Exclusive: In a last fevered auction before the holidays, Netflix prevailed and paid high six figures for First Ascent, a genre script by Colin Bannon with a female lead set in the world of mountain climbing. The project injects a genre element to a dangerous sport and was likened to The Shining meets Free Solo. Jake Scott is attached to direct a script that will be featured on The Black List, the annual tally of best screenplays that will be revealed later today.
Scott Free’s Ridley Scott, Kevin Walsh and Michael Pruss are producing alongside Sukee Chew at Hopscotch Pictures. The deal closed Friday night, when, sources said, there were eight bids on the table — some with acting or director attachments — between studios, financiers and streamers. Netflix put a big offer on the table with a ticking clock, and the writer’s reps — Verve, attorney Leslie Abell and Chew,...
Scott Free’s Ridley Scott, Kevin Walsh and Michael Pruss are producing alongside Sukee Chew at Hopscotch Pictures. The deal closed Friday night, when, sources said, there were eight bids on the table — some with acting or director attachments — between studios, financiers and streamers. Netflix put a big offer on the table with a ticking clock, and the writer’s reps — Verve, attorney Leslie Abell and Chew,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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