The Blacklist (a list of favorite unproduced screenplays making the rounds in Hollywood created by Franklin Leonard) acts as a good indicator of the best original ideas to come out of agents/rep offices and to come out of an industry which is too dependent on sequels, prequels and remakes. So far, we are past the midway point of 2009 and I was curious to update the 2007 list and see, mostly what went into production and which of the top tier scripts were greenlite.
The Little Miss Sunshine filmmaking pair of Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton might have taken the VW westfalia route in boarding their next project. Not that they have been especially slow to react – I've seen directors blast onto the scene and wait too long to release their follow-up.
The biggest question prior to the Oscars is: How much of an underdog can Slumdog Millionaire really be when it's winning major honors at the Globes, Producer's Guilds, and has ten Oscar noms to go along with it? Danny Boyle claimed the top prize....
#92. Charlie Bartlett Director: Jon PollWriters: Gustin Nash Producers: William Horberg, Barron Kidd, Sidney Kimmel, David Permut, Jay Roach Distributor: MGM ...