Jonathan Dana

Between July 1st and July 31st, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs out. This is a decline from the specs out the previous month, but it was to be expected with many taking long-awaited vacations, coupled with the bottlenecking we’re seeing in the development chain. However, it’s not the drop-off we anticipated and is still on par with the past month’s numbers.

A big-rig driver leads a rescue mission to free trapped miners in northern Canada.

Logline: In 1859, a group of elite cavalrymen are sent to New Mexico to kill the chief of the Navajo in response to a brutal mass slaughter of 30 white men, women and children. The President appoints as their leader a man who has no experience in the Indian territories, and as they near their goal, tensions reach a peak…

Logline: A former child art prodigy, and second generation petty thief, arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to change his plans and commit one last big job for the syndicate who financed his early release.

Logline: A computer scientist tries to impress her family by pretending that her humanoid robot is actually her boyfriend.