Exclusive: Assemble Media has acquired Potosi, a sci-fi short story written by Joe Pitkin and published by Analog Science Fiction & Fact Magazine. Djochoua Belovarski, who works on Legendary’s Lost In Space on Netflix, is adapting the deep-space thriller.
Pitkin’s 10,000-word story is set in a near-future where resources are scant and corporations and countries ruthlessly compete for them. The action follows Solomon, an astronaut and family man who reluctantly agrees to lead a secret mission to secure a platinum-rich asteroid before any rival countries discover its treasure. Solomon soon realizes that a rival faction has already reached the asteroid — and that his own team includes a dangerous traitor within its ranks.
“Potosi is the kind of short story that sets up an impressive, expansive world with relatable characters in very few pages,” said Brendan Deneen, Assemble’s President of IP & Literary Development. “And Djochoua’s take on the...
Pitkin’s 10,000-word story is set in a near-future where resources are scant and corporations and countries ruthlessly compete for them. The action follows Solomon, an astronaut and family man who reluctantly agrees to lead a secret mission to secure a platinum-rich asteroid before any rival countries discover its treasure. Solomon soon realizes that a rival faction has already reached the asteroid — and that his own team includes a dangerous traitor within its ranks.
“Potosi is the kind of short story that sets up an impressive, expansive world with relatable characters in very few pages,” said Brendan Deneen, Assemble’s President of IP & Literary Development. “And Djochoua’s take on the...
- 2/8/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
“Ape,” a psychological thriller directed by Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games,” “The Kids Are Alright”), debuted today on the Conde Nast-owned digital platform The Scene. The fifteen-minute film stars Hutcherson as a schizophrenic teen battling hallucinations, with a script by Jon Johnstone.
The film is part of a new emerging filmmakers initiative from Conde Nast Entertainment, Indigenous Media, and Josh and Michelle Hutcherson’s Turkeyfoot Productions, called The Big Script. Citing an increase in major studio tent pole films, The Big Script aims to find and produce “independently created content that can thrive on digital/emerging platforms” and is “driven by unique voices.”
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Partnering with The Black List script database, the five films were chosen from over 2,000 submissions, with the only requirement being that the film feature characters in their late teens to late twenties.
The film is part of a new emerging filmmakers initiative from Conde Nast Entertainment, Indigenous Media, and Josh and Michelle Hutcherson’s Turkeyfoot Productions, called The Big Script. Citing an increase in major studio tent pole films, The Big Script aims to find and produce “independently created content that can thrive on digital/emerging platforms” and is “driven by unique voices.”
Read More: Female Filmmakers Are ‘Grossly Underrepresented’ When It Comes to Directing Opportunities, New Study Finds
Partnering with The Black List script database, the five films were chosen from over 2,000 submissions, with the only requirement being that the film feature characters in their late teens to late twenties.
- 2/17/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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