Coming Soon...

The clock starts now. Which story gets set up as a pitch first?

"We go all Benjamin Button on this shit. CG Sandler's face to a baby. Forget the metaphorical man/child -- we've got the real thing!"

OR

"It's Shia leading a Sneakers meets War Games Revenge of the Nerds thing."


Actually, maybe I should take a look at that second one.

Would You Like That To Go?

From the Hollywood to English Dictionary:

Take Out, v. To introduce a pitch or spec script to potential buyers (aka The Town).

In the real world "take out" is used in reference to Chinese food. And garbage.

In the not real world you "take out" the pitch or script with the goal of it being "picked up". Which, yeah, sounds pretty much like the garbage analogy. Just without the curb.

Forget I said anything.