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The sci-fi thriller Second Born, winner of the 2010 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition, attached director Chan-wook Park (Oldboy) in November 2014. Written by David Jagernauth, the project is being produced by former Bold Films President David Lancaster (Drive, Whiplash) and his company Rumble Films. David was part of a stellar group of screenwriting winners in 2010 that included novelist Teresa Lo and screenwriter Tripper Clancy (Stranded, Hacker Camp). A separate sci-fi/action project of David's was previously in development with Script Pipeline execs.

Script Pipeline "Recommend" screenplay Mine 9, a drama centered on a group of West Virginia miners trapped underground after a cave-in, is currently in the early stages of pre-production. The project marks writer/director Eddie Mensore's second feature film undertaking. His first, The Deposition (2011), won a Grand Jury award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival. Script Pipeline linked Eddie with his current manager, Andrew Kersey (Kersey Management), and consulted on Mine 9 and other projects. From Eddie: "Getting a Recommend through Script Pipeline is difficult. But when it does happen, great things can occur. That's how I found representation, and now my project is in development." View Beneath Existence, the short film based on Mine 9.

Writers Matt Altman and David Matalon, finalists of the Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition, sold their spec The Feud to Vandal Entertainment, headed by former FilmEngine president Navid McIllhargey. The crime/thriller, Matt's first script sale, will join several other film and television projects in development at Vandal, which plans to produce two to three projects per year. Matt is repped by APA and Parallax Talent Management, while David is with Paradigm. Their script Dangerous Waters placed in the top 20 of the 2010 Pipeline contest and was described by judges as "an intense thriller with a fresh backdrop, setting it far apart from others in the genre."

A TV series adaptation of Five Ghosts, created by Frank J. Barbiereand and Chris Mooneyham, for the SyFy Network to be written by Script Pipeline alum Evan Daugherty, who will also serve as executive producer alongside Chris Bender (Benderspink). The Image Comics property revolves around a treasure hunter who is able to harness the skills of five dead literary characters: The Detective, The Wizard, The Samurai, The Vampire, and The Archer. Daugherty’s career gained steam after signing with Script Pipeline industry partner Jake Wagner in 2008. He went on to co-write the box office hits Divergent and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and in 2010 sold Snow White and the Huntsman to Universal for $3 million. He’s currently developing projects for ABC, NBC, and several studios. Evan will make his feature directing debut with Ink and Bone, produced by Dimension Films.

Winner of the Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition, Marc Samson completed his micro-budget psychological thriller Where the Devil Dwells in 2014 (view trailer). Marc is a two-time Script Pipeline "Recommend" writer with other horror and thriller screenplays. His crime/thriller I'll Sleep When You're Dead, centered on a female heroine in search of revenge, was selected as a top-four winner in the 2011 Pipeline competition. He's currently developing additional features and independent projects. Read Marc's original 2011 interview here.

20th Century Fox purchased the rights to the comic miniseries The Foundation, and Script Pipeline competition winner Evan Daugherty will write the screenplay adaptation as well as serve as Executive Producer. In addition to this feature project, Evan is writing Midnight Mass for NBC, the event series Esmeralda for ABC, and GI Joe 3 for Paramount. He'll make his directorial debut with Ink and Bone (Dimension Films) in 2015. Previous writing credits include Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Divergent (2014), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). He also wrote and directed short live-action films based on the Super Mario Bros. characters in 2013. Evan found representation after an introduction by Script Pipeline execs Chad Clough and Matt Misetich to manager Jake Wagner (Benderspink). His contest-winning script Shrapnel was produced in 2012 and starred Robert De Niro and John Travolta. Submit to a Script Pipeline competition Submit for notes and potential industry exposure

Script Pipeline Screenwriting finalist Craig Weeden and comic veteran Jimmy Palmiotti (Ultimate Spider-Man, Jonah Hex) optioned an adaptation of Palmiotti's Painkiller Jane in March 2014 to production company Solipsist Films (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For). Craig is also in development on other feature and television projects. His previous work includes the children's illustrated book Mia's Gift and the feature crime/thriller Diamond Payback, which placed in the 2011 Pipeline competition.

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As of February 2014, Tripper Clancy, winner of the 2010 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition, will write Shedd for Paramount Animation. Oscar-winning director John Kahrs (Paperman) to direct. Tripper found management with a Pipeline industry contact shortly after his 2010 contest win. He most recently sold the comedy The Ambassadors to 20th Century Fox in December 2013.

Chris Tucker to star in The Rabbit, written by Script Pipeline "Recommend" writer Micah Barnett. Script Pipeline facilitated introductions between Micah and his manager before Warner Bros. purchased the screenplay for six figures. Micah received high marks on his script The Merc List, which led to him finding representation with a Script Pipeline industry partner. In 2013, he sold the pilot Ricochet to NBC.

20th Century Fox, the studio that gave Script Pipeline contest winner Tripper Clancy his first big break, will helm his ensemble comedy The Ambassadors, with Danny Boon to direct and Invention Films co-producing. Tripper won the Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition, signed with a manager after introductions by Pipeline execs, and landed a job developing new material with Fox in 2010. He also recently sold the comedy pitch Winter Break to QED International in December 2013.

Esmeralda, based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, to be developed and written by Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition winner Evan Daugherty. Evan will also serve as Executive Producer on the ABC mini-series, with Mandeville Films producing.

Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition winner Evan Daugherty tabbed to write G.I. Joe 3 for director Jon M. Chu and Paramount. Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing. It's the fourth major studio writing assignment for Daugherty. Former projects included Divergent, Ninja Turtles, Snow White and the Huntsman, and in 2008, months after winning the Pipeline contest, an adaptation of Masters of the Universe.

  Script Pipeline Workshop "Recommend" writer Micah Barnett sold a one-hour drama, Ricochet, in September 2013 to NBC, a few years after finding management through a Pipeline industry contact. He also sold a feature screenplay to Warner Bros. in 2010 for six-figures (The Rabbit), with Chris Tucker attached to star.

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