Script Consultant Philip Shelley explains why spec scripts are fundamental to the industry and shares some great advice.

An unknown writer, a fast-rising feeding frenzy, and a true multimillion-dollar deal. It’s enough to make executives or aspiring screenplay authors dream of the heady spec script deals of the ...

Hollywood's spec script market hits an 8-year high with 8 deals in August 2025 alone. Why studios are finally buying original ...

Before “Final Destination,” cheating death never seemed so fun. Directed by James Wong from a screenplay he wrote with Glen Morgan, based on a story by Jeffrey Reddick, the film came out of ...

My book "The Big Deal: Hollywood’s Million-Dollar Spec Script Market" documented how the 1988 WGA strike built the foundation for the 1990s boom of screenplays written on speculation.

Star Trek Spec Scripts That Never Saw the Light of DayStar Trek had a famous open-submission policy, meaning any writer, anywhere, could submit a script.

Many remember the first time they saw “The Sixth Sense,” but only a lucky few read the screenplay as a spec script back in September 1997, when it was scooped up for a reported $2.25 million ...