Sentences with phrase «spec screenplay written»
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But as the Wall Street Journal reported recently, he read the screenplay (by Liz Hannah, a 31 - year - old unknown who'd submitted it on spec) just this past spring, hired Josh Singer (who'd written Spotlight) to do a rewrite, started filming on Memorial Day, and finished editing it just a few weeks ago.
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The Post was Hannah's first screenplay, written on spec (which means it wasn't commissioned by a studio or producer); incredibly, it landed in the hands of former Sony studio head and powerhouse producer Amy Pascal.