Spec Script Sale: "Gold"

[Tom & Jerry]

Michael Mann and Paul Haggis are teaming up to direct-produce thriller spec "Gold" from writers Patrick Massett and John Zinman. Per THR:

    There may be gold in them thar hills for Michael Mann.

    The filmmaker is teaming up with Paul Haggis for Gold, a contemporary thriller in the vein of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, set around a ruthless search for the precious metal.

    The script was written on spec as a feature writing sample by Patrick Massett and John Zinman, who acted as writer/co-exec producers on TV shows Friday Night Lights and The Chicago Code.

    Haggis was initially drawn to the script, about the prospectors and speculators on the hunt for gold, as a directing vehicle, but other projects took his attention.

Massett and Zinman are repped by CAA and Industry Entertainment.

By my count, this is the 25th spec script to sell in 2011.

The 25th spec didn't sell last year until June 7th, so sales are up year-to-date.

[gointothestory.com]