoned dog. After the dog is abducted and sent to a butcher to be prepared for a dinner gathering, the boy races against time to save his one and only friend and companion.
      • True Love Never Dies Drama Scouted 77.5 Written by Patrick Wier
        As WWI breaks out, a young Scottish man decides to join the priesthood after becoming convinced that his romance with a childhood sweetheart is a sin. When he and the young woman both end up in London, he battles the temptation to be with her, and at the same time begins uncovering dark secrets within the church.
      • Painting With Metro Scouted Available Unrepped 75 Written by Ron Krajewski
        A struggling artist and a retired racehorse gain national attention and help each other gain a new lease on life after the artist teaches the horse how to paint.
      • The Melrose Jazz Club Drama No Agent Scouted Available 77.7 Written by Bob Bland
        When a gifted but emotionally detached jazz pianist, prepping for a national competition, decides to conceal that he has a career-ending degenerative disease, he is forced to teach improv to a stand-in, a strictly trained classical woman who, in turn, schools him on how to use the collaborative nature of jazz to manage his illness.
        Manager The Robb Company (Sherry Robb)
       
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