Kat Wood

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This week on Blacklisted, we're joined by screenwriter Kat Wood, whose spec script Ruby made the 2020 Black List and sold to Amazon Studios and 87North in a competitive situation.

Kat's path here is its own story - she started as a BBC broadcast journalist in the UK before breaking into Hollywood with sci-fi specs Envoy and Genus, both of which sold to Amy Pascal's Pascal Pictures.

We dig into how Ruby took a familiar genre - the assassin thriller - and found a fresh way in, the process of getting a female-led action spec noticed in a crowded market, and her meteoric start directing Maggie Gyllenhaal in a short film on Venice Beach! If you're working on a genre spec and wondering how to make a familiar premise feel new, this one's for you.

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Useful links:

Fantastic Four - Trailer

Jameson Short Film - Home (8 mins)

Ruby Spec Sale - Deadline

David Boxerbaum Talks About Ruby Sale - Into The Story

Ruby Review - Scriptshadow

Envoy Spec Sale - Deadline

Genus Spec Sale - Deadline

Pete Spec Sale - Deadline

Kat Wood Signs With Range Media Partners - Variety