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MYSTERIOUS ISLAND – A re-imagining of the classic Jules Verne novel in a modern context. And yes, Captain Nemo is involved.
Winner: Best Feature Screenplay, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film and Screenplay Fest, 2023 Winner: Best Feature Script, Milan Gold Awards, 2023 Winner: Honorable Mention, Feature Screenplay, Hollywood Gold Awards, 2023 ”One of the best specs out there!" — Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film and Screenplay Fest ”A loving pastiche of every adventure tale one can remember, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND is a classic form of entertainment that propels the audience inexorably from one excitement to the next. From scene to scene, the script surges with nonstop energy and fun while paying homage to some classic adventure films of the bygone era, in particular the Jules Verne adventure. This kind of story is something that audience members have not seen in a very long time.” — The Script Lab Genre: Adventure/Action Status: Development Producer-Writer: Don Thompson |
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VILLETTE – Based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Villette tells the story of a smart and independent young woman who flees the limiting world she knows to begin life anew in a foreign land, only to discover she must struggle once more to overcome her own inner demons.
Winner: Best Feature Script, Frida Film Festival, 2023 “The tone of the film has been masterfully chalked out. The denouement has been tied wonderfully. The ending, really, is something. Poignant and crafty, truly!” — WeScreenplay ”Can easily be seen as an awards season vehicle that would attract high caliber talent to the lead roles...it's clear this writer is one to watch..” — The Black List Genre: Romance Drama Status: Development Producer-Writer: Don Thompson 
BILLY BUDD – During the Napoleonic Wars, a naïve, idealistic young sailor confronts a cynical and sadistic officer – all told in this classic tale of the sea set against the hubris of men. Based on Herman Melville's acclaimed novel.
"The writer has a mastery of the novel and the story…interesting and well-written...takes a traditional story and makes it fresh. Timely. Poignant. Maddening, Thought-provoking." — WeScreenplay Winner: Best Feature Script, International Gold Awards, 2023 Winner: Best Action Script, Alfred Hitchcock Awards, 2023 Winner: Best Feature Script, New York Neorealism Film Festival, 2022 Winner: Best Feature Script, 8 1/2 Film Festival, Rome, 2022 Winner: Silver Award, Best Screenplay, New York Movie Awards, 2022 Winner: Silver Award, Best Screenplay, Paris Film Awards, 2022 Finalist: Best Screenplay, Literature in Cinema, 2022 Semi-finalist: Table Read My Screenplay, Park City, 2023 Genre: Action-Adventure Drama Status: Development Producer-Writer: Don Thompson 
MEDEA, SOUTH CAROLINA – A low-income waitress is pitted against a powerful politician when she decides to publicly tell her story about their illegitimate child.
Winner: Gold Remi, Worldfest Houston, for Best Screenplay, Dramatic Adaptation Genre: Drama/Thriller Status: Development Producer-Writer: Don Thompson 
MESSAGE TO SHIGATSE – A BBC journalist works secretly with the Dalai Lama to outwit the Chinese government in the selection of Tibet’s 2nd most revered spiritual figure, the Panchen Lama. Based on true events.
Winner: Silver Award, Feature Script, London Movie Awards, 2024 Finalist: Filmmatic Screenplay Competition Genre: Suspense Drama Status: Development Producer-Writer: Don Thompson Director: Oliver Schmitz 
KALTENHOUSE tells the story of the US Army's Rainbow Division as seen through the front-line soldiers who battle fear, fatigue and the harshest winter in decades to confront and defeat the final assault of the German army into France in the late stages of WWII. These same soldiers later liberated the Dachau-Allach Concentration Camps. Based on true events.
Winner: Best Drama Screenplay, 2019 Los Angeles Film Awards Winner: Best Action Screenplay, 2020 Festigious International Film Festival Winner: Best Feature Screenplay, 2020 New York Film Awards Genre: Action Drama Status: Development Producer-Writer: Don Thompson 
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