Spec Script Deal: “Ruby”

Amazon Studios acquires action spec script “Ruby” written by Kat Wood. Via Deadline:

The story, I hear, is in the spirit of the Geena Davis-Samuel L. Jackson 1996 cult action femme pic Long Kiss Goodnight, which followed an amnesiatic schoolteacher who sets out on a journey to find out who she is with the help of a private detective until they uncover a dark conspiracy.

Via a Facebook post from Wood’s agent David Boxerbaum:

Unbelievable derby for this one! So excited for Kat and this extraordinary deal for an amazing script..huge win and love the female empowerment of it all!

The deal is for a reported six-figures.

Wood is represented by Verve.

By my count, this is the 20th spec script deal in 2020.

There were 30 spec script deals year-to-date in 2019.