Congrats Jeff - FAMILY BOND

[JeffLowell]

Thanks, guys. As you all know, it's nerve wracking going out with a spec, and I'm greatly relieved today.

No, this one isn't for me to direct. It's a big budget action-adventure - when I direct again, it'll be a comedy.

[Done Deal Pro]

Well hopefully someone will send me some details.

[LIMAMA]

Jeff, you didn't get the life rights to my story, so what makes you think that you can write about me or my father James, who in actuality was a stingy son of a gun who never acknowledged me as his own after his roll in the hay with my mother, the late ***** Galore.

But I can be persuaded for the right amount of zeros. Please have your agent call my agent.

[EJ Pennypacker]

Hey Jeff,

I'd imagine it won't make too long a story, but if you have time I'd love to hear how it all played out.

EJ

[Naudikom]

Yeah - who gave you rights to write about me and my daughter, LIMAMA?

I expect a big fat royalty check.

[Terrance Mulloy]

Originally Posted by Scripted77

Jeff Lowell.

Who also happens to be JCorona's father, coincidentally.

I thought JCorona was my father?



Grats, Jeff. Knock 'em dead comrade.

[Naudikom]

Originally Posted by Terrance Mulloy

I thought JCorona was my father?

JCorona is father to us all.

[Terrance Mulloy]

Originally Posted by Naudikom

JCorona is father to us all.

Except Maralyn.

[Jcorona]

Originally Posted by Naudikom

JCorona is father to us all.

And I love all my kids the same, Terrance.

Corona

[JeffLowell]

Originally Posted by EJ Pennypacker

I'd imagine it won't make too long a story, but if you have time I'd love to hear how it all played out.

Yeah, it's not that long or exciting a story - we started going out Monday to producers that I've worked with recently and wanted to give a first look to. It hit a tracking board Tuesday, I think, so on top of all the producers we went to, a slew of others were calling in to read it. Wednesday morning, we basically had every buyer in town covered. Here's the list of studios (I took out the producer's names that were taking it in to each place):

Disney
Dreamworks
Montecito
Fox
Fox atomic
New regency
New Line
Paramount
Mgm
Sony
Universal
Weinstein
Dimension
CBS films
Summit
Overture
Lionsgate
Walden

Since there was interest from a lot of producers, there was very little duplication of producers - basically it was a different one for each studio. As I said to you the other day, by Wednesday morning one of my main goals had been met - even if it didn't sell, I was getting read by a lot of new people, and that's always led to work for me.

There are a couple of notable names not on that list - Warner Brothers, who we were told by the producers that had deals there that this movie just wasn't for. Gold Circle, who I love and just made a movie with, but they're not usually in the business of buying specs - they like talent attached first. Probably others.

But even so, that's 18 buyers with a couple left off. You can see why I disagree when people say there are only a handful of buyers out there.

So Wednesday, I just started sweating it and waiting for the script to work its way up the ladder at the studios. Wednesday night I get a call that a preemptive offer's coming in from Universal. I wait, the number comes in - but the offer's good for that night only. If we don't close the deal, they're out. Luckily, the number was in the range I was hoping for. A few little deal tweaks, and we closed.