EXCLUSIVE: The first splashy material sale coming after the end of the writers strike has an appropriate title.
Sony Pictureswon a spirited weekend bidding battle for theJack Follmanshort storyIts Over.
The deal landed in the mid- to high-six-figure range, and it comes withAkela Cooperset to write the script.
Akela Cooper
Shes scripted the sequelM3GAN 2.0,and in TV is co-executive producer ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds.
The film will be produced byRoy Lees Vertigo Entertainment alongsideScott Glassgolds Ground Control.
Verve held the auction with the bidders over the weekend.
The 29-page unpublished short story hit the marketplace Wednesday, the first day writers were back in business.
Lee was a producer of Stephen KingsIt,The Ringand most recently CreggersBarbarian.
Glassgold has the 2024 genre releaseHorrorScopewith Sony.
Cooper is represented by CAA, Rise Management and attorney Gregg Gellman.
Follman is represented by Verve and Ground Control.
Verve and Ground Control will be representing the upcoming novel publishing rights forIts Over.
SPE exec Maia Eyre will oversee the project for the studio.
