Spec Script Deal: “48 Hours in Vegas”

Lionsgate acquires comedy drama spec script “48 Hours in Vegas” written by Jordan VanDina. Via Deadline:

Inspired by the crazy story of how NBA star Dennis Rodman went on a madcap adventure with his skittish assistant GM in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals. The film will detail a budding friendship that neither one of them ever thought was possible but will end up solving both of their problems.

The premise reminds me of one of my favorite movies, appropriately titled My Favorite Year (1982):

VanDina is repped by UTA and 3 Arts Entertainment.

By my count, this is the 25th spec script deal in 2021.

There were 16 spec script deals year-to-date in 2020.