Agency: CAA | Joe Mann When Lightning Strikes by Anna Klassen (WME, Platform) Agency: UTA | Amanda Hymson Agency: CAA | Bill Zotti, Dana Harris, Hylda Queally Agency: WME | Jordan Cerf, Phil Raskind, Ryan Feldman A paroled ex-con agrees to help his daughter steal money from medical marijuana taxes from City Hall. Agency: Verve | Adam Weinstein, Chase Northington, Chris Noriega, Melissa Solomon, Parker Davis Presented by Scott Neustadter, WHERE I END by Imran Zaidi Presented by Graham Moore, THE PROSPECT by Ben Epstein In a slightly futuristic, hyper-efficient Manhattan, a newly single book editor purchases a customizable sex android to assuage her broken heart. Presented by Ellen Page, SKYWARD  by Joe Ballarini Skyward by Joe Ballarini (Verve) Agency: UTA | Jason Burns, Jenny Maryasis Panopticon by Emily Jerome (CAA,  Kaplan/Perrone) This year’s scripts also fell into a pattern. Based on the The Reincarnationist Papers written by D. Eric Maikranz. Agency: CAA | Ida Ziniti, Jay Baker, Pete Stein Presented by Billy Eichner, THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH by Molly Smith Metzler Agency: WME | Blake Frostin, Ryan Feldman At the same time, aspiring writer Eleanor Coerr learns of Sadako’s story and becomes determined to bring her message of hope and peace to the world. Chronicles the landmark civil rights trial of Dr. Ossian Sweet after he was charged with the murder of a white man in self-defense. It’s about an ex-Nazi captain trying to atone by killing other Nazis after WWII ends. Announcing the Top 50 Finalists in the 2018/19 Launch Pad Feature Competition! One Thousand Paper Cranes by Ben Bolea (WME, Bellevue Productions) A con woman who pretends to read auras is hired by a wealthy woman to banish an evil spirit from her house, but it is soon clear that the fake exorcist is in over her head. Kill Shelter by Eric Beu, Greg Martin (Verve, Good Fear Film + Management) What Does It Take To Reopen A Hotel During The Pandemic? Greenland by Chris Sparling (UTA, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment) Health and Wellness by Joe Epstein (CAA, Ken Gross Management) Or shelved permanently, like that awesome-sounding Jim Henson musical biopic starring the Muppets from a few years ago. Agency: RGM Artists | Candice Thom, Dayne Kelle Rodney & Sheryl by Ian MacAllister-McDonald (CAA, Industry Entertainment) Management: Grandview | Zac Frognowski A veteran hitwoman is mysteriously poisoned on her last assignment in Tokyo and she has 24 hours to find her killer before she herself dies. It's that time of year again, with another batch of mentions for screenplays that Hollywood can't wait to sit on for a couple of years before they're made into a movie. Presented by Yvonne Orji, KEY OF GENIUS by Daniel Persitz and Devon Kliger Presented by Megan Halpern, THE OTHER LAMB by Catherine McMullen Jihotties by Molly Prather (Verve, Grandview) A misanthropic man notices bizarre changes in himself, his wife, and the animals inhabiting the territory around their homestead as they attempt to survive self-imposed isolation. A kinetic and elevated comedy about the rise of Google as Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmitt struggle with their corporate model, “Don’t Be Evil”, in the face of their meteoric rise to a multi-billion dollar valuation and a major Chinese hacking incident. The Expansion Project by Leo Sardarian (15 votes) Agency: Verve | David Boxerbaum Innocent Monsters by Elaina Perpelitt (UTA, Brillstein Entertainment) Cassius raises his sons, Malcolm and Mandela, isolated and alone in the woods. Agency: UTA | Peter Dodd, Rob Carlson Management: Lee Stobby Entertainment | Lee Stobby Agency: Equitable Stewardship for Artists | Antoni Kaczmarek, Martin To, Varun Monga Presented by Carrie Coon, INNOCENT MONSTERS by Elaina Perpelitt Agency: UTA | Carolyn Sivitz, Greg Iserson (Fletcher); Paradigm | Chris Smith (Weiner) Cancer Inc by Marc Macaluso (WME, Lighthouse) Agency: ICM | Niki Montazaran Management: Industry Entertainment | Michael Botti RUIN by Matthew Firpo and Ryan Firpo © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter The 2017 Black List, the annual list of favorite unproduced screenplays based on an industry survey, was unveiled Monday morning. Where to download Black List scripts. Presented by Rosie Casals, THE GROWNUP by Natalie Krinsky Presented by Margot Robbie, THE EXPANSION PROJECT by Leo Sardarian Management: Anonymous Content | Bard Dorros (Borenstein); Principato Young | Allen Fischer, Brian Dobbins (Barnes) When she accuses her equally liberally professor, Susan Broadbeck, of hate speech, it throws the campus and both their lives into chaos as they wage war over the right way to stop discrimination. It has been said many times, but it’s worth repeating: The Black List is not a “best of “ list. Greenland by Chris Sparling (7 votes) The story of a man who discovers he has liver cancer and so the couple moves up their wedding date so they can get married before he passes away. A young, female, coming-of-age tale set in alternative religion. The Grownup by Natalie Krinsky (WME, The Gotham Group) Presented by Robinson Angela, INFINITE by Ian Shorr The 2017 Black List, the annual list of favorite unproduced screenplays based on an industry survey, was unveiled Monday morning. A darkly comic crime thriller, concerning three groups of people dealing with blackmail that goes very, very wrong. Management: Ken Gross Management | Ken Gross A rogue cop suffers a gunshot wound in 1987 and wakes from a coma thirty years later when he partners with a mild-manned, progressive detective who happens to be his son. Agency: CAA | Ida Ziniti, Rob Herting Since The Black List’s creation in 2005, more than 325 of its scripts have been produced, and the films have grossed more than $26 billion at the worldwide box office. Now we’ll see whether the trend will continue, on future Black Lists and in movie theaters.”. Presented by Lean Waithe, SLEEP WELL TONIGHT by Freddie Skov Presented by Steven Rogers, THE SAVIORS by Travis Betz and Kevin Hamedani ANNOUNCING THE TOP 50 OF THE 2020 LAUNCH PAD PILOT COMPETITION! Fubar by Brent Hyman (Verve) The Black List was compiled from the suggestions of over 275 film executives, each of whom contributed the names of up to ten of his or her favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2017 and will not have begun principal photography during this calendar year. Management: Writ Large | Britton Rizzio, Courtney Conwell, Gregory Shephard (Fletcher); Gotham Group | Peter McHugh (Weiner) The Hollywood Reporter is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. Based on the confusing, sometimes offensive, borderline insane memories of David Prowse, the irascible Englishman behind Darth Vader’s mask. As Franklin Leonard said in an official statement, “There were more than twice as many scripts written by women (25) this year than our historical average (12) and more than twice as many scripts with ­– based on the logline — ­a female protagonist (34 vs. Wyler by Michael Moskowitz (UTA, Lee Stobby Management). Presented by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, MAD, BAD, AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW by Jade Bartlett Management: Fictional Entity | Chris Deckard, Krista Carpenter Management: Gotham Group | Jeremy Bell Kate by Umair Aleem (Verve, Madhouse Entertainment) Presented by Justin Simien, BROSIO by Mattson Tomlin Presented by Kal Penn, HUGHES by Andrew Rothschild About a sociopath obsessed with health improvement and claws her way to the top of the fitness world, leaving a trail of broken bodies in her wake. This year, to be included on the list, a script had to receive at least six mentions in the survey. Management: Lighthouse | Jacob Epstein In compiling the list, 275 film executives were surveyed. The Kingbreaker by Andrew Bozalis, Derek Mether (Zero Gravity) Management: Lee Stobby Management | Lee Stobby The story of Generosa Pope Jr. took the New York mob and used it to turn a small local paper into the National Enquirer, creating tabloid journalism as we know it today. Don't Be Evil by Gabriel Diani, Etta Devine, Evan Bates (UTA, LBI Entertainment) Presented by Simon Kinberg, QUEEN ELIZABETH by Shatara Michelle Ford Management: LINK Entertainment | David Katsman