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This is an errands-heavy role and you will be working collaboratively with the first Assistant.

Between February 1st and February 28th, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs hitting the market. That is quite the jump in numbers compared to last month. Of the 19 specs out, 5 have some type of attachment. So, while some really strong material hit the market, the heat is still working at finding a home.

Lit Entertainment is out with ENDING THINGS by Kevin Sullivan. A hit-woman wants out of the assassin business.

This is an errands-heavy role and you will be working collaboratively with the first assistant.

Duties include scheduling and phones, but will include heavy development work; reading scripts, doing coverage and notes, and sitting in on pitches & meetings.

Between August 1st and August 31st, we tracked a total of 15 feature specs out. This marks the third month in a row where specs have decreased. However, we all predicted the low rate of material out between vacations and productions slowly rolling out.

Fourth Wall Management is out with HOT GIRL SUMMER by Michelle Askew. Thirteen-year-old Beatrice desperately wants to be a “hot girl” in all the wrong ways.

Amazon Studios picked up TIME ZONE by Bill Marsilii & Terry Rossio. Covert first responders use technology to manipulate time.

Between April 1st and April 30th, we tracked a total of 22 feature specs out. While it’s a positive from last April, it’s continuing our steady decline of specs from the past couple of months. We’ve seen a 12% decrease in specs from March’s count. We’ve continued to decrease in specs since February, wherein in a traditional market, we’d see increases in April, a hot month for the material.

Universal Pictures has picked up UNTITLED ANKELES/JURGENSON ADVENTURE PROJECT by Alex Ankeles & Morgan Jurgenson. Described as a four-quadrant adventure-comedy.

WME is out with LYRICAL by Jesse Ross. An aspiring songwriter secretly helps a boy woo a girl.

Based on the Disneyland attraction ‘The Tiki Room.’

In the vein of SPY and CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. A desk-bound CIA analyst is forced to assume a ruthless terrorist’s identity via a radical medical procedure, in order to uncover and stop a dangerous plot.

A doctor discovers people’s bodies are being overtaken by aliens.

Inspired by actual events surrounding a phenomenon in 1974, the story follows a young married couple who discover a mysterious metallic orb in the woods near their house following a meteor shower. While the unusual object dazzles the couple by exhibiting some awe-inspiring properties, its true purpose is revealed to be far more sinister than they could ever imagine.

Logline: Story details are being kept under wraps, but spec is being pitched as The Shining or The Conjuring on a boat

Logline is being kept under wraps.

The popular actor and singer will make his first Hollywood film appearance with the final chapter in the action-packed Resident Evil film series, based on the Capcom video game about the zombie apocalypse.

Supernatural creator Eric Kripke and The Shield creator Shawn Ryan are teaming up on the action adventure drama Time. The series centers on an unlikely trio who travel through time to protect history as we know it.

Based on the famous Disneyland ride of the same name, the film will be a period adventure, placing Johnson and others on a trip through Africa. John Requa and Glenn Ficarra are scripting the project, which been in development since the early 2000’s.

Kept under wraps, but serves as a contemporary reboot about the iconic private detective known as Shaft.

Centers on notorious mobster Johnny “Handsome” Roselli, who helped the Chicago Outfit control Hollywood and the Las Vegas strip, and was even involved with the CIA’s plot to assassinate Fidel Castro in the 1960’s.

A powerful mobster for the Chicago Outfit, Roselli helped them control Hollywood and the Las Vegas strip and was even involved with the CIA’s plot to assassinate Fidel Castro in the 1960’s.

Follows the literary icons Alan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Mina Harker, invisible man Rodney Skinner, Secret Service agent Sawyer, Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde and the group’s recruiter, M, as an off-color group of outcasts that have to team up and use their powers and skills to save the world from destruction.

Set in the world of international racing.

A round-up of the week’s TV News!

A recap of the week’s TV News!

Logline: Two months before a meteor passes through Earth’s orbit with a 66.6% chance of ending life on the planet, the lives of four very different high school seniors intersect.

Logline: Two airline pilots are the ultimate wingmen, both in the skies and with the ladies, but when one of them falls for the girl of his dreams at a company retreat, it could put the opportunity of their lives at risk.

Logline: A college professor investigates the disappearance of his family and is forced to confront the authorities at the Witness Protection Program to find them.