#Blacklist
Black List 2021: Lily Hollander’s “See How They Run” Receives Second-Most Votes
The 2021 Black List has arrived. Featuring 73 screenplays and 71 writers/writing teams, the 17th annual list was decided by votes from more than 375 film execs and highlights the best-liked...
Emma Stone Will Play Rosemary Kennedy in ‘Letters From Rosemary’
Emma Stone has reportedly signed on to star in Black List script “Letters From Rosemary.” The story follows the life of Rose Marie “Rosemary” Kennedy, the eldest sister of President John F....
Scarlett Johansson in Talks to Star in Black List Comedy Penned by ‘Broad City’ Writers
After proving she can do drama (“Lost in Translation”), sci-fi (“Under the Skin”), action (“Lucy”) and steal a movie with just her voice (“Her”), Scarlett Johansson is setting out to...
20% of 2015 Black List Scripts Written by Women
The 2015 Black List was released yesterday. In total, 16 of the 81 scripts featured, or 20%, are written or co-written by women. The selection process is highly competitive, and the scripts that...
Sam Taylor-Johnson in Talks to Helm Black List Script ‘Chappaquiddick’ About Ted Kennedy
“Fifty Shades of Grey” director Sam Taylor-Johnson appears close to booking her next project. Taylor-Johnson will be ditching Christian Grey’s red room in favor of Martha’s Vineyard with...
Apply for a Black List Mini-Lab at the 2016 Athena Film Festival
The Athena Film Festival is now accepting applications for its Black List mini-lab. The Manhattan-based festival has partnered with The Black List for the inaugural mini-lab. Four women...
Natalie Portman to Play Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Athena List Biopic
Natalie Portman will star as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a biopic that focuses on the Supreme Court justice’s early career as a feminist legal crusader. Written by Daniel Stiepleman, “On the Basis...
13% of 2014 Black List Scripts Written by Women
Kristina Lauren Anderson’s Catherine the Great topped the 2014 Black List. Anderson’s scripted biopic of the Russian royal was the most popular among the 250 film executives who were polled by...
Less Than 20% of Black List Scripts Are By Women Screenwriters
The 2013 Black List — Hollywood’s annual compilation of the industry’s “most liked” but as-yet-unmade scripts — was released yesterday. Of the 72 screenplays that made it on the...