What starts as a fun day for a group of friends in the woods turns into a living nightmare for one rabbit. Still hurting years later from the suicide of her mistreated best friend, a woman is torn between seeking vengeance on the lost friend’s behalf and moving on with her life. “Promising Young Woman” by Emerald Fennell (30 votes). Elissa Karasik’s Snapchat drama “Frat Boy Genius,” and scripts about Matt Drudge and the father of the Williams sisters are at the top of the 2018 version of the Black List. A down-on-his-luck high school senior discovers that the old roadside diner outside of town is secretly a hangout for parallel universe travelers. When the crew of an oil rig begins to drill on one of the deepest stretches of the ocean floor, they awake a dark and dangerous creature that has been hidden away for hundreds of years. Peter has always been told the voice he hears at night is only in his head, but when he suspects his parents have been lying, he conspires to free the girl within the walls of his house. A chronicle of the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case in the early 2000s, based on reports, court transcripts, and police interviews. To climb out of the hole and escape a notorious Miami Beach bookie, Ronnie and a childhood friend devise a betting system that exploits the glamorous, high-stakes sport of Jai Alai, making millions of dollars and enemies of the Boston Mob and Federal Government in the process. A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship. “The Fastest Game” by Katie Werner, Zach Werner (11 votes). Ruin goes into production this summer with Margot Robbie and Matthias Schoenaerts starring, Justin Kurzel directing and Marc Butan of MadRiver Pictures is producing alongside Kurzel. “The Liberators” by Madison Turner (10 votes). A disillusioned and indoctrinated American teenage girl travels to Syria to help ISIS build their Caliphate and, what she has been led to believe, is a better world. AGENTS: MARK ROSS, ELLIE SCHIFF, DOUG FRONK, Welcome to the Neighborhood by Ross Lazar, Sebastian Shepard. Ruth is one of the non-people: human-looking beings designed and trained for the sole purpose of filling in a realistic world for a bland guy named Dave, the only person to actually exist on Earth. THE BEAST. Revenge thriller “Ruin” led the 2017 Black List. An inexperienced Coast Guard Captain is put to the test after she unknowingly intercepts one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords. AGENTS: DAVID BOXERBAUM, KYLE JENSEN, NICKY MOHEBBI. Last year’s chart-topper, the post-WWII drama Ruin by Matthew Firpo and Ryan Firpo, secured Margot Robbie to star with direction by Macbeth and Snowtown‘s Justin Kurzel. After a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean, a woman finds herself marooned on an island with a bloodthirsty beast. A henchman-turned-terrorist has a bone to pick with an idolized vigilante. The FBI pairs a young African-American agent with Greg Scarpa, the most notorious hitman in mafia history, to solve the murder of a civil rights activist in 1966 Mississippi. Forced out of a fashion industry that exploited her, former model Honey stumbles into dealing weed to make ends meet – and soon discovers a gift for it. A look at the regiment led by Colonel Custer in the days leading up to the disastrous fight at Little Bighorn against Sitting Bull. Kevin Bray is attached to direct in addition to producing. “The Second Life of Ben Haskins” by Matt Kic, Mike Sorce (8 votes). Based on a true story. They fucking hate each other. But after an internship in Manhattan leads him to an exhilarating gay social scene, the 21-year-old is caught between his newly confident lifestyle and the unpopular straight friend who once knew him best. But their success soon brings all the wrong kinds of attention… and they find themselves in a fight for their lives. When a recovering member of Alcoholics Anonymous decides to make amends with his high school sweetheart, he soon realizes that her newfound love of equines may have some darker, more sinister connections. After acclimating to his new self, Ben asks to be reunited with his long lost wife, only to discover she has opted never to see him again. A down-on-his-luck high school senior discovers that the old roadside diner outside of town is secretly a hangout for parallel universe travelers. Hollywood Black List Scripts vs. the Black List website. Barret is a social media influencer, the worst guy ever, and the eventual President of the United States. Based on a true story. During segregation in the 1960s American South, a nerdy teen tries to win a student election at an all-black high school, but he’ll have to defeat a blossoming badass named Samuel L. Jackson to do so. PRODUCERS: ESCAPE ARTISTS, INIMITABLE PICTURES. A teenager struggling to provide for his younger siblings in Compton finds his life turned upside down when he’s held at gunpoint by the girl of his dreams. Young. From a high school dropout selling used cars in Dallas to having the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts with Ice Ice Baby, a young Vanilla Ice struggles with stardom, extortion attempts, and selling out as he makes music history. After she discovers that powerful people behind Jay’s campaign have been manipulating her experiences, Grace’s struggle to retain her sanity becomes an all too real fight for survival.