Hi everyone,
It’s been about a month since I last posted here, and I wanted to reintroduce myself and share an update on a project I’ve been developing.
I’m a screenwriter working on a sci-fi/romance feature titled Planet She, with psychological horror elements.
I’ve recently completed the first draft of the screenplay and have been revisiting it from a production standpoint. For a while, I assumed the sci-fi elements would automatically imply a large budget. After breaking the script down more practically, I realized that may not be the case.
The story unfolds primarily in a single apartment, with a limited number of additional locations such as streets, pubs, and offices. The only specialized environment is a spacecraft cockpit, which could be achieved effectively with a practical set and modest visual effects. Most of the film’s impact comes from character dynamics, atmosphere, and psychological tension rather than large-scale spectacle. Because of this, it may be more achievable on a modest budget than I initially thought.
What I find encouraging is that the script feels scalable. It could work on a lower budget while still allowing room for a more ambitious visual approach if additional financing or attachments come into play.
Pitch:
For some, love is a steady orbit. For others, it’s a crash landing. After escaping the chaotic, high-gravity pull of a woman who was as intoxicating as she was destructive, a nameless protagonist seeks the safety of a calmer life. But "perfect" comes with its own price. As he moves from one seemingly ideal partner to the next, he is haunted by dreams of cold metal, weightless voids, and a lingering sense that "improvement" is just another word for erasure.
As his reality begins to glitch and time itself starts to skip, he realizes the "perfect" women pursuing him are not people at all—they are iterations of a single, planetary consciousness pretending to be his ideal partner to keep him from leaving. Far from the safety of Earth, he must face the entity that salvaged his ship and decide if he can love a flawed, alien original more than the polished illusions designed to keep him captive forever.
Full script: https://www.stage32.com/profile/1368819/Screenplay/Planet-She
I’m currently continuing to refine the script and am open to connecting with other writers and filmmakers interested in sci-fi, psychological storytelling, and character-driven genre films.
If anyone would like to connect or share thoughts, I’d be glad to hear from you.
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Hi Dragan Lambic - thanks for taking time to re-introduce yourself and for the project updates - very exciting and very good news, it sounds. Having a scalable project that does not lose it's 'center as it is scaled is an achievement. Sounds like you're planning on producing yourself? cheers
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Hi Sebastian Tudores . Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. As for producing, that's not something I see myself doing. The budget exercise was really about understanding what the film would realistically cost to make and whether there might be ways to shape it so it could be a viable project for independent producers as well.
I'm very much a writer, not a producer, so my hope is to find the right producing partner who connects with the material and wants to take the journey with it.
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Dragan Lambic that's a super exercise for screenwriters to go through. although we always say "write without thinking of budget" there is certainly value in pitching a project whose author has already thought through some of the producing challenges. so congrats to you on that!
I'm not a sci-fi guy, but have you pitched it to any industry members here on Stage32 yet?
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Hi Sebastian Tudores i apologize for the late reply. If you’re referring to the paid pitch sessions on Stage 32, I haven’t used that service yet. I have shared and pitched my projects in different forms to people I’ve met both on Stage 32 and outside of it, and so far I’ve received a few favorable responses, mostly from indie companies and Zero Gravity Management, which requested my script. However, I’m aware that they tend to request scripts from a large number of submissions, so that in itself may not be particularly significant. Two indie companies gave me positive feedback on my script and are now considering ways to secure financing, although I’m not sure how likely that is.
Dragan Lambic my apologies for late reply in return Dragan! Zero Gravity Management requesting your script is meaningful. It's sometimes about taking that specific project forward, but it is ALWAYS about creating a relationship, which you are obviously doing. Congrats! keep us in the loop with how things progress! cheers
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Thank you! Will do.