On her script 'The Hit' getting optioned by Minds Eye Entertainment.

Just seen it in my Inktip Newsletter... way to go Pia!

Anthony

Yay, Pia! Congrats.

Impressive production company.

Romantic Comedy?  ;D

No, seriously, Crime, Horror, what's the genre? :)

Great Job, Pia.   Just another bullet statement on your impressive resume.

Ghost

Thanks guys! I just got my email an hour ago. They asked me a bunch of questions and for a pic. None which were in the newsletter, but I learned that there are more than one newsletter. There is also a producers newsletter. I can't see that one, but they told me they have more info n it and a link and logline to a current script posted there.

Not quite as impressive as Matias, but I'll take it.  ;D  ;)

Well done, Pia. Hopefully some good things come from it.

Congrats, Pia!  Not at all surprised... but kudos! :)))

Go Pia!  ;D

Damn. Y'all are making me feel like I gotta step it up big time... which I probably do. Congrats, Pia! Again. :)

Congrats Pia. At this point, it seems you could randomly tap keys blindfolded, then toss the script out the window and have it land in the hands of a producer who just happened to be walking by.

Seriously, I know you worked hard for it. Best of luck with it. :)

How exciting! Big congrats!

Nice, Pia!  You rock!!

Thanks!!  :)

This is what it said in the newsletter.
"Kevin Dewalt with Minds Eye Entertainment found "The Hit” on InkTip and optioned it from Pia Cook. Kevin's credits include "Forsaken” starring Kiefer and Donald Sutherland and "The Tall Man” starring Jessica Biel, among others. Pia is an experienced screenwriter whose credits include "Blackout” and the upcoming "Dead Ringer,” and this is her first success through InkTip."

Quoted from Breanne Mattson Congrats Pia. At this point, it seems you could randomly tap keys blindfolded, then toss the script out the window and have it land in the hands of a producer who just happened to be walking by.

Not quite, Breanne. For some reason it just started looking that way when I decided to quit. How weird is that?

And, btw, you have a LOT to do with my improvements! I'll never forget that.

I did write a little short story for creepypasta. Trying my prose there first under a different name, of course.  ;D  It has not been posted yet and maybe it never will be, but it's still a first step.

Quoted from Grandma Bear Thanks!!  :) This is what it said in the newsletter. "Kevin Dewalt with Minds Eye Entertainment found "The Hit” on InkTip and optioned it from Pia Cook. Kevin's credits include "Forsaken” starring Kiefer and Donald Sutherland and "The Tall Man” starring Jessica Biel, among others. Pia is an experienced screenwriter whose credits include "Blackout” and the upcoming "Dead Ringer,” and this is her first success through InkTip."

Wow, congratulations and good luck!

And Inktip have just tweeted the news too!


InkTip ‏@Official_InkTip  · 31 mins31 minutes ago  
Congrats Pia Cook! Her script "The Hit" was discovered and optioned by @kevindewalt. This is Pia's first @Official_InkTip success

Well done Pia!

Great news! And well deserved.

Congrats - super news

Well done Pia, you deserve it

Congratulation Pia, it is well deserved. I wish you mucho mucho success with this!

Thanks all!  :)

I just got an email from them last night. They want a new draft in two weeks! I guess it's on!  Panic time!  :o

LOL good luck with draft, If you need a read let me know, I owe you.

Quoted from CJ Walley Secondly, my favourite freakin' vampire movie!

You're thinking of a different movie :) The one mentioned is a western.

Quoted from Demento You're thinking of a different movie :) The one mentioned is a western.

Indeed, he is.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245120/?ref_=nv_sr_3

I actually remember the ads for this one, but never saw it. Supposed to be pretty brutal.

Quoted from James McClung I actually remember the ads for this one, but never saw it. Supposed to be pretty brutal.

I saw it on TV some 12-13 years ago on a Dutch Film channel. I remember it was during summer and the movie looked cheap and was pretty bad. If I remember right, there was a part at the end where one of the vampires sings the lyrics to Enter Sandman by Metallica.

Hey,

just saw this. Many congrats, Pia! It's the one from the Scriptsergeant notes, right? Quite satisfying to see you successful with this. Good luck and keep it up!

I did like his other film mentioned, The Tall Man, decent and suprising thriller -  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1658837/?ref_=nv_sr_4

Quoted from AnthonyCawood I did like his other film mentioned, The Tall Man, decent and suprising thriller -  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1658837/?ref_=nv_sr_4

That was a bait and switch movie. You were promised one movie based on the marketing, got a totally different thing. Not that that's a bad thing. If you catch it on TV, it might be a nice experience. But if you go to a cinema wanting to see a horror and you get a drama-thriller, you might be upset.

Congrats Pia! Awesome news. Get to work!

James

Thanks again, guys!

Yep, the western indeed. I'm still very excited since these guys are new to me. I don't expect this will turn into an Oscar movie or a high grossing film, but I think it's a step up for me. I believe the budget for Forsaken was $20M and that's pretty big. I've never dealt with producers that can even get that kind of budget. The Hit will be around 1-1,1M, I was told.

I can't wait to see who they will cast for the 35 year old female lead.  :)

@ Demento, possibly even worse if you go in expecting something like the Direcors first film, Martyrs! But no I didn't see it at cinema!

Yes, congrats Pia!  I noticed you mentioned this in one of the other threads and you also mentioned Screenplay Readers.  I threw my TV pilot at them and they gave good feedback and I feel like I would use them in the future, so thanks for that (even though you didn't directly tell me.  Yeah, I was eavesdropping, so what!  :) )

Hope it turns out well for you!

w00t!