Each year the top film executives choose their favorite unproduced scripts of the year, which are then compiled into Hollywood’s Black List. Though not every one of these scripts will get made, this year’s Oscar frontrunners were featured on the 2009 list, so it’s interesting to keep an eye on the list in the year ahead. Below are some of the picks that I thought sounded the most interesting.
COLLEGE REPUBLICANS by Wes Jones
“Based on true events, aspiring politician Karl Rove runs a dirty campaign for the National College Republican Chairman under the guidance of Lee Atwater, his campaign manager.”
“Based on true events, aspiring politician Karl Rove runs a dirty campaign for the National College Republican Chairman under the guidance of Lee Atwater, his campaign manager.”
JACKIE by Noah Oppenheim
“Jackie Kennedy fights to define her husband’s legacy in the seven days immediately following his assassination.”
“Jackie Kennedy fights to define her husband’s legacy in the seven days immediately following his assassination.”
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN by Evan Daugherty
“A re-imagining of the story of Snow White in which the huntsman sent to kill her becomes her mentor.”
“A re-imagining of the story of Snow White in which the huntsman sent to kill her becomes her mentor.”
ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING? By Tom Gormican
“A dating movie told from the male perspective about the lengths men will go through to avoid being officially in a relationship.”
“A dating movie told from the male perspective about the lengths men will go through to avoid being officially in a relationship.”
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER by Seth Grahame-Smith
“When the mother of future United States President Abraham Lincoln is murdered by a vampire, he begins a lifelong vendetta to rid the world of the heinous creatures.”
“When the mother of future United States President Abraham Lincoln is murdered by a vampire, he begins a lifelong vendetta to rid the world of the heinous creatures.”
HUNGER GAMES by Billy Ray
“Based on the book by Suzanne Collins. In an America of the future, young boys and girls are forced to participate in a televised battle to the death.”
“Based on the book by Suzanne Collins. In an America of the future, young boys and girls are forced to participate in a televised battle to the death.”
WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY? by Max Botkin
“In a world where families are allowed only one child due to overpopulation, a resourceful set of identical septuplets must avoid governmental execution and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.”
“In a world where families are allowed only one child due to overpopulation, a resourceful set of identical septuplets must avoid governmental execution and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.”
THE BUTLER by Danny Strong
“The story of African-American White House butler Eugene Allen, who served eight United States presidents from 1952 to 1986.”
THE GIRL WITH SOMETHING EXTRA by Terrence Michael
“A young man who has been raised his entire life to believe that he is a girl comes of age as he enters high school and learns his true gender.”
“A young man who has been raised his entire life to believe that he is a girl comes of age as he enters high school and learns his true gender.”
HYDE by Cole Haddon
“An allegedly rehabilitated Dr. Jekyll is pulled out of prison to help hunt a new monster who seems to be using an improved version of the Hyde serum.”
“An allegedly rehabilitated Dr. Jekyll is pulled out of prison to help hunt a new monster who seems to be using an improved version of the Hyde serum.”
