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WME

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last seen in coverage 2 days ago
192
Wire items · since Feb 18
41
Deal items
2
Tracked projects
6
Months active
38
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 41 tracked deal items

39% of tracked dealflow (16/41) is book adaptation; 68% of classified deal mediums are film; 92% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
book adaptation 16
remake reboot 7
series order pilot pickup 4
short story adaptation 4
option 3
spec sale 3
greenlight 2
public domain adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 29
acquired 4
in production 3
optioned 2
greenlit 1
Medium
film 27
tv limited series 11
industry 2

Slate · 2 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred

In development 2
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Skeletons
Brie Larson · JT Mollner · J.J. Abrams
option book adaptation acquired 5 Jul 25 ↗
Pressure
Casey Wasserman · Karen Bass · Jeffrey Epstein
3 May 27 ↗

Key people · from coveragenames as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design

Brie LarsonTalent attached5i · 3d
JT MollnerTalent attached5i · 3d
J.J. AbramsTalent attached4i · 2d
Brian DuffieldTalent attached4i · 3d
Willa FitzgeraldTalent attached4i · 2d
Kyle GallnerTalent attached4i · 2d
Paul DanoTalent attached4i · 2d
Casey WassermanNamed in coverage3i · 0d
Karen BassNamed in coverage3i · 0d
Patrick WhitesellNamed in coverage3i · 0d
Ari EmanuelNamed in coverage3i · 0d
Maika MonroeTalent attached3i · 1d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL WME COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 1 tracked titlegrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

The Bride!
latest: “$24 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

3
FEB
39
MAR
73
APR
51
MAY
11
JUN
15
JUL
WIRE ITEMSDEAL SHARE

Works with · top 8 of 25click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
Netflix 4917
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CAA 3911
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Sony Pictures 2313
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Hulu 206
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Disney 203
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Paramount Pictures 198
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Warner Bros. Pictures 197
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Universal Pictures 194
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Deal record · 41 entriesamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

Jul 17 Sony Lands ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Package ‘Hollow’ With Sydney Sweeney Starring, Lindsey Anderson Beer Writing & Directing And LuckyChap Producing
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Sony Pictures, Sydney Sweeney, Lindsey Anderson Beer, LuckyChap, Honey Trap
Deadline+4 src A+
Jul 13 ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ Original Screenplay U.S. Rights Head To Paramount & Studio’s New Genre Label Primal Before Warner Bros Merger
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Paramount, Wes Craven estate, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules, Iya Labunka
Deadline A+
Jul 9 Diego Calva Joins Supernatural Thriller ‘Possession’ From Paramount
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Diego Calva, Callum Turner, Margaret Qualley, Paul Dano, Parker Finn
Deadline A+
Jul 8 John Goodman Joins Brie Larson In Horror Thriller ‘Skeletons’ From Sony Pictures
short-story-adaptation @ acquired
with Sony Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Kyle Gallner
Deadline+7 src A+
Jul 2 Victoria Aveyard’s ‘Tempest’ In The Works As Series From Chernin Entertainment
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Chernin Entertainment, Victoria Aveyard, Peter Chernin, Tracey Cook, Rachel Moore
Yahoo News UK B
Jun 26 Daithí Ó hAragáin joins Brie Larson in Sony horror thriller ‘Skeletons’
short-story-adaptation @ acquired
with Sony Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Brie Larson, Willa Fitzgerald, Ione Skye
IFTN+1 src A
Jun 22 Disney+ & A24 UK Teaming For First Time On Clem Garritty Comedy-Drama About Siblings Whose Father Is Accused Of Murder
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Disney+, A24 UK, Clem Garritty, Hulu, Angela Jain
Deadline A+
Jun 19 Ana de Armas And Kate Hudson To Star In Erotic Thriller 'Palm Grove'
deal · articleType @ in-development
with Ana de Armas, Kate Hudson, Kornél Mundruczó, Chernin Entertainment, James Morosini
Deadline+6 src A
Jun 13 WME Signs Rising Horror Scribe Chris Thomas Devlin
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Chris Thomas Devlin, Lionsgate, Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Dylan Clark, The Blair Witch Project
Deadline A
Jun 12 Maggie Gyllenhaal to Adapt Rachel Kushner’s ‘Creation Lake’ for Warner Bros.
book-adaptation / option @ optioned
with Warner Bros., Rachel Kushner, Maggie Gyllenhaal, MGMT Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Variety+5 src A+
Jun 12 New ‘Transformers’ Movie Taps ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Writer Jason Fuchs | Exclusive
deal · articleType
with Paramount, Hasbro, Jason Fuchs, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian
The Wrap B
Jun 6 Paramount+ Lands ‘Cop Land’ Series Adaptation From James Mangold, Robert Levine, Par TV Studios & Miramax
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Paramount+, Cop Land, James Mangold, Robert Levine, Paramount Television Studios
Deadline+2 src A+
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, Universal International Studios, Heyday Television
Deadline+1 src A+
May 30 Damien Leone Sets Post-‘Terrifier’ Future With ‘Tortures of the Damned’ for Lionsgate, Sam Raimi (Exclusive)
deal · articleType @ in-development
with Damien Leone, Lionsgate, Sam Raimi, Ghost House, Rob Tapert
THR+2 src A+
May 27 Netflix, Spotify Acquire Jay Shetty On Purpose Podcast in $100M+ Deal
deal · articleType @ acquired
with Netflix, Spotify, Jay Shetty, iHeartMedia, Perfect Strangers Media
Variety+2 src A+
May 23 Ben Stiller Teaming With Mike Judge On Apple Comedy Series ‘Protective Custody’
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Ben Stiller, Mike Judge, Steve Hely, Dave King, Apple Studios
Yahoo B
May 13 'The Third Hotel' Movie From FirstGen In Works (EXCLUSIVE)
book-adaptation @ in-development
with FirstGen, Michelle Garza Cervera, Isa Mazzei, Laura van den Berg, Mona Fastvold
Deadline A+
May 4 Dave Franco Joins Sophie Wilde In Alien Invasion Thriller ‘Soon You Will Be Gone And Possibly Eaten’ — Cannes Market
short-story-adaptation @ in-production
with Dave Franco, Sophie Wilde, Egor Abramenko, Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski
Deadline A+
May 2 Kevin Hart, McG Team for High-Concept Action Comedy at Netflix (Exclusive)
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Kevin Hart, McG, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Emily Morris
THR+1 src B
May 2 Jeremy Strong Starring in Escape Thriller ‘The Passenger’ From Director Magnus von Horn, FilmNation Launching Sales in Cannes
book-adaptation @ in-development
with FilmNation Entertainment, Jeremy Strong, Magnus von Horn, Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, Port au Prince Films
FilmNation Entertainment B
Apr 28 Sony Taps Brian Helgeland To Script ‘Django/Zorro’ Film From Quentin Tarantino-Matt Wagner Comic
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Sony Pictures, Brian Helgeland, Quentin Tarantino, Matt Wagner, Dynamite Entertainment
Google News (Sony Pictures) A
Apr 23 'Cop Land' Series From James Mangold & Robert Levine In Works
remake-reboot @ in-development
with James Mangold, Robert Levine, Paramount Television Studios, Miramax Television, Dana Goldberg
Google News (Paramount Pictures) A+
Apr 22 Camille Delamarre to Direct ‘The Godforsaken Sea,’ About Real-Life Rescue During Vendée Globe Ocean Race (EXCLUSIVE)
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Camille Delamarre, Pete Goss, Raphaël Dinelli, Elizabeth Fowler, Clear Pictures Entertainment
Variety A
Apr 18 Hulu Developing Drama ‘Everflame’ Based On Book From Heidi Cole McAdams & Penn Cole
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Hulu, Penn Cole, Heidi Cole McAdams, 20th Television, Atria Books
Google News (Hulu) A
Apr 17 'An Unfinished Love Story' Movie: David Hemingson To Write For Sony
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Sony Pictures, David Hemingson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Playtone, Tom Hanks
Google News (Sony Pictures) A
Apr 9 Chris Bremner Sells Action-Comedy Spec ‘Ram’ To Netflix
spec-sale @ in-development
with Chris Bremner, Unknown Quantity, Rideback, Sony, Kaplan/Perrone
Deadline A+
Apr 9 Rachel Sennott Joins Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton, Zazie Beetz & Alec Baldwin In ‘Kockroach’; Filming Begins Next Week
book-adaptation @ in-production
with Rachel Sennott, Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton, Zazie Beetz, Alec Baldwin
Deadline A+
Apr 8 Russell Simmons makes desperate move to end bitter legal battle with Warner Bros. Discovery
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Noah Hawley, Demián Rugna, Warner Bros., 26 Keys, Warner Bros. Pictures
Google News (Warner Bros. Pictures) A+
Apr 2 Toonstar Inks Deal to Adapt HarperCollins Titles as Animated Series, Starting With Lisa Greenwald’s ‘Friendship List’ Books
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Toonstar, HarperCollins, Lisa Greenwald, John Attanasio, Luisa Huang
Variety A
Apr 1 ‘Together’ Filmmaker Michael Shanks Teams with Adam McKay for Mystery Sci-Fi Comedy (Exclusive)
greenlight @ in-development
with Michael Shanks, Adam McKay, Sony Pictures, Hyperobject Industries, Todd Schulman
THR B
Mar 27 Ramin Bahrani To Direct Texas Thriller ‘The Rancher’ For Netflix
spec-sale @ in-development
with Ramin Bahrani, Melanie Toast, Toby Jaffe, RDV Films, Netflix
Google News (Netflix) A
Mar 27 Hulu Developing Legal Drama ‘Opposing Counsel’ From Lauren Fields, Morgan Faust & Rideback
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Lauren Fields, Morgan Faust, Rideback, Sheldon Siegel, Jonathan Gabay
Google News (Hulu) A
Mar 25 Shane Black Tackling Adaptation of Don Pendleton’s ‘The Executioner’ Books for Sony (Exclusive)
option / public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with Shane Black, Joel Silver, Don Pendleton, Anthony Bagarozzi, Charles Mondry
THR A
Mar 25 ’13 Going on 30’ Movie Reboot to Star Emily Bader, Logan Lerman for Netflix
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Emily Bader, Logan Lerman, Brett Haley, Jennifer Garner, Hannah Marks
THR A
Mar 24 Hulu to Develop Series Version of Liara Tamani YA Novel ‘This Ain’t Our First Rodeo’ (EXCLUSIVE)
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Hulu, Liara Tamani, Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins
Variety A
Mar 24 The Filmmakers Tackling the Dark Side of Hollywood’s Screener Culture
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-production
with Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe, The Screener, Quentin Tarantino, Twinless
Google News (Sundance Film Festival) A
Mar 24 Jason Reitman, Ian Shorr Team For Supernatural Thriller ’71 Minutes’ At Sony (Exclusive)
spec-sale @ acquired
with Ian Shorr, Jason Reitman, Ghost Corp, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures
THR+2 src A+
Mar 20 Gaza Film, Sinéad O’Connor Doc Maker, ‘The Mother of All Lies’ Director Among CPH:DOX Industry Awards Winners
greenlight @ in-development
with Asmae El Moudir, Kathryn Ferguson, Véréna Paravel, Haut et Court Doc, Anna Lena Films
THR+1 src A+
Mar 10 London Book Fair Analysis: Industry Hopes ‘Heated Rivalry’ Effect Will Overcome “Divergence” Between TV, Film & Publishing
book-adaptation
with London Book Fair, Hannah Griffiths, Sanjana Seelam, Michelle Kroes, Jason Richman
Deadline A+
Mar 1 Cara Delevingne on Trying to Stay Off Social Media: ‘That Algorithm Is Not Meant for Good Things’
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Matt Dinniman, Dungeon Crawler Carl, NBCUniversal, Seth MacFarlane, Fuzzy Door Productions
Variety+1 src C
Feb 18 Sony Wins Bid for Creature Feature ‘Skeletons’, Teaming ‘Texas Chainsaw’ Director, J.J. Abrams, and Brie Larson!
option / book-adaptation @ optioned
with Sony Pictures, J.J. Abrams, Brie Larson, Brian Duffield, Philip Fracassi
Dread Central A+

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 192 wire items (Feb 18 → Jul 25) matching WME, deduplicated by URL (14 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.7% 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. Amber “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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