James Sommers
@ogwaves
Screenwriter. WGA. Martial artist. Tennis player (can hold my own!) Owner of an amazing rescue dog! Cowriter of "Diamond in the Rough" http://riseandwrite.blog
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A movie I wrote - that’s personal in more ways I care to mention - starts filming today. It’s only possible because others risked their reputation on my behalf. And they did it for years. Thank you @johnzaozirny and the Bellevue team. Thank you Max West and Phil D’Amecourt at WME
This is not a drill. Specs have been on fire this summer. Write your damn spec! #writeyourspec #screenwriting deadline.com/2025/08/blake-…
Have had three conversations this week where the upshot was basically -- "Feature specs are back and people are buying." #writeyourspec
Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell Teaming for Action Comedy 'Tough Guys' at Amazon MGM Studios hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…
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Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell Teaming for Action Comedy ‘Tough Guys’ at Amazon MGM Studios
Daniel Gold penned the script as a spec about two henchmen who "break free from the criminal underworld and rewrite the rules as they abandon their ruthless boss and dodge the elite assassin on their...
FWIW, I haven't seen the current level of excitement in the marketplace for feature spec material since at least 2022. There is a real hunger out there for great, unique material. Especially scripts can attract top-tier actors, as packaging is often still key in selling it.
THE STUDIO reveals another classic filmmaking technique with a sneaky 🤠TEXAS SWITCH🤠 on the table fall. Clever camera operating hides Seth as he clears the frame and is replaced by the stuntman.
I am loving all the recent sales of original scripts. You should know what to do by now. #writeyourspec #screenwriting deadline.com/2025/04/univer…
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Universal Lands Hot Nathaniel Halpern Spec ‘Fight’ From 87North With David Leitch Directing
Universal has landed Fight from the company, with David Leitch attached to direct from a spec script written by Nathaniel Halpern
There is simply the way that will work for you. And no one can tell you what that way is. That, along with (oh yeah!) writing a phenomenal script, is the hardest part to figure out. 9/
Look @billmaher, I’m all about sitting down with people you disagree with. And bcuz I was such a divisive political asshole back in the day, that’s all I do now - have respectful conversations with people who don’t think like me, to help heal the divide I helped to create. So…
Andrew Sullivan: "I do not care about the economy if the government in this country claims it can break down anyone's doors, seize anyone with no due process, put them on a plane, and send them to a foreign jail... The last person who did that in this country was called George…
Writers. Read this. Learn.
The Circle of (Filmmaking) Life -Make a great short. -Make a great no budget (under $100K) feature. Hire legitimately good actors through reps. Show the reps the feature when it's done (and great). -Use it to get a slightly bigger ($100K-1M) feature off the ground. Target reps…
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Just listened to the Safdie Bros on a podcast talking about how Uncut Gems took 10 years to get off the ground. Every time it wouldn't work they'd just say screw it and make another small movie they could control until they got there and man, if that isn't the best advice.
tilda swinton saying that she was too shy to talk to angelina jolie at a hollywood party and angelina saying that she was shy too like 😭
Truth time on the last day of 2024: I have yet to sell a spec. BUT I did write an UNDENIABLE spec that got me repped, landed #2 on the 2012 Blacklist, resulted in 100+ meetings, a job at Pixar, writing credits on movies that have grossed over $1 BILLION, and a 13-year no-gap…
10 out of 10 of 2024’s biggest box office draws were based on IP. 9 of 10 were sequels (one was a prequel, which is also technically a sequel). So really in my book 10 of 10 were sequels. But there’s a silver lining here. Let me break it down. #screenwriting #WritingCommunity…
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