It's a well-known fact that Hollywood doesn't buy big-budget scripts with the intent of turning them into original films. Jon Spaihts wrote Passengers, Shadow 19, and who knows how many other sci-fi specs before getting the Prometheus gig. That's why he has a job - because of the talent he showed in his writing, which can be used for studio projects. They didn't want to make his stories into movies because Hollywood is deathly afraid of taking risks on new, unproven material. They are all about profiting in the future, not profiting now. In other words, it's literally all about the Benjamins, not about the stories. Not in any way at all.
Motorcade wasn't bought to become a new film; it was purchased to become a Die Hard sequel. Same thing happened with Simon Says in the 90s, which later became Die Hard 3.
Nobody is writing big-budget original ideas. It's a nearly impossible sell (and even more unlikely to get past the development stage). Unless the director writes it himself and has carte blanche based on reputation only, it won't happen.
No. Hollywood regularly buys scripts with no intention of making them, they just want to prevent other studios from making money off of them. I think that happened to Spielberg once. Some studio owned ET or something and refused to make it.
Blake Turner
and don't bother writing comedies at all
Ryan Brooks
Passengers did get made though?
Kevin Roberts
yeah and it underperformed
Brayden Campbell
hollywood writers are the cucks of writers
Jaxson Rodriguez
>HERE COMES THE TICKLEMONSTERRR
Sebastian Carter
no worthwhile story needs a big budget to be told. from Aeschylus to Beckett humans have somehow made visual story telling work without relying on infantile spectacle.
Samuel Clark
Can confirm, same shit happened to me.
>send in original scripts >get a call back from a small, but well known studio >"hey, we really like your scripts. Wanna come in for a meeting?" >fuck yeah! >go into meeting >"Hi, can you write us something that's sort of like this movie, here? Oh, and it has to be funny too because this particular actor is attached to the project. It has to be sarcastic humor. Can you do that?" >say "yeah, I'll see what I can come up with" >go home >studio keep calling >block number
Michael Fisher
based rahh im gonna getcha poster
Nathan Miller
you have more chance of writing a novel that becomes a bestseller and having it optioned than getting an original script made
Jayden Peterson
>get opportunity of a lifetime >act like an entitled incel wewlad
I'm reaching out but nothing's happening Yea Forumsros ;( Gib Envy Adams gf desu
Landon Wood
what
Angel Nelson
Protip: git gud. Most places also don’t accept or read scripts unsolicited. Get an agent. Register your work with the WGA and protect it from being stolen. You have no fucking idea who gets their hands on it or what they do with it when you send it blind. Most common excuse is “I’m terribly sorry Mr user, but we already have a movie similar/just like that already in production, thanks anyway” OR “We’re not interested” (only later to steal your script and destroy any evidence they ever communicated with you)
DONT DO IT. Protect your work and get representation before you do anything with it
Yes, I register all my scripts and self publish on my blog before sending them in. And no, I don't post the entirety of the scripts on my blog, but I do post title page with a single page example from each script. As far as representation goes, it's tricky. You really have to know someone before letting them talk for you. Most are only after your money.
Kayden Powell
If you have enough money, you can get someone good. William Morrison agency is not a bad place to start
Why not write some low budget shit? Contrary to popular belief you don't need explosions and spaceships to tell a story.
Colton Peterson
No, no, no, lmao. I wasn't talking about a script, I meant that I can't touch Brie Larson's hand. I'm doing well enough without being a writer, thank you.
Alexander Lopez
Ok. Cool. Thanks.
Brayden Harris
>write original script >it's awesome >but you're unknown >some faggot who is shit but is famous gets attached to your script >he rapes it in the ass >he replaces you ultimately >Prometheus comes out >you have no idea what happened
Isaac Clark
You can't just call up an agency and ask for representation. That's not how it works. It's either someone established (on the inside) that recommends you or an agent who just so happen to stumble across your work.
Parker Adams
If You can write then write novels. Unless you were born to hollywood parents or grew up as part of an entourage of some kid with famous parents you just won't make it in hollywood. It's a purely nepotic industry. The only people who "break in" are girls who catch the eye of creepy casting agents who want to fuck them, like jennifer Lawrence.
Even if you go to the most prestigious film school you'll simply wind up pulling cables on some jew kids low budget movie, unless you went to school with said kid and supplied him drugs and holes.
Jordan Reyes
Post a link then larp boy
John Cook
>It's a purely nepotic industry. Bullshit. New talent is very much in demand: you can write kino and it will cost them a fraction of what a known name would cost.
The idea that it's Jews or nepotism just an excuse for people who have no talent.
Angel Myers
Don't you mean boogeywoman?
Jace King
The Chad aoc vs the retarded incel boomer
Christian Miller
And get bombarded by Yea Forums fuckos
Why the fuck would I do that?
Mason Russell
>literally hasn’t no idea what the fuck he’s talking about Money talks. That’s all you need. You get an agent, you pay them. If they’re s good agent, and your work doesn’t fucking suck, they work hard and have the right connections
Levi Turner
Am I the only one who's been kind of coming around to Brie? She's cute in a haggardly kind of way. I feel like I'd have a really good time with her at a concert or an amusement park.
Isaiah Wilson
RAHH!!! IM GONNA BREAK YOUR NOFAP BY JERKING YOU OFF!!!!
Robert Scott
t. Bullshitting LARPer
Julian Kelly
>hollywood is always looking for new talent
Kek I remember when I was 16 and stupid too. The only new talent that get in are rich kids who make a shitty independent movie with some gimmick like interracial lesbian scissoring that gets raved about at Sundance and they get hired to film some shitty generic movie and then they disappear into obscurity. Even talent that get millions of views on youtube with shorts just wind up having their shorts bought for cheap by hollywood and being exploited and turned into a little corporate bitch boy like that one faggot who made that Lights Out movie and promoted a contest where you create a million dollar movie for studios who buy it off you for literally 50 dollars.
Hunter Morales
Call them and see for yourself. Offering money gets you nowhere. Having talent helps but if you're not well known, it's a no across the board.
>been there. Done that.
Nathan Edwards
She's not fugly, she's cute in a run of the mill sort of way. Just not an amazing Hollywood beauty nor particularly hot body.
Julian Jackson
t. I have nothing to prove to you
Anthony Myers
>Am I the only one The answer is always no. > I feel like I'd have a really good time with her at a concert Just don't get caught staring user.
The Lights Out dude is living the dream. He’s made two financially and critically successful films after just making shorts and is now about to become a leader in the DC Reboot effort and command millions of dollars for projects and salary. His situation is enviable. You’re just a jealous faggot who isn’t smart enough to create something that grabs people’s attention
