Every year, film executive Franklin Leonard releases his list, called The Black List, of most-liked unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. This year's list was compiled from the suggestions of 290 film executives, each of whom picked up to ten of their favorite scripts. Since the list started in 2004, many screenplays ended up being turned into films. In 2005, two of the top three scripts were "Lars and the Real Girl" which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and "Juno" which actually won the Oscar. See the 2012 Black List below, broken up by how many votes each screenplay received. Some of the projects are already in the works. 65 - Draft Day (Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman) On the day of the NFL Draft, Bills General Manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Buffalo when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in...
- 12/19/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Hollywood producers are always looking to find the next blockbuster hit, but with the great influx of scripts that studios receive, it’s likely that something outstanding can get lost in the shuffle. In an effort to make things easier for everyone, former production executive Franklin Leonard started the Black List in 2004. The list takes 10 nominations from 290 film executives, and if a script gets 6 nominations it makes the list.
The website makes it clear that this isn’t a “best of” list, it’s simply a “most liked” list, but being the most liked definitely is an indicator of something good, so the list is worth paying attention to.
Many extremely successful films have come from the list in past years. For example, the 2010 list featured scripts like Safe House, Argo, Chronicle, Snow White And The Huntsman and Looper.
Check out the five scripts with the most nominations this year below,...
The website makes it clear that this isn’t a “best of” list, it’s simply a “most liked” list, but being the most liked definitely is an indicator of something good, so the list is worth paying attention to.
Many extremely successful films have come from the list in past years. For example, the 2010 list featured scripts like Safe House, Argo, Chronicle, Snow White And The Huntsman and Looper.
Check out the five scripts with the most nominations this year below,...
- 12/18/2012
- by Alex Lowe
- We Got This Covered
A screenplay by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph (“Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”), the true story of a 40-year search for missing children, and biopics about Dr. Seuss and Hillary Rodham Clinton lead this year’s Black List, an annual industry survey that determines the hottest unproduced film scripts in Hollywood.To compile this year’s final tally of 78 screenplays, more than 290 film executives contributed their lists of up to 10 scripts that were their favorites of 2012. Scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the 2012 Black List, and were only eligible if they did not complete production during the year.“Draft Day,” co-written by Joseph and Scott Rothman, was named the top script of 2012 with 65 votes. The story about an NFL team’s general manager who has to decide what he’s willing to sacrifice to win had been in development at Paramount this fall...
- 12/18/2012
- backstage.com
There is either a couple of football fans or Jerry Maguire/Moneyball with this year’s most liked unproduced screenplay. Close to 300 hundred film executives provided with the Black List creators a top ten of their favorite screenplays of the year and the consensus first overall pick (with 65 votes) comes from the recently featured in Variety (10 Screenwriters to Watch 2012) tandem of Rajiv Joseph & Scott Rothman and their drama which has nothing to do with enlisting in the armed forces. Draft Day – about the day in the life of a fictitious Buffalo Bills Gm appears to currently be in turnaround — which only means I expect to see this greenlight perhaps a little later than sooner – worth noting: top spot almost guarantees that the film will indeed go into production (2006, 2010 and 2011 are the exceptions.) Among the more alluring logline subjects we find on the list, I’d be keen on reading the...
- 12/18/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Two Australian-based brothers have had their script acknowledged on Hollywood’s Blacklist, an annual list of the top scripts circulating Hollywood.
The film, Sweet Virginia, written by twins Paul and Ben China, received 26 mentions on the list.
The Black List is compiled by film executive Franklin Leonard and made up of suggestions from over 290 film executives putting forward their top 10 films. Any film that received more than six mentions was included on the list.
Sweet Virginia is about a former rodeo star who begins a friendship with a young man responsible for a spat of violence in the small town.
Paul and Ben previously wrote and directed Crawl, a short film compared to the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple and No Country for Old Men.
Also on the list is Australian Natasha Pincus, for her script Clive. Pincus directed Gotye’s mammothly successful break-out video ‘Somebody That I Used to know’. Her script Fell,...
The film, Sweet Virginia, written by twins Paul and Ben China, received 26 mentions on the list.
The Black List is compiled by film executive Franklin Leonard and made up of suggestions from over 290 film executives putting forward their top 10 films. Any film that received more than six mentions was included on the list.
Sweet Virginia is about a former rodeo star who begins a friendship with a young man responsible for a spat of violence in the small town.
Paul and Ben previously wrote and directed Crawl, a short film compared to the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple and No Country for Old Men.
Also on the list is Australian Natasha Pincus, for her script Clive. Pincus directed Gotye’s mammothly successful break-out video ‘Somebody That I Used to know’. Her script Fell,...
- 12/18/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Twitter is truly the place for breaking news.
This morning, @TheBlckLst tweeted out the annual honorees for the prestigious 2012 Black List – a survey put together by Hollywood executives that determine the best unproduced screenplays. Past titles have included Slumdog Millionaire and The King’s Speech. More than 290 executives participated in this year’s survey.
This marks the first time the list — which has been announced annually since 2005 — was released via Twitter. According to the feed, 37.1% of the 78 scripts on this year’s list do not yet have a producer attached, and 69.2% of the scripts on this year’s list do...
This morning, @TheBlckLst tweeted out the annual honorees for the prestigious 2012 Black List – a survey put together by Hollywood executives that determine the best unproduced screenplays. Past titles have included Slumdog Millionaire and The King’s Speech. More than 290 executives participated in this year’s survey.
This marks the first time the list — which has been announced annually since 2005 — was released via Twitter. According to the feed, 37.1% of the 78 scripts on this year’s list do not yet have a producer attached, and 69.2% of the scripts on this year’s list do...
- 12/17/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside Movies
The 2012 Black List unveiled its annual crop of best unproduced screenplays. Among the top vote-getters were: 1.) Draft Day (Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman), 65 mentions. On the day of the NFL Draft, Buffalo Bills general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in the city when he trades for the No. 1 pick. He must quickly decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in the pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred. 2.) A Country of Strangers (Sean Armstrong), 43 mentions. Based on true events, the story chronicles Inspector Geoff Harper's
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- 12/17/2012
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
No, it's not a serial killer's bucket list.
The annual Blood List represents the best dark genre screenplays in Hollywood that have yet to be made. It’s a great way to support community and get word out about all the original films that should be on Hollywood’s radar.
Here’s how it works straight from the source:
The Blood List was created in 2009 to bring attention to darker, genre unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. A calendar year for a script to be considered for the list is from October 31st to October 31st. Voting is done by 100 industry insiders. The list is known as the 'Top horror screenplays list' but also has scripts in the sci fi, fantasy, thriller, and dark comedy space as well.
Genres included on the list are: Horror, thriller, sci-fi, dark drama, and dark comedies. This year 117 feature executives voted. Each executive chose their top...
The annual Blood List represents the best dark genre screenplays in Hollywood that have yet to be made. It’s a great way to support community and get word out about all the original films that should be on Hollywood’s radar.
Here’s how it works straight from the source:
The Blood List was created in 2009 to bring attention to darker, genre unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. A calendar year for a script to be considered for the list is from October 31st to October 31st. Voting is done by 100 industry insiders. The list is known as the 'Top horror screenplays list' but also has scripts in the sci fi, fantasy, thriller, and dark comedy space as well.
Genres included on the list are: Horror, thriller, sci-fi, dark drama, and dark comedies. This year 117 feature executives voted. Each executive chose their top...
- 11/1/2012
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
This week, Matt celebrates the fine early movies of wrestling, acting and shirt-ripping sensation, Hulk Hogan…
Of all the lessons we learned from Rocky III, perhaps the most important was that Hulk Hogan was ready. The big man with tiny underpants and the coy hairline made a huge impact on the screen, and, understandably, the world lusted after more.
An acting juggernaut, Hogan's Hollywood career was undoubtedly shaped by his first three starring roles. His performances in No Holds Barred, Suburban Commando and Mr. Nanny cemented Hogan's position as a person who sometimes acted in films. He displayed a physical presence in these films and was able to say some lines of dialogue
In many ways, it's acting in its purest, rawest form. In many other ways, it isn't. Regardless, in this column I'll be looking back at these early Hogan films and questioning the taste of a world where...
Of all the lessons we learned from Rocky III, perhaps the most important was that Hulk Hogan was ready. The big man with tiny underpants and the coy hairline made a huge impact on the screen, and, understandably, the world lusted after more.
An acting juggernaut, Hogan's Hollywood career was undoubtedly shaped by his first three starring roles. His performances in No Holds Barred, Suburban Commando and Mr. Nanny cemented Hogan's position as a person who sometimes acted in films. He displayed a physical presence in these films and was able to say some lines of dialogue
In many ways, it's acting in its purest, rawest form. In many other ways, it isn't. Regardless, in this column I'll be looking back at these early Hogan films and questioning the taste of a world where...
- 6/1/2011
- Den of Geek
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