Do the words, “Steam” and “Metroidvania” make sense to you? Do you have an interest in Indie video games?

Want to try a limited open test build of yet-to-be-released, metroidvania, hack and slash, soulsborne like indie video game?

If so, please head over to Steam and request access to the soon-to-be-released video game, Scarlet City of Devils.

If you aren’t interested, but want to help, we’d love for you to wishlist the game on Steam.

Any feedback on the game is welcome on the Discord channel at Discord, X (nee~ Twitter) and BlueSky (bsky)

Or talk about it ont he Discussion Board

Thanks for reading!

– Don

Big thanks to Script Angel^TM Barksid (and the others to be named later) for the heads up on these scripts that studios are posting for award consideration looking for an Oscar nod.

Blink Twice by Zoë Kravitz & E.T. Feigenbaum hosted by Amazon MGM
When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. As strange things start to happen, Frida questions her reality. (April 12, 2023 draft) pdf format – IMDb info

Challengers by Justin Kruitzkes hosted by Amazon MGM
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, transformed her husband into a champion. But to overcome a recent losing streak and redeem himself, he’ll need to face off against his former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend. (unspecified draft) pdf format – IMDb info

The Idea of You by Michael Showalter and Jennifer Westfeldt (Based upon the novel Robinne Lee) hosted by Amazon MGM
Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. (unspecified draft) pdf format – IMDb info

Inside Out by Meg LeFauve & Dave Holstein hosted by Disney
A sequel that features Riley entering puberty and experiencing brand new, more complex emotions as a result. As Riley tries to adapt to her teenage years, her old emotions try to adapt to the possibility of being replaced. (unspecified draft) pdf format – IMDb info

My Old Ass by Megan Park hosted by Amazon MGM
A mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s “old ass” delivers warnings to her younger self, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about her family, life and love. (unspecified draft) pdf format – IMDb info

Bad Dreams (4 pages (Short, Horror) by Sean Elwood

A girl home alone receives a phone call from a friend who recounts a nightmare.

Watch the film:

Discuss this script on the Discussion Board

Thanks Barksid for the heads up on this.

Inside Out (pdf) by Meg LeFauve & Dave Holstein from Walt Disney Studios – A sequel that features Riley entering puberty and experiencing brand new, more complex emotions as a result. As Riley tries to adapt to her teenage years, her old emotions try to adapt to the possibility of being replaced.

IMDb

Bear with.

Ove on the Unproduced Scripts page are 15 original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

Sophie the Gelded Space Stallion (432 pages in pdf format) by Don Boose

Born in the high cliffs of the mountains of Kansas, Sophie, our equine hero, is kidnapped by an ancient race of aliens from Xadu. Sophie escapes in her quest to save the universe and if not the universe, perhaps his Mother.

Slowly, but slowly making progress on getting Sophie to theaters. We finally have the international release poster completed. It’s been a long four weeks, but we think that now that our graphic artist has completed all four MS-Paint classes, the wait was worth it.
Last year we released the placeholder, pre-pre-vis teaser trailer. There is still a lot of placeholder footage and placeholder dialogue and placeholder music, but this pre-vis teaser trailer occupies the same space as the official teaser trailer will occupy when it is done.
We’ve had a lot of re-shoots over the past year as the previous footage was lost to a dumpster fire when the director of photography and most of the actors rage quit due to the fact that their mouths were unable to correctly form the words in the order that were written. And, some of them wanted to be paid. In money.

Still, look for it in theaters near you, April 2025.

About the writer: Don Boose has been spinning tales of space opera gold since 1999. Everything he touches turns to crap. He doesn’t believe in second drafts. The words come from somewhere in space, fully formed and go into his head and through his fingers on to the written page. He is not available for re-writes.

Over on the Original, Unproduced scripts page are eighteen scripts for your reading pleasure.

Also, get caught up on the Oscar nominated screenplays.

– Don

Thanks Sean for the heads up:

Poor Things – December 2023 final draft script by Tony McNamara (Based on the novel POOR THINGS by Alasdair Gray) – hosted by: Deadline – in pdf format

The incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Information courtesy of IMDb
Ferrari – Undated, unspecified draft script by Troy Kennedy Martin (Michael Mann revised draft) – hosted by: Deadline – in pdf format

Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari’s auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.

Information courtesy of IMDb

These and more here.