Spec Script "Bald Eagles" Soars Into Hollywood: What Secrets Does This Mysterious Deal Hide?

Paramount buys comedy spec script “Bald Eagles” written by Brandon Cohen. Via THR:

Paramount has aggressively picked up Bald Eagles, a comedy spec by rising scribe Brandon Cohen, that sources say is in the seven figures.

Details on the deal and script are being kept in the aerie, but Eagles is described as an R-rated high concept workplace comedy.

This deal has particular meaning for me. Back in 2015, I selected 6 writers to work with me in my 24-week Quest program for free. Brandon was one of those writers. He describes it as “my crash course film school.” We’ve stayed in touch all these years. He recently emailed me and mentioned The Quest saying, “I’m definitely grateful to you and that experience for giving me my foundation as a screenwriter, and I haven’t looked back since.”

I guess not! This is his second spec script deal in 2025.

Massive congratulations to Brandon!

He is repped by Range Media Partners.

This is the 7th spec script deal announced in August. I’ll check my files to see that last time seven spec features sold in one month.

By my count, this is the 18th spec script deal in 2025.

There were 14 spec script deals year-to-date in 2024.