Inside the High-Stakes Spec Script Deal That Could Change Everything for “Renegotiate”

Lionsgate acquires action thriller spec script “Renegotiate” written by Mark Townend. Via Deadline:
The film centers on a troubled FBI crisis negotiator who finds himself stuck in a time loop, re-living the events of a bombing and struggling to stop it before time runs out. Think Source Code meets Phone Booth
Townend is repped by Paradigm and Bellevue.
Deal announcement date: April 22, 2025.
By my count, this is the 11th spec script deal in 2025.
There were 13 spec script deals year-to-date in 2024.