The Hottest Unproduced Screenplays Of 2007

The Hottest Unproduced Screenplays Of 2007

By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2007 12:09 am EST

Started two years ago by a young executive at Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way, who polled 90+ peers to send him their 10 favorite new unproduced screenplays to read over the holidays. The underground list was e-mailed around and quickly became a Hollywood phenomenon. To give you an idea, the top three entries of the 2005 list where Things We Lost in the Fire, Juno, and Lars and the Real Girl. However it should be noted that a warning appears at the beginning of the list:

“THE BLACK LIST is not a “best of” list. It is, at best, a “most liked” list.”

12. The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman – “After his mother dies of cancer, a young man named Charlie takes a trip to Budapest. En route, the passenger next to him, an old Hungarian man, dies. Charlie, who promised the man to bring his daughter a gift, falls in love with her, then discovers that she has a violent past.” Project is set up at Sidney Kimmel Entertainmet. Written by Matt Drake. [14 Votes]13. Source Code – Ben Ripley sold this spec script to Universal earlier this year. “As part of an experimental government program to investigate a terrorist incident, a soldier finds himself living and reliving a series of events that take place on a commuter train just prior to the train exploding.” Topher Grace is set to star. [13 Votes]

Here are a few highlights from other screenlays on The Black List:

The 2007 Black List contains 130 screenplays. You can read the entire list here.