EXCLUSIVE: Within the first main sale of the yr, Common has pre-emptively bought the brief story package deal Lengthy Misplaced that comes with an attachment by Steven Spielberg, who’s aboard as a producer via his U-based Amblin banner.
The 50-page brief story was written by Colin Bannon, who will write the script. His deal is within the low 7-figures vary for story and to write down the script, mentioned sources. Pic can be produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Companions , Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Style Photos and Scott Glassgold and his Floor Management Leisure.
As a screenwriter, Bannon has landed scripts on the Black Checklist a document seven occasions, and he has bought the specs Extremely to Tri-Star Photos and First Ascent to Netflix. Bannon’s psychological thriller Holdout is readying at Netflix with Elizabeth Moss connected to star and direct.
Within the vein of What Lies Beneath and Rosemary’s Child, Lengthy Misplaced tells the story of a just lately married girl whose life is upended when her husband’s lengthy misplaced spouse shockingly returns after she was believed to be lifeless, sparking fears that she’s hatching a sinister plan to reclaim what was as soon as hers.
That is yet one more in a gross sales template that has labored terribly effectively for Verve and Glassgold. This marks the second current brief story that entails Kinberg. Late final yr, the duo packaged and bought I Am Not Alone to Netflix with Misha Inexperienced writing and directing and Jessica Chastain connected to star. Lengthy Misplaced marks Glassgold’s third brief story sale to Common – the opposite two packages embrace Run For Your Life with Sam Hargrave directing and Caretaker with Syndey Sweeney starring.
That is Glassgold and Verve’s 12th current deal for an unpublished brief story. Different current gross sales embrace Akela Cooper-attached It’s Over to Sony with Roy Lee; the Aaron Jayh brief story The Dwelling to Amazon with Michael B Jordan starring and producing; Occupant to New Line with Zach Cregger producing alongside Lee and Glassgold; We Used to Dwell Right here to Netflix with Blake Energetic to star; I Assume My Mom-In-Regulation Is Making an attempt to Kill Me to Sony 3000; and Wilderness Reform to Paramount.
Bannon is represented by Verve, Floor Management and Ben Rubinfeld. Spielberg and Kinberg are represented at CAA. Floor Management is represented by Verve.
Verve and Floor Management can be representing the upcoming novel-publishing rights for Lengthy Misplaced.
