The Black List 2012: Screenplay Roster

The Black List 2012: Screenplay Roster

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief |

Monday December 17, 2012 @ 9:49am PSTTags: The Black List
Once again, Deadline Hollywood will be the first to post in its entirety The Black List, which for the uninitiated is film executive Franklin Leonard’s hot unproduced screenplay pecking order which he began in 2004. (For now, here are the scripts in no particular order as they are announced on Twitter. Compiled every year from the suggestions of hundreds of film executives, each contributes the names of up to 10 of their favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, the current year and will not be released in theaters during this calendar year. (This year, Leonard said more than 290 film executives voted). The Black List does catapult dozens of scripts into production and screenwriters out of oblivion. Diablo Cody’s Juno, Nancy Oliver’s Lars And The Real Girl and Scott Neustader’s and Michael Weber’s 500 Days Of Summer are just some of the screenplays which appeared on The Black List and then were made. I’ve noticed that it’s also a “big dick” measuring contest for the Hollywood agencies and their motion picture lit departments. Problem is, some screenwriters think this list isn’t on the up-and-up and accuse junior studio execs and assistants along with self-interested agents and managers of getting together to push their own clients on projects even if already abandoned. Also, if you spot inaccuracies, take it up with Leonard: I do not alter his list. Anyway, climb off the ledge if you’re not on The Black List. And, if you did make the cut, then congratulations:
JOJO RABBIT by Taika Waititi
THE DISCIPLE PROGRAM by Tyler Marceca
THE KILLING SPREE by Derek Elliott, Jack Donaldson
OUR NAME IS ADAM by T.S. Nowlin
DEVILS AT PLAY by James Dilapo
HEY, STELLA! by Tom Shephard
BLACK BOX by David Guggenheim
TITANS OF PARK ROW by Mitch Akselrad
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY by April Prosser
FLOWER by Alex McAulay
THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by Mark Hogan
CHERRIES by Brian Kehoe, Jim Kehoe
HIBERNATION by Will Frank, Geneva Robertson-Dworet
EL TIGRE by Aaron Buchsbaum, Teddy Riley
THE JUDGE by Bill Dubuque
GOODBYE, FELIX CHESTER by Max Taxe
WHO FRAMED TOMMY CALLAHAN? by Harry Kellerman
THE BROKEN by John Glosser
KING OF HEISTS by Will Staples
BLEEDING KANSAS by Russell Sommer, Dan Frey
THE LIGHTHOUSE by Eric Kirsten
EX BOYFRIEND OF THE BRIDE by Matt Hausfater
THE OUTSKIRTS by Dominique Ferarri, Suzanne Wrubel
PESTE by Barbara Marshall
THE PAPER MAN by Sean O’Keefe
**** MARRY KILL by Neel Shah, Alex Blagg
MAN OF TOMORROW by Jeremy Slater
MONSOON by Matt Ackley
MURDER CITY by Will Simmons
UNTITLED COPS SCRIPT by Blake McCormick
COME AND FIND ME by Zack Whedon
THE EQUALIZER by Richard Wenk
TRANSCENDENCE by Jack Paglen
GLIMMER by Carter Blanchard
WHIPLASH by Damien Chazelle
A COUNTRY OF STRANGERS by Sean Armstrong
THE HOOVERVILLE DEAD by Brantley Aufill
STOCKHOLM, PENNSYLVANIA by Nikole Beckwith
FROM NEW YORK TO FLORIDA by Austin Reynolds
CLIVE by Natasha Pincus
COMANCHERIA by Taylor Sheridan
THE BALLAD OF PABLO ESCOBAR by Matt Aldrich
OUT OF STATE by Eric Pearson
WUNDERKIND by Patrick Aison
THE FINAL BROADCAST by Chris Hutton, Eddie O’Keefe
MIDNIGHT AT NOON by Nathaniel Halpern
AMERICATOWN by Ben Poole
GEORGE by Jeff Shakoor
SOMACELL by Ashleigh Powell
FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS by Brad Desch

 

Genre movies from the list:

35 STORY OF YOUR LIFE Eric Heisserer Based on the short story by Ted Chiang. When alien crafts land around the world, a linguistics expert is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. As she learns to communicate with the aliens, she begins experiencing vivid flashbacks that become the key to unlocking the greater mystery about the true purpose of their visit. Agency: UTA Agents: Barbara Dreyfus, Jon Huddle Management: Art/Work Manager: Julie Bloom Financier: Film Nation Production: Film Nation, Lava Bear, 21 Laps Entertainment

29 GLIMMER Carter Blanchard When three friends go missing on a camping trip in a forest rumored to be haunted, the two left behind discover clues that lead them to a safe deposit box containing video tapes… showing exactly what happened to their friends. Agency: Paradigm Agents: David Boxerbaum Management: Madhouse Entertainment Managers: Ryan Cunningham, Adam Kolbrenner Financier: Dreamworks Production: Madhouse Entertainment

23 SHUT IN Christina Hodson A woman who tries to raise her catatonic son on her own suddenly discovers a shocking secret about him. Agency: CAA Agents: Jay Baker, Matt Rosen Financier: Lava Bear Films Production: Lava Bear Films

14 THE FINAL BROADCAST Chris Hutton, Eddie O’Keefe A man takes a job as a radio broadcaster in a small town, only to discover that it is embedded with a radical group planning mass destruction in conjunction with an upcoming lunar eclipse. Agency: WME Agents: Simon Faber, Sarah Self Manager: Tariq Merhab

14 THE SURVIVALIST Stephen Fingleton Years after lack of resources result in much of the world’s population dying off, a survivalist is living on a farm alone until a woman and her seventeen year old daughter show up looking for cover. Agency: WME Agents: Philip d’Amecourt, Phil Raskind Production: Goldcrest Films, Robert Jones

12 THE DISCIPLE PROGRAM Tyler Marceca A man begins an investigation into his wife’s mysterious death, only to find that it goes much deeper than he imagined. Agency: WME Agents: Rich Cook, Philip d’Amecourt Management: Anonymous Content Managers: Bard Dorros, Michael Sugar Financier: Universal Production: Leverage Management

11 THE WINTER KILLS Ben Carney A disgraced cop pursues the serial killer who murdered his partner ten years ago, has resurfaced, and is killing again. Agency: WME Agents: Daniel Cohan, Chris Donnelly, Roger Green Management: Anonymous Content Manager: Chad Hamilton Production: Anonymous Content

10 OUR NAME IS ADAM T.S. Nowlin An astronaut travels back in time to enlist the help of his younger self. Agency: WME Agents: Daniel Cohan, Mike Esola Management: Caliber Media Company Manager: Adam Marshall Financiers: Paramount, Skydance Productions Production: Disruption Entertainment

7 HIBERNATION Will Frank, Geneva Robertson-Dworet A wrongly convicted inmate volunteers for a hibernation experiment in exchange for one day of parole every five years, which he uses to prove his innocence and search for his missing daughter across an increasingly futuristic landscape. Agency: WME Agents: Rich Cook, Philip d’Amecourt, Solco Schuit Management: Underground Manager: Jill McElroy Production: Management 360, Perfect Storm Entertainment

6 PESTE Barbara Marshall Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a teen documents her family’s new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister. Agency: APA Agents: Debbie Deuble-Hill, Sheryl Petersen Management: Industry Entertainment Manager: Ava Jamshidi Financier: IM Global