Dries has a strong track record but I haven't read about a big spec script deal in a minute... this could be a sign that the spec script market has new life! https://deadline.com/2024/07/over-asking-spec-caroline-dries-paramount-b...
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Bidding war. Two words screenwriters love to hear, Sam Sokolow.
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Always nice to see a highly sought after spec script but you also have to take into account that Caroline has done some amazing writing for television already so it's not like she's a new face in the industry.
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Nathan Smith there’s always a caveat haha
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I disagree with that caveat. There wasn't a bidding war because she's a known writer. There was a bidding war because she wrote a script everyone thought was marketable with wide audience appeal.
Should also mention, very well documented here, there have been multiple spec script sales over the last few months alone - including one that happened during Cannes - that were from writers who had never sold anything before.
Take the cynicism out of the game. You'll be healthier for it and in a better position to win every day. More negativity = less progress.
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that’s great news!
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I fully agree with RB on this. There is a long history of writers who sell a project with no prior credits nor "paid gigs". But what they did have was a lot of scripts in their portfolio and they had tenacity to network and meet a lot of contacts. Most of the time writers sell their first script, it is not their "first script" - meaning not the first one they have written. And they generally have had their other samples read around town before - even if they did not result in a sale, executives, producers, and agents are aware of them.
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I totally agree Richard "RB" Botto and I love that the industry is now looking for us.
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Like the Snow White and the Huntsman script that sold for 10 million Sam Sokolow and the film was atrocious, but his was a spc script as well.
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Great news for the spec market indeed Sam Sokolow!
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Heard about another in the wind this weekend.
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To be fair, I'm not saying that something like this can't happen with an unknown writer, it's something we all would love to have happen to us without a doubt! I think it's awesome that she was able to sell her script and be in such high demand, I just wanted to point out the fact that she is someone already pretty well within the industry which makes sales like this a bit more common. After all, look at how many filmmakers wear multiple hats these days, director/writer/actor/editor, etc. Not trying to diminish the awesomeness of this spec script sale, but just trying to manage my own expectations.
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That is amazing Richard "RB" Botto