The Black List titles that will be released in 2020 include Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn’s action comedy Free Guy, which is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Ryan Reynolds. Last year’s titles included Elissa Karasik’s Frat Boy Genius, Cody Brotter’s Drudge and Flora Greenson’s Covers among others. Bo Burnhan and Laverne Cox also star in the crime thriller. Pic stars Carey Mulligan as a young woman who, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks vengeance against men who cross her path. Also from last year’s list is the upcoming Sundance Film Festival premiere of Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman, which she wrote and directed. Previous Black List titles released this year are Lena Waithe’s Queen and Slim (which was on last year’s list), Mindy Kaling’s Late Night and Minhal Baig’s Hala. Who Reps The Black List 2019 Scripts: Agency & Management Company Scorecards Another project won by New Line in early September is Shut In, by first-time scribe Melanie Toast.

Also as exclusively reported by Deadline this morning, Netflix snapped up for high six figures First Ascent, a genre script by Colin Bannon with a female lead set in the world of mountain climbing. Don’t Worry Darling, with 19 votes on today’s list, had 18 bids going for it over the summer, with New Line winning and Olivia Wilde directing and starring as exclusively reported by Deadline. Some titles on this year’s list have already been snatched up by studios. Together, they venture to find the cause behind the freeze and in the process, confront the issues that plagued their relationship before it’s too late. That is until his ex-girlfriend, Leyna, shows up at his doorstep. The screenplay follows Teddy, who thinks he’s the only living person left in a world where humanity is frozen in time. UPDATE with final ranked list: The 15th annual Black List was released Monday, with Ken Kobayashi’s romance screenplay Move Onleading the coveted rundown of unproduced screenplays in Hollywood with 29 votes.

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