I've just finished prep my latest project and I'm ready to start. Research and outlining took six weeks and I love the concept. Last night I decided to search the deals archive (I know, I should have done this first) for any similar scripts and--oh s**t. My logline, nearly word for word, was on a deal from ten years ago. It was untitled and setup through a major studio and was to be written based on someone's treatment. It doesn't look like the project was ever made.
My first thought was fvck, I guess I'll abandon this, but the more I think about it, the more I'm not sure. It's a tort movie of sorts and there's a lot of great movies about the little guy trying to defeat the big evil corporation. Does this fall under the same "gimme the same but different" category?
The specifics about the two scripts are exactly (offense/industry) the same but obviously mine would play out completely different from someone else's. I would assume it would anyway.
ps. I'm not being vague because I'm being protective of my idea. I'm quite green to the industry and I'm not sure if I'd be opening myself up to problems with this post should I decide to write it and it ever got any heat.
My first thought was fvck, I guess I'll abandon this, but the more I think about it, the more I'm not sure. It's a tort movie of sorts and there's a lot of great movies about the little guy trying to defeat the big evil corporation. Does this fall under the same "gimme the same but different" category?
The specifics about the two scripts are exactly (offense/industry) the same but obviously mine would play out completely different from someone else's. I would assume it would anyway.
ps. I'm not being vague because I'm being protective of my idea. I'm quite green to the industry and I'm not sure if I'd be opening myself up to problems with this post should I decide to write it and it ever got any heat.
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