Exclusive: Sony buys Jennifer Harrington's spec script in high six-figure deal, Jake Kasdan to produce
Sony is readying for more Jake Kasdan at the studio — thanks to writer Jennifer Harrington, sources with knowledge of the deal tellIt's the End of Liz as We Know ItSony beat out multiple parties who were interested by paying a high six-figure sum, a significant deal in today's script market, not to mention a rare one, for a spec from a rising writer. Not much is known about the plot, other than it is described as a high-concept sci-fi action comedy.
Kasdan and Mar have been on a roll as of late after recently signing a new four-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television with their production company The Detective Agency. They are repped by WME and Sloss Law.
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