Netflix has landed rights to the female-driven genre thriller Apex, described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs, Deadline reports today.
Apex was penned by “The Purge” writer Jeremy Robbins and selected as part of 2021’s The Black List, an annual buzzy compendium of the year’s most-liked unproduced Hollywood screenplays.
The spec script logline for Apex: “When an adrenaline junkie sets out to conquer a menacing river, she discovers that nature isn’t the only thing out for blood.” In other words, one woman finds herself stalked by an Apex predator, only this time of the human variety. And it sounds like it’ll be very intense.
Deadline reports that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have created a need for original stories for studios’ development slates, which has led to a boost in spec and packaging markets. Before the strikes, “the market was not as robust...
Apex was penned by “The Purge” writer Jeremy Robbins and selected as part of 2021’s The Black List, an annual buzzy compendium of the year’s most-liked unproduced Hollywood screenplays.
The spec script logline for Apex: “When an adrenaline junkie sets out to conquer a menacing river, she discovers that nature isn’t the only thing out for blood.” In other words, one woman finds herself stalked by an Apex predator, only this time of the human variety. And it sounds like it’ll be very intense.
Deadline reports that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have created a need for original stories for studios’ development slates, which has led to a boost in spec and packaging markets. Before the strikes, “the market was not as robust...
- 2/14/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: While high-profile packages have been flourishing following the ends of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the spec market also looks to have some pop to it as sources tell Deadline that Netflix has landed the female-driven genre thriller Apex from scribe Jeremy Robbins. Ian Bryce and Chernin Entertainment will produce. Netflix declined comment.
The script is described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs and follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.
The sale comes at an interesting time in a post-strike landscape where studios see a need for new original stories to fill their development slates, and the spec and packaging markets have reaped the rewards. Prior to the WGA strike in May, the market was not as robust as reps cautioned their clients about how hard it is to sell a script with talent attached, let alone a spec on its own.
The script is described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs and follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.
The sale comes at an interesting time in a post-strike landscape where studios see a need for new original stories to fill their development slates, and the spec and packaging markets have reaped the rewards. Prior to the WGA strike in May, the market was not as robust as reps cautioned their clients about how hard it is to sell a script with talent attached, let alone a spec on its own.
- 2/14/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Rithy Panh, Karim Ainouz, Annemarie Jacir, Tala Hadid, Ghassan Salhab join efforts to continue key project development activities.
The Doha Film Institute (Dfi) has set up an online mentorship programme to replace its Qumra talent and project development event which was cancelled earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 46 projects were to have received support and advice from some 100 industry professionals at the sixth edition of the meeting, originally scheduled to run March 20-25 in Doha.
French director Claire Denis, Greek cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, Us director James Gray, Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner and Oscar-winning sound editor...
The Doha Film Institute (Dfi) has set up an online mentorship programme to replace its Qumra talent and project development event which was cancelled earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 46 projects were to have received support and advice from some 100 industry professionals at the sixth edition of the meeting, originally scheduled to run March 20-25 in Doha.
French director Claire Denis, Greek cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, Us director James Gray, Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner and Oscar-winning sound editor...
- 3/19/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The uneasy world of the Nffa is fleshed out in the latest episode of The Purge.
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This The Purge review contains spoilers.
The Purge Season 2 Episode 3
A saying has reverberated throughout season two of The Purge. What happens on Purge Night, stays on Purge Night. As we've seen throughout the series, that's not exactly true. For Ben and Ryan, what happens on Purge Night has, and can, determine the very course of their lives in the wake of a pair of impulsive, desperate actions undertaken on a night in which all that sort of thing is legal. For everyone else, the axiom holds true, but they're not the ones struggling with the consequences of the decisions made in the heat of the moment.
For Tommy, the reckless decision to go back for a bag of cash ends up getting him a death sentence according to the Nffa justice system.
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This The Purge review contains spoilers.
The Purge Season 2 Episode 3
A saying has reverberated throughout season two of The Purge. What happens on Purge Night, stays on Purge Night. As we've seen throughout the series, that's not exactly true. For Ben and Ryan, what happens on Purge Night has, and can, determine the very course of their lives in the wake of a pair of impulsive, desperate actions undertaken on a night in which all that sort of thing is legal. For everyone else, the axiom holds true, but they're not the ones struggling with the consequences of the decisions made in the heat of the moment.
For Tommy, the reckless decision to go back for a bag of cash ends up getting him a death sentence according to the Nffa justice system.
- 10/30/2019
- Den of Geek
With time running down on The Purge, will Joe find his mission completed or will Miguel interfere with his constitutional rights?
This The Purge review contains spoilers.
The Purge Episode 10
Perhaps I am in the minority, but I love title cards. When I get some sort of ticking clock announcement, or help in figuring out where we are in a particular time line, I always appreciate it. Perhaps it's lazy storytelling. Perhaps I'm just losing my attention span as I age. Either way, when I get some kind of countdown on screen, it always helps me figure out timing, and as time ticks down on the annual Purge, the tension increases. A ticking clock always seems to work, if there's even remote investment in what's going on.
Needless to say, as Miguel and Pete the Cop are rushing to the abandoned school to try and save Penelope from Joe, the...
This The Purge review contains spoilers.
The Purge Episode 10
Perhaps I am in the minority, but I love title cards. When I get some sort of ticking clock announcement, or help in figuring out where we are in a particular time line, I always appreciate it. Perhaps it's lazy storytelling. Perhaps I'm just losing my attention span as I age. Either way, when I get some kind of countdown on screen, it always helps me figure out timing, and as time ticks down on the annual Purge, the tension increases. A ticking clock always seems to work, if there's even remote investment in what's going on.
Needless to say, as Miguel and Pete the Cop are rushing to the abandoned school to try and save Penelope from Joe, the...
- 11/7/2018
- Den of Geek
Ron Hogan Oct 10, 2018
The Purge reveals a hero. Or the closest thing to it.
This The Purge review contains spoilers.
The Purge Episode 6
From the opening of "The Forgotten," it's established pretty strongly that one of the forgotten figures in the episode is Joe. When he's not hiding behind a faceless metal mask, he's living a faceless existence. His father is dying. He works in a factory, a dying industry in America's dying manufacturing sector. He's divorced, eating bologna sandwiches out of a lunch box. He's well-liked among his coworkers, but his most recent date stood him up. In short, Joe is anonymous, as blank and plain as the steel mask he manufactured himself.
Except on Purge Night. During the Purge, Joe is a hero, saving those who can't save themselves. He travels around in an anonymous van, wearing his anonymous mask, but playing the role of the masked savior,...
The Purge reveals a hero. Or the closest thing to it.
This The Purge review contains spoilers.
The Purge Episode 6
From the opening of "The Forgotten," it's established pretty strongly that one of the forgotten figures in the episode is Joe. When he's not hiding behind a faceless metal mask, he's living a faceless existence. His father is dying. He works in a factory, a dying industry in America's dying manufacturing sector. He's divorced, eating bologna sandwiches out of a lunch box. He's well-liked among his coworkers, but his most recent date stood him up. In short, Joe is anonymous, as blank and plain as the steel mask he manufactured himself.
Except on Purge Night. During the Purge, Joe is a hero, saving those who can't save themselves. He travels around in an anonymous van, wearing his anonymous mask, but playing the role of the masked savior,...
- 10/10/2018
- Den of Geek
Chicago – The 2013 49th Annual Chicago International Film Festival and Michael Kutza – Festival Founder and Artistic Director – announced the competition award winners at a ceremony in the ‘W’ Hotel City Center on October 18th. The Gold Hugo for Best Film went to “My Sweet Pepper Land,” from Iraq, France and Germany.
Kutza made the announcements along with Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, Programmers Alex Kopecky and Penny Bartlett, plus members of the various juries who worked evaluating the competition. The W Hotel City Center is near Chicago’s financial district and the Sears (now Willis) Tower. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery.
International Feature Film Competition
’My Sweet Pepper Land’
Photo Credit: © Chicago International Film Festival
The Gold Hugo for Best Film: “My Sweet Pepper Land” (Iraq/France/Germany), directed by Hiner Saleem
The Silver Hugo – Special Jury Prize: “The Verdict...
Kutza made the announcements along with Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, Programmers Alex Kopecky and Penny Bartlett, plus members of the various juries who worked evaluating the competition. The W Hotel City Center is near Chicago’s financial district and the Sears (now Willis) Tower. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery.
International Feature Film Competition
’My Sweet Pepper Land’
Photo Credit: © Chicago International Film Festival
The Gold Hugo for Best Film: “My Sweet Pepper Land” (Iraq/France/Germany), directed by Hiner Saleem
The Silver Hugo – Special Jury Prize: “The Verdict...
- 10/20/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The 13th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival has ended its ten-day run in Los Angeles, and the winners of the famed “Skully” Awards were announced at the closing night party held October 17th at the swanky Eclectic Wine Bar in North Hollywood.
Read on to see who took home the 10-pound prize and to have a look at our extensive photo gallery.
Hosted this year by yours truly and co-host Jonna Jackson, the evening found Ben Katai's feature flick Beneath to be the big winner, taking home six of the coveted Skully Awards (which were created by Academy Award-winning special effects wizard Stan Winston). See the rest of the winners of the Rachel Belofsky-founded festival, the largest and longest running horror fest in the United States, below.
Best Cinematography: Timothy A. Burton - Beneath
Best Student Short: Jeremy Robbins - Aftermath
Best Makeup: Gary Tunnicliffe - Beneath
Best Special...
Read on to see who took home the 10-pound prize and to have a look at our extensive photo gallery.
Hosted this year by yours truly and co-host Jonna Jackson, the evening found Ben Katai's feature flick Beneath to be the big winner, taking home six of the coveted Skully Awards (which were created by Academy Award-winning special effects wizard Stan Winston). See the rest of the winners of the Rachel Belofsky-founded festival, the largest and longest running horror fest in the United States, below.
Best Cinematography: Timothy A. Burton - Beneath
Best Student Short: Jeremy Robbins - Aftermath
Best Makeup: Gary Tunnicliffe - Beneath
Best Special...
- 10/19/2013
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
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