Range Media Partners has signed Justin Piasecki, one in every of Variety’s 10 screenwriters to look at for 2023, for illustration.
Piasecki broke onto the scene together with his 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowship profitable script “Last Meals” (previously “Death of An Ortolan”) which is slated to enter manufacturing quickly, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Boyd Holbrook, with Morgan Freeman’s Revelations producing.
Since then, Piasecki landed three consecutive scripts on the Black List: “Relay” (previously “The Broker”), “The Neutral Corner” and “Ballast.” Of these screenplays, “Relay” is at the moment in post-production. The movie is directed by David Mackenzie and stars Riz Ahmed, Sam Worthington and Lily James, with Black Bear and Thunder Road producing. “The Neutral Corner,” a few district courtroom decide who moonlights as a boxing referee, and “Ballast,” a thriller set on a cargo ship, are slated to start manufacturing subsequent 12 months.
In April, Piasecki’s newest authentic script, the crime thriller “Stakehorse,” was acquired by Amazon in a aggressive public sale (one of many final main bidding wars for a spec script previous to the WGA strike). The characteristic, which is being produced by Hidden Pictures, follows a racetrack veterinarian who runs an off-the-books ER for criminals and finds his apply and life in jeopardy when he’s recruited for his affected person’s heist.
On the tv aspect, Piasecki is creating an adaptation of the historical past of the U.S. Federal Witness Protection program, generally generally known as WITSEC. He can also be writing and can showrun a TV adaptation of Riot Games’ “League of Legends.”
In addition to Range Media Partners, Piasecki continues to be represented by Paradigm Talent Agency and Hansen Jacobson Teller LLP.
