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SXSW

Festival ⌖ Watchlist
last seen in coverage Sep 5
391
Wire items · since Feb 18
29
Deal items
38
Tracked projects
8
Months active
76
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 29 tracked deal items

28% of tracked dealflow (8/29) is greenlight; 77% of classified deal mediums are film; 74% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
greenlight 8
remake reboot 4
book adaptation 4
series order pilot pickup 3
option 2
short story adaptation 2
spec sale 1
Reported stage
in development 15
in production 4
greenlit 3
completed seeking distribution 3
acquired 2
Medium
film 23
tv limited series 7

Slate · 38 projects from coverage

Grouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume.

In development 13
FamilyKevin Bacon · Kyra Sedgwick · Sosie Bacon @ acquired8 itemsAug 22 GraceJason Sarlanis · Billie Lourd · Manny Jacinto 8 itemsJun 17 It EndsKane Parsons · Andrew Garfield · Jane Schoenbrun @ acquired7 itemsSep 4 Wishful ThinkingLewis Pullman · Maya Hawke · Graham Parkes @ acquired6 itemsMay 2 SaviorsAdam Scott · Danielle Deadwyler · Theo Rossi @ acquired6 itemsJul 23 PerfectMillicent Hailes · Julia Fox · FKA Twigs greenlight5 itemsApr 18 BagwormOliver Bernsen · Peter Falls · Corbin Bernsen @ acquired5 itemsJul 13 Dead Eyes 4 itemsMar 22 Over Your Dead BodySamara Weaving · Jason Segel · Boots Riley remake reboot@ acquired4 itemsMar 21 Never After DarkDave Boyle · Parker Finn · Kiyoshi Kurosawa remake reboot4 itemsSep 2 SparksSydney Chandler · Adam Scott · Danielle Deadwyler 4 itemsMar 28 Ugly CryFelissa Rose · Aaron Dominguez @ acquired3 itemsJul 28 Sun Never SetsDakota Fanning · Jake Johnson · Joe Swanberg @ acquired3 itemsMay 4
Greenlit 1
I Love BoostersBoots Riley · Keke Palmer · Naomi Ackie 8 itemsApr 14
In production 7
HokumAdam Scott · Damian McCarthy · Jamie Lee Curtis spec sale15 itemsMay 3 Pretty LethalUma Thurman · Vicky Jewson · Lana Condor 8 itemsApr 12 SenderBritt Lower · Jamie Lee Curtis · David Dastmalchian 7 itemsSep 2 DreamquilElizabeth Banks · John C. Reilly · Kathryn Newton 5 itemsJun 13 ImpostersJessica Rothe 4 itemsJun 5 American DollhouseKevin Bacon · Kyra Sedgwick · Travis Bacon greenlight4 itemsMar 18 Ready Or Not 2: Here I ComeSamara Weaving · Kathryn Newton · Jason Segel 4 itemsApr 21
Seeking distribution 6
GrindBrea Grant · Ed Dougherty · Chelsea Stardust greenlight10 itemsJun 20 BrianWill Ropp · Ben Wang · Randall Park option10 itemsMar 24 Forbidden FruitsLili Reinhart · Lola Tung · Alexandra Shipp book adaptation6 itemsMar 30 DragLizzy Caplan · John Stamos · Damien McCarthy 5 itemsAug 7 RemedyZach Cherry · Tom Quinn · Sharon Horgan 4 itemsApr 21 PizzaGaten Matarazzo · Sean Giambrone · Lulu Wilson 3 itemsMar 15
Released & tracking 3
ObsessionCurry Barker · Michael Johnston · Inde Navarrette @ acquired6 itemsJul 9 LeviticusAdrian Chiarella · Damien McCarthy · Adam Scott @ acquired4 itemsAug 12 Teenage Sex And Death At Camp MiasmaJane Schoenbrun · Hannah Einbinder · Gillian Anderson @ acquired4 itemsAug 22

Key people · from coverage

Names as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design.

Adam ScottTalent attached19i · 0d
Steven SpielbergNamed in coverage11i · 1d
Damian McCarthyNamed in coverage10i · 0d
Uma ThurmanNamed in coverage9i · 0d
Jamie Lee CurtisNamed in coverage8i · 1d
Kevin BaconTalent attached8i · 1d
Vicky JewsonNamed in coverage7i · 0d
Samara WeavingNamed in coverage7i · 1d
Boots RileyNamed in coverage7i · 0d
Brea GrantTalent attached7i · 1d
Ed DoughertyTalent attached7i · 1d
Lewis PullmanNamed in coverage7i · 0d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL SXSW COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 1 tracked title

Grosses as reported — “via” badge = released by another studio.

Obsession
“more than $403m worldwide”Jul 9 · worldwide
latest: “more than $403m worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

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MAR
34
APR
31
MAY
15
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NeonCO 342
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NetflixPLAT 334
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ParamountCO 292
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Sundance Film FestivalFEST 292
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HuluPLAT 213
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Toronto International Film FestivalFEST 192
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Adam ScottPERSON 190
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Cannes Film FestivalFEST 182
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Deal record · 29 entries

Amounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps.

Sep 2 ‘Never After Dark’ Filmmaker Dave Boyle to Direct Reimagining of Japanese Horror Film ‘Pulse’!
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Dave Boyle, Luke Piotrowski, Parker Finn +5
 Dread Central+3 src A+
Aug 25 Pimmada Chaisakcharoen’s Thai Horror ‘Tame’ Launches EST N8, BrandThink’s B-EST Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
Deal @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Thamuya Thasananukulkij, Anucha Boonyawatana, Pimmada Chaisakcharoen +5
 Variety A+
Aug 20 ‘The Aggressives’ Director Daniel Peddle To Adapt Southern Crime Thriller ‘Cold Moon Rising’
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Daniel Peddle, Michael Sledge, Cold Moon Rising +5
 Deadline B
Jul 28 New Line Wins Heated Bidding War For Theo James Krekis Horror Package ‘Jealous People Are Ugly People’
Deal @ in-development
with New Line Cinema, The Fold, Theo James Krekis +5
 Deadline+2 src A+
Jun 23 Kevin Bacon Set For Amazon MGM Horror Film ‘Summoner’ From Jeremy Slater
Deal @ in-development
with Amazon MGM Studios, Kevin Bacon, Jeremy Slater +5
 Deadline+2 src A
Jun 19 Ana de Armas And Kate Hudson To Star In Erotic Thriller ‘Palm Grove’
Deal @ in-development
with Ana de Armas, Kate Hudson, Kornél Mundruczó +5
 Deadline+6 src A
Jun 17 ‘A Quiet Place’s Millicent Simmonds Co-Writes, Will Star In Crime Thriller ‘Grace’ For Inevitable Studios
Deal @ in-development
with Millicent Simmonds, Ari Costa, Eren Celeboglu +5
 Deadline B
May 30 ‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Hits TV Marketplace; New Take On Hitchcock’s Classic Comes From Tom Spezialy, David Heyman & UIS
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Sarah Snook, Tom Spezialy, David Heyman +5
 Deadline+1 src A+
May 15 Kristen Stewart & Wagner Moura Film First On Slate For XYZ & Vixens
greenlight @ greenlit
with Kristen Stewart, Wagner Moura, XYZ Films +5
 Deadline A+
May 4 GOOD BOY Director Ben Leonberg Set to Helm Horror Film ANKLE SNATCHER for Sony Pictures
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Ben Leonberg, Grady Hendrix, Sony Pictures +5
 GeekTyrant A
Apr 25 Pedro Pascal & Matthew McConaughey Join Western From 'Oldboy's Park Chan-Wook
greenlight @ in-development
with Pedro Pascal, Matthew McConaughey, Park Chan-wook +3
 MovieWeb+1 src A+
Apr 7 Jenna Ortega Eyed for Iconic 80s Horror Movie's Upcoming Legacy Sequel
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Jenna Ortega, Warner Bros. Pictures, Chris Columbus +5
 Google News (Jenna Ortega)+2 src A+
Mar 31 Canneseries 2026 to showcase Apple TV’s ‘Star City’, Richard Gadd’s ‘Half Man’, Disney’s ‘Alice And Steve'
series-order-pilot-pickup
with Canneseries, AMC+, Shudder +5
 Screen Daily+1 src A+
Mar 25 Cambridge actor hits paydirt with roles in ‘Youngblood’ and Eli Roth horror flick
option @ in-development
with Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum, Patricia Cornwell +5
 Google News (Eli Roth) A
Mar 23 Jake Lacy, Nazanin Boniadi’s Adoption Drama ‘Mosquito in the Ear’ Lands Spring Release (Exclusive)
book-adaptation @ acquired
with Nicola Rinciari, Jake Lacy, Nazanin Boniadi +4
 THR A
Mar 23 SXSW: What Were The Best Movies We Saw At The Fest?
spec-sale @ in-development
with Monitor, Smile (franchise), Hokum +3
 Google News (SXSW) A
Mar 20 New Film Taps Dallas’ ‘Weird and Cool’ Vibe for Witchy Horror Comedy
book-adaptation @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Meredith Alloway, Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung +3
 Google News (SXSW) A+
Mar 19 If Mean Girls Was Set at a Free People in 2026, You’d Get Forbidden Fruits
book-adaptation @ in-production
with Meredith Alloway, Lily Houghton, Lola Tung +5
 Vulture A
Mar 18 Daniel Kwan Spent 3 Years Staring into the AI Abyss. He Came Back with a Warning (and a Map)
option @ in-production
with Will Ropp, Brian (feature), Ben Wang +4
 No Film School B
Mar 18 Small Budget, Big Screams: "American Dollhouse" Shocks SXSW
greenlight @ in-production
with John Valley, Hailley Lauren, Kelsey Pribilski +3
 Google News (SXSW) A
Mar 17 Sarah Michelle Geller Criticizes Hulu’s ‘Buffy’ Cancellation: ‘Nobody Saw This Coming’
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Hulu, Chloé Zhao +5
 Google News (Hulu)+4 src A+
Mar 17 A Professor Said to Scrap Their Pilot—Then It Got Into SXSW
greenlight @ in-production
with Wade McElhaney, Wes McElhaney, Codependent +1
 No Film School A
Mar 15 ‘They Follow’: Maika Monroe Says ‘It Follows’ Sequel (Finally) Filming This Summer
greenlight
with Maika Monroe, David Robert Mitchell, NEON +2
 Dread Central A+
Mar 14 Brass Knuckle Films Unveils 5-Project Slate Led by Robert Rodriguez Originals | Exclusive
greenlight @ in-development
with Robert Rodriguez, Alexis Garcia, DJ Cotrona +5
 The Wrap A+
Mar 14 Larry David Reveals Title, Trailer, Premiere Date & Some Key Cast for His President Obama-Produced HBO Comedy – SXSW
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Larry David, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama +5
 Deadline+4 src B
Mar 13 Breakups Are All In the Execution on New ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Posters [SXSW Exclusive]
remake-reboot @ acquired
with Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Independent Film Company +1
 Bloody Disgusting B
Mar 13 ‘Perfect’ SXSW Premiere: Julia Fox and Ashley Moore Star in Provocative Queer Romance
greenlight @ in-development
with Millicent Hailes, Julia Fox, Ashley Moore +5
 Google News (SXSW)+1 src B
Mar 13 Brea Grant Gets in the Grind at SXSW
greenlight @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Brea Grant, Ed Dougherty, Chelsea Stardust +3
 Google News (SXSW)+4 src A+
Mar 9 Succession' Writer’s New Silicon Valley Satire Secures a Rare Pre-Premiere Renewal
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with AMC, AMC+, The Audacity +5
 Collider+1 src B

Recent mentions · 10 of 362

Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 391 wire items (Feb 18 → Sep 5) matching SXSW, deduplicated by URL (7 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.9% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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