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Latin music revenue surpassed $1 billion in revenue in the U.S. for the third consecutive year, the RIAA confirmed in its 2024 year-end latin music report released Tuesday, hitting a new all-time high of $1.4 billion last year.

Growth slowed to 6 percent last year, a considerable drop off from last year’s report, where Latin posted a 16 percent year-over-year bump. That’s in line with the broader U.S. market trends as streaming revenues level off with the market much more saturated than when the streaming boom began. As the RIAA’s broader year-end report showed, overall U.S. market revenues grew just 3 percent last year compared to eight percent the year prior.

Still, the report confirms that for the ninth year in a row, Latin growth is outpacing the broader U.S. market, reflecting Latin’s continued surge thanks to superstars like Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma. Streaming remains by far the most crucial for Latin,...

The freshman series “Abbott Elementary,” “Andor,” “The Bear” and “Severance” and returnees “Better Call Saul,” “Hacks” and “Barry” are among the nominees for the 2023 Writers Guild Awards for television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing announced today by WGA West and WGA East. “The Bear,” “Severance” and “Saul” all landed three nominations apiece, as did “The Simpsons” in animation. “Yellowjackets” and “The Crown” will join “Saul,” “Andor” and “Severance” in the drama series lineup, while comedy series features “Only Murders in the Building” taking on “The Bear,” “Hacks,” “Barry” and “Abbott.” In the new series category, “Bad Sisters” fills out the list alongside “Andor,” “Abbott,” “The Bear” and “Severance.” Vying in the limited series lineup are “The Dropout,” “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” “Pam & Tommy,” “The Staircase” and Emmy/Golden Globes champ “The White Lotus.” See‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘House of the Dragon’ among big TV...

AMC’s veteran drama series “Better Call Saul” is sharing the spotlight with newcomers FX’s “The Bear” and Apple TV+’s “Severance,” as all three shows scored three nominations for this year’s WGA Awards. Other new series nabbing multiple nominations include Apple TV+’s “Bad Sisters,” ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” and Disney+’s “Andor,” with HBO Max’s “Hacks” also garnering two mentions.

The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) announced nominees for TV and news categories on Wednesday morning. Winners will be awarded at the guilds’ annual ceremony on March 5.

In animation, Fox’s “The Simpsons” was thrice nominated, with network stablemate “Bob’s Burgers,” Prime Video’s “Undone,” and Adult Swim’s “Tuca and Bertie” rounding out the category.

For limited series, Hulu and HBO/HBO Max split the category, with Hulu’s “The Dropout,” “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” and...

Newcomers “The Bear” and “Severance” and departing drama “Better Call Saul” were among the frontrunners, with three nominations each, as Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America, East announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2022. Winners will be honored at the Writers Guild Awards ceremony taking place Sunday, March 5, 2023. Here are this year’s noms:

Drama Series

“Andor” — Written by Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau Willimon; Disney+

“Better Call Saul” — Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC

“The Crown” — Written by Peter Morgan; Netflix

Severance, Written by Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda Overton; Apple TV+

“Yellowjackets” — Written by Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson,...

The Writers Guild of America has revealed the nominations for its 75th anniversary WGA Awards in the television, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional categories. The full list is below.

Nominees in the marquee TV categories include reigning Comedy Series champ Hacks, but 2022’s Drama Series winner Succession isn’t in play this year. In fact, only Yellowjackets makes a return trip to the nominees circle in that category. It will go up against the category’s newcomers: Andor, Better Call Saul, The Crown and Severance.

Related: 2022-23 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For The Oscars, Grammys, Guilds & More

Meanwhile, Hacks will vie for the Comedy Series prize against triple Golden Globe winner Abbott Elementary, The Bear and Only Murders in the Building — all of which also are up for New Series trophy — and Barry. Andor and The Bear round out the New Series combatants.

The Limited Series race will be among The Dropout,...

The Writers Guild has revealed its nominees in the categories of TV, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing.

Abbott Elementary, Andor, Bad Sisters, The Bear and Severance were all nominated in the new series category; Abbott and The Bear also earned nominations for comedy series, while Andor and Severance earned nods for drama.

Better Call Saul, The Crown and Yellowjackets also earned drama nods, while Barry, Hacks and Only Murders in the Building picked up comedy nominations.

The limited series nominees include The Dropout, Fleishman Is in Trouble, Pam & Tommy, The Staircase and The White Lotus.

Better Call Saul earned two additional nominations in the episodic drama category, which also includes nods for Bad Sisters, The Good Fight, Ozark and Severance. In the episodic comedy category, The Bear faces off against Grace and Frankie, Hacks, Julia, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows. A notable...

The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing for 2022. Winners will be honored at the 2023 Writers Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Given that TV is a writer’s medium, the WGA Awards nominations give great insight into what new shows are likely to enter the Emmys race this summer. Scoring multiple nods across the categories were expected newcomers like “Abbott Elementary” and “Severance,” which already had Emmy-winning runs for their first seasons, as well as more recent critical hits “The Bear” and “Andor.” All were nominated in their respective comedy and drama categories as well as for New Series.

In the Limited Series category, the guild finally gets its turn to recognize “The Dropout,” “The Staircase,” and “Pam and Tommy,” but more importantly, for the purpose of looking at 2023 TV awards races,...

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Hilarity for Charity — the nonprofit led by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen and dedicated to support for dementia family caregivers, brain health advocacy and education — has big plans for its 10 anniversary.

The organization will take over L.A. event venue Rolling Greens on Mateo on Oct. 1 for a “birthday extravaganza” hosted by the Hfc co-founders and featuring an acoustic performance by John Mayer, magic by Justin Willman, music by celebrity DJ Sam Ronson and a performance by Chloe Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies. The program will also feature “food, drinks, throwbacks and exceptional talent.”

“This year’s event is going to be hard to beat,” the couple said in a joint statement. They launched the organization in 2012, inspired to take action after Lauren’s mother, Adele, was diagnosed with the disease at 55 years of age. Over the years, they have hosted a variety of fundraisers,...

Following last year's announcement that the Chevy Chase movie series Fletch was to get a reboot, it was revealed that Mad Men star Jon Hamm will be the one taking over the role in Confess, Fletch. While there is no word on who will be starring with Hamm in the movie, director Greg Mottola shared an image of the script on his Twitter account, commenting "2 ½ weeks out", suggesting that shooting is due to start at the end of the month. This will come as welcome news to those who have been waiting on more information about the project moving forward after pandemic delays.

2 1/2 weeks out. pic.twitter.com/qruGs4bC89

— greg mottola (@gregmottola) June 10, 2021

Greg Mottola responded to some fan comments, suggesting that certain things about the characters featured in the books have had to be changed for "boring legal reasons", and he also teased that more casting information will be coming very soon.

Exclusive: Christopher Storer has been tapped to direct the Universal’s comedy Worst Man starring Colin Jost and Pete Davidson. The idea is based on an original idea pitched by Jost, Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman.

The wedding comedy follows a soon-to-be-married couple and the family dramatics that ensue just weeks before the ceremony. Universal’s Senior EVP Production Erik Baiers will oversee the project on behalf of the studio, and Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels will produce.

The film marks one of the first big projects for the two SNL talents as they ponder their future on the show. Davidson and Jost have a longstanding relationship on Saturday Night Live and their chemistry has been in full effect when Davidson commonly comes on “Weekend Update” to riff with Jost and Michael Che.

Storer is better known for producing acclaimed films such as Eighth Grade. This marks his first feature directing job,...

In today’s TV news roundup, the cast and creator of “The West Wing” will reunite for a voting special, and Syfy greenlit “The Pole,” an animated adult comedy show featuring Bobby Moynihan and Jillian Bell, with Nicole Byer and Colin Jost.

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“Somebody Feed Phil,” a show where creator and host Phil Rosenthal travels the world and explores different cuisines, will have its Season 4 premiere Oct. 30 on Netflix. The upcoming season will see Rosenthal travel to Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Singapore, The Mississippi Delta and Hawaii on his food-tasting mission, which also combines comedy into the mix. Rosenthal also serves as an executive producer for “Somebody Feed Phil” alongside Rich Rosenthal, John Bedolis, Christopher Collins and Lydia Tenaglia.

HBO Max revealed a that its upcoming project starring fashion designer Jenna Lyons, “Stylish with Jenna Lyons,” will premiere on Nov. 26. She previously served as the creative director and president of J. Crew,...

Syfy’s Tzgz weekly late-night animation block continues to expand its slate, with a six-episode series order to holiday comedy The Pole. The series, starring Bobby Moynihan and Jillian Bell, hails from Future Man writers Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman, and Yeti Farm Creative. Cast also includes series regular Nicole Byer, and recurring cast members SungWon Cho, Colin Jost, Tim Simons and Sasheer Zamata. It’s expected to debut on Tzgz in 2021.

In The Pole, after a scandal involving “Saint” Nick (Moynihan) rocks the holly jolly foundations of the North Pole, all hell breaks loose as the future of Christmas turns into a twisted power struggle for the Red Suit. As Nick, the 20th to wear the Suit, struggles with the age-old question of naughty vs. nice, his wife Mrs. Claus, aka Gretchen (Bell), works to keep the political machine that is toy production afloat.

It's been announced that comedians Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are taking their years' worth of Saturday Night Live chemistry to the big screen for Worst Man, which is is based on an original idea pitched by Jost, Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman. Presented as a wedding comedy, Worst Man follows a soon-to-be-married couple and the family dramatics that ensue just weeks…...

Saturday Night Live co-stars Colin Jost and Pete Davidson are set to star side-by-side on the big screen in a new Universal Pictures comedy “Worst Man.”

The film, an original comedy written by Jost; Matthew Bass; and Theodore Bressman, is a wedding comedy that follows a soon to be married couple and the family dramatics that ensue just weeks before the wedding.

The pair, both from New York’s Staten Island borough, have been on SNL together since 2014. Jost, who started as a writer on the show currently co-hosts the popular Weekend Update segment with comedian Michael Che. Davidson has made numerous appearances on the segment.

Also Read: Pete Davidson Wanted 'King of Staten Island' to Be 'Love Letter to His Mom,' Judd Appatow Says

Davidson’s film career has started taking off in recent years, most recently starring in Universal’s “The King of Staten Island,” which he co-wrote with director Judd Apatow,...

After years of working together on “Saturday Night Live,” Colin Jost and Pete Davidson are taking their comedy antics to the big screen.

Sources tell Variety, the two “SNL” stars are set to headline the wedding comedy “Worst Man” for Universal Pictures. The idea is based on an original idea pitched by Jost, Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman.

The wedding comedy follows a soon-to-be-married couple and the family dramatics that ensue just weeks before the wedding. Universal’s senior executive vice president of production Erik Baiers will oversee the project on behalf of the studio, and “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels will produce the film.

The project is still in development as sources say the studio will now try to find a director for the film, which marks one of the first big projects for the two “SNL” talents as they ponder their future on the show. Davidson and...

Saturday Night Live stars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are teaming up on a big-screen venture.

The duo will star in wedding comedy Worst Man, which follows a soon-to-be-married couple and the family dramatics that ensue just weeks before the wedding.

The project, written by Jost, Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman, will be produced by SNL creator Lorne Michaels.

Universal’s Erik Baiers will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.

Davidson, repped by ICM, Brillstein and Granderson Des Rochers, can currently be seen in Universal comedy The King of Staten Island, which debuted digitally after being pulled from its June 19 ...

Saturday Night Live stars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are teaming up on a big-screen venture.

The duo will star in wedding comedy Worst Man, which follows a soon-to-be-married couple and the family dramatics that ensue just weeks before the wedding.

The project, written by Jost, Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman, will be produced by SNL creator Lorne Michaels.

Universal’s Erik Baiers will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.

Davidson, repped by ICM, Brillstein and Granderson Des Rochers, can currently be seen in Universal comedy The King of Staten Island, which debuted digitally after being pulled from its June 19 ...

Exclusive: Syfy continues the rapid slate expansion of its Tzgz weekly late-night animation block with one more series orders and three pilot greenlights.

Tzgz is going two-for-two with with its first internally developed animated pilots ordered in January, the 15-minute Wild Life and Devil May Care. Syfy has given a seven-episode series pickup to Devil May Care, starring Alan Tudyk (SyFy’s Resident Alien) and Asif Ali (BoJack Horseman). It follows the six-episode series order for Wild Life in April.

The newly greenlighted 15-minute Tzgz pilots are The Chronicles of Frank, From ShadowMachine, The Black Hole from Starburns Industries, and The Pole, from Yeti Farm Creative,

Airing on Syfy every Saturday at midnight-ish, Tzgz is a 90-minute block of adult comedic, animated, genre-based programming of varying lengths. Since its November 2019 debut, Tzgz has grown...

In a competitive situation, Sony Pictures has acquired an untitled pitch from the writing team of Matt Bass and Teddy Bressman, TheWrap has learned. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the project is described as a new supernatural twist on the buddy cop comedy. Sony won a heated bidding war for the pitch on Friday night in a deal that's worth mid-six-figures. Other bidders were Paramount and CBS Films, according to an individual familiar with the situation. Also read: Vince Vaughn In Talks to Star in Michael Dowse's ‘The Politician’ David Alpert and Julian Rosenberg will produce for Circle of Confusion,...

Sony has won a bidding war to pick up an untitled comedy pitch from Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman. Bass and Bressman have heat at the studio already since they wrote the comedy project The Politician, which Seth Rogen is producing and to which Vince Vaughn just attached himself. According to sources, the bidding went down on Friday, with Paramount and CBS Films also in the mix. By nightfall, Sony was on top. David Alpert and Julian Rosenberg at Circle of Confusion will produce the project, whose logline is being kept under wraps. It is, however, being described as a

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Me Before You

Sam Claflin ("The Hunger Games: Catching Fire") and Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones") are in negotiations to star in the Thea Sharrock-directed "Me Before You" at MGM, New Line and Warner Bros. Pictures. Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber ("500 Days Of Summer") penned the most recent draft, and an August 2015 release is planned.

An adaptation of the Jojo Moyes best-selling novel, Clarke plays a small-town girl caught between dead-end jobs. Claflin plays an always successful man who finds himself wheelchair-bound and suicidal after an accident. He hires her as his caretaker for six months, and she becomes determined to prove to him life is worth living. [Source: Deadline]

Hail Caesar

Alden Ehrenreich ("Beautiful Creatures," "Blue Jasmine") is in talks to join the cast of the Coen Brothers' latest dramedy "Hail Caesar!" for Universal and Working Title Films.

The story follows a Hollywood fixer in the 1950s who is working...

• Vince Vaughn has sworn in to star in the comedy The Politician. Vaughn will play the title role, a D.C. elected official on the run from the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and a gang of drug dealers after getting caught in a prostitution scandal. What If director Michael Dowse will helm the project from writers Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman while Seth Rogen will produce with his Point Grey production company. [THR]

• Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) are in talks to star together in Me Before You, the adaptation of the Jojo Moyes...

Though his name has recently come up in connection with season two of HBO crime drama True Detective, Vince Vaughn appears to be sticking with cinematic comedy for now. It has now emerged that he’s attached to Sony’s The Politician.Goon/What If director Michael Dowse is aboard to direct the film, which Seth Rogen is producing alongside Evan Goldberg. The script comes courtesy of Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman, who cooked up the concept of a Washington, D.C. politician caught in a prostitution scandal.Nothing really new there, you might think, but the situation soon worsens when the dodgy politico and his less-than-competent cohort go on the run from drug dealers, the FBI and U.S. Marshals.Vaughn next has travel comedy Unfinished Business set to arrive, with a UK release date of March 6 next year. That will be followed by Term Life, an action drama comic...

Vince Vaughn has signed on the dotted line to appear in Columbia Pictures next comedy, The Politician. The screenplay by Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman made its way onto The Black List last year. It then became the subject of a bidding war, which hints that it might not be terrible.

From the title alone, the mind wanders to a series of set-ups and narrow escapes the titular chappie will no doubt find himself in. And there’s the rub with Vaughn. Certainly with Seth Rogen set to produce, and Michael Dowse (straight off the back of What if) on board to direct – it has potential. More often than not, the guaranteed box office haul of ‘big stars’ means projects with turgid scripts careen into production. If the fact that the screenplay was fought over means anything, it’s that it could be an above average chucklefest.

From THR, who broke the news,...

Vince Vaughn is attached to star in the upcoming Columbia Pictures comedy The Politician, which is being produced by Seth Rogen.

The story centers on a Washington D.C. politician who becomes ensnared in a controversial scandal involving prostitutes. He is forced to go on the run with his "underachieving accomplice" to elude the F.B.I., U.S. Marshals and a group of vicious drug dealers.

Along with Vince Vaughn's attachment, Michael Dowse (What If, Goon) has signed on to direct, working from a script by Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman. The script landed on the 2013 Black List, and was picked up by Columbia Pictures in a bidding war late last year.

Seth Rogen is producing alongside Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Mark Gordon. Drew Simon and Michele Wolkoff are overseeing for the Mark Gordon Company, while Hannah Minghella and Andrea Giannetti are looking over the project for Sony.

Ever since starring in the hit comedy Wedding Crashers, actor Vince Vaughn has struggled to find the same success with missteps like Fred Claus, The Internship, The Dilemma and Delivery Man. Those films just weren't all that funny, so now the actor is teaming with a more successful comedic star to see if that helps. THR reports Vaughn will star in The Politician, a new comedy set up at Columbia Pictures that has Seth Rogen producing along with his frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg and their Point Grey banner. Sweetening the deal is director Michael Dowse, fresh off the charming, funny romantic comedy What If. Plus, it sounds like the script by Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman is good since it made the Black List in 2013 and sparked a bidding war late last year. So what's the story? The film will follow a politician (Vaughn) in Washington D.C. who is...

Vince Vaughn is in early talks to star in comedy “The Politician” for Columbia Pictures and director Michael Dowse, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap. Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman wrote the script, which Sony won in a bidding war after it landed on the 2013 Black List of best screenplays. Also read: ‘True Detective’ Plot Details Emerge; Vince Vaughn in Talks, Elisabeth Moss Circling The titular character in the film is a disgraced governor who's caught in a scandal involving hookers, prompting him to go on the run along with an underachieving accomplice from the FBI and U.

It looks like Vince Vaughn is willing himself out of a career rut with some of the projects he’s been signing onto recently, which is something I’m pretty happy about. I’ve always loved his comic timing and have found him to be a relatable, charismatic and funny screen presence more often than not. But the shine started to come off of him over the past few years as his comedies grew more formulaic (in my opinion this fallow period stretches from Fred Claus up until Delivery Man). But with a role in Season 2 of True Detective and what sounds like a darker film coming up in Term Life, maybe Vaughn truly is taking back his career á la Matthew McConaughey. The Politician could be another step back in the right direction. At first glance, it appears possible that this studio project could be another paycheck gig, but...

We didn’t know it when docu-helmer Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line, The Unknown Known) signed up for it last July, but by the looks of several industry players, he might have landed on the best screenplay of the bunch.

The annual “The Black List” unveiled its “favorite unproduced screenplays” of the year, and ranking at the top with a slim margin of a lead was Andrew Sodroski’s Holland, Michigan – a project that should begin lensing in April of next year with Naomi Watts possibly toplining. The second place top vote-getter got a lot more than a set of steak knifes this year. The out-of-nowhere, complete obscurity to huge pay day Section 6 by first time scribe Aaron Berg garnered huge interest towards the end of the year and should be jettisoned into production by the Universal folks – look for big name talent to be attached sometime in...

With all the mindless sequels and reboots that Hollywood has churned out over the last few years, it’s always nice when something original and well-written can break through and get a studio release. Unfortunately, many quality scripts can spend years without ever reaching the right executive to give it the green light. In an effort to make the process a little bit better, former production executive Franklin Leonard started The Black List in 2004. Today, the site announced its ninth annual list of the best unproduced scripts.

To come up with the list, nominations are received from over 250 executives. If a film gets 6 nominations, it gets a spot on the list. The more executives that nominate it, the higher on the list it is. Production for last year’s top film, Draft Day, is underway with the theatrical release scheduled for April, so there’s a pretty good chance that...

What’s poppin’ cool kids! Well, let me tell ya!

In my opinion, the Hottest list in Hollywood to be on, The Black List, has just announced their 2013 winners! The Black List is the best unproduced screenplays of the year, as voted on by over 250 film execs. This year 72 scripts made the cut in the 2013 edition of the yearly ranking compiled since 2004 by baller Franklin Leonard.

Congrats to all the writers that made the list! I’m especially proud of my close dear friend, Latino screenwriter Hernany Perla who made the list!

The winners are…

Mississippi Mud by Elijah Bynum

Patient Z by Michael Le

Make A Wish by Zach Frankel

Randle Is Benign by Damien Ober

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Queen Of Hearts by Stephanie Shannon

Holland, Michigan by Andrew Sodroski

Hot Summer Nights by Elijah Bynum

Dude by Oliva Milch

Pan by Jason Fuchs

Superbrat by...

Withough further ado, the cover of #BlackList2013, designed by Glen Charbonneau. Let's get started. pic.twitter.com/5G0V1kGsXd— The Black List (@theblcklst) December 16, 2013

While Prisoners, Saving Mr. Banks, and The Spectacular Now have generated positive reviews at the box office, they also share one common distinction: They were all recognized on Franklin Leonard’s Black List, an annual compendium of the year’s most-liked un-produced screenplays as determined by the hundreds of executives in Hollywood that spend their lives reading scripts.

Leonard, 35, began the list in 2005 on a lark. As a young development executive about to leave for winter vacation,...

The 2011 Black List, the Top Unproduced Screenplays of the year has been released. The best unproduced screenplays from The Black List 2011 is compiled by votes from over 300 “execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars and the Real Girl, and (500) Days of Summer. Last year’s list included Margin Call, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Hunger Games, and Snow White and the Huntsman.”

Regarding the validity of The Black List, things to keep in mind:

some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though…none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.

For the seventh annual year a list of the top unproduced screenplays written in the past 12 calendar months has been made. The Black List is the most recognized and celebritized compilation for screenwriters and unknown movie ideas to be heard. While some prior Black List scripts have gone on to be made (like Juno or 500 Days of Summer), most scripts do not. However, what being on The Black List can do is to give a big push of credibility to a screenwriter hoping to carve out a career in Hollywood.

The Black List recepients are chosen by a committee of 300 individuals working in Hollywood: agents, writers, producers, managers and the like. They read the screenplays that float around the showbiz ecosystem; some are bought and are already in development while others are still seeing the interest of talent of financial backers.

The makers of The Black List are good to...

The 2011 Black List has arrived online and there are a bunch of the hottest scripts in Hollywood. Some have already been picked up by studios, while most are still unproduced. Here is the press release: The Black List was compiled from the suggestions of over 300 film executives, each of whom contributed the names of up to ten of their favorite scripts that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2011 and will not have begun principal photography during this calendar year.

This year, scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the The Black List.

All reasonable effort has been made to confirm the information contained herein. The Black List apologizes for all misspellings, misattributions, incorrect representation identification, and questionable 2011 affiliations.

It has been said many times, but it's worth repeating:

The Black List is not a "best of" list. It is, at best, a "most liked" list.

[1] Each December since 2004, studio executive Franklin Leonard has compiled the best unproduced screenplays of the year, as voted by hundreds of execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars and the Real Girl, and (500) Days of Summer. Last year's list included Margin Call, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Hunger Games, and Snow White and the Huntsman. It should be noted that the headline is somewhat misleading -- some of these screenplays have already been acquired and are already in development, though according to Leonard none will have entered principal photography by December 31, 2011. Also worth pointing out is that, as in previous years, there have been rumors that some of the participants have been accused of using the Black List to promote their own clients or friends.

Millennium Films has acquired the rights to the Chris Baldi comedy "Guys Night" and has slated a spring production start date. Baldi, the writer behind Columbia's upcoming comedy "What Would Kenny Do" (starring Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber), wrote the "Guys Night" script. Executive producers include Millennium's Avi Lerner; Danny Dimbort and Trevor Short will executive produce, along with Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler. Jim Valdez and Matt Bass are listed as producers. The cast has not yet been announced. "Guys Night" is about four men working at dead-end jobs and involved with less-than-satisfying relationships.

Chris Baldi's comedy spec Guys Night sells to Millennium Films Millennium Films has acquired rights to the story which follows four guys with dead-end jobs and similar relationships, who find out about a mystery Island off the coast of New Jersey where anything goes. After setting off one night to find it, anything and everything goes wrong. Variety reports that a spring production start is being eyed for Guys Night, produced by Jim Valdez and Matt Bass. Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler will serve as executive producers. Baldi's doing well. The writer scripted the upcoming Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber flick What Would Kenny Do which Sony is distributing, as well as Fox's Thor Freudenthal-helmed The Scavengers...

Chris Baldi's comedy spec Guys Night sells to Millennium Films Millennium Films has acquired rights to the story which follows four guys with dead-end jobs and similar relationships, who find out about a mystery Island off the coast of New Jersey where anything goes. After setting off one night to find it, anything and everything goes wrong. Variety reports that a spring production start is being eyed for Guys Night, produced by Jim Valdez and Matt Bass. Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler will serve as executive producers. Baldi's doing well. The writer scripted the upcoming Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber flick What Would Kenny Do which Sony is distributing, as well as Fox's Thor Freudenthal-helmed The Scavengers...