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Featured Friday: Before they were filmed

July 10, 2015 Weekend Read

Every Friday this summer, we’re featuring exclusive scripts in [Weekend Read](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weekend-read/id502725173?mt=8). Some of these will be produced works, others just titles that caught the attention of readers.

Today’s collection includes:

1. The first draft of **The Spectacular Now** written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber. Scott writes, “First draft we ever turned in I believe. Bit different from the finished film, so hopefully interesting to the readers.”

2. The shooting script for **Erin Brockovich** by Susannah Grant, who notes that the published script in bookstores “just prints exactly what ends up on the screen, so for your purposes, this is better. It shows how much editing takes place in post.”

3. **Three Months** by Jared Frieder, recommended to us by our friends at The Black List. Franklin Leonard says, “This is a really good one. Won the Austin Film Festival contest last year and I believe Oren Uziel is attached to produce it.”

You can find these Featured Fridays scripts in Weekend Read’s For Your Consideration section. Each Friday’s scripts are available for that weekend only, and [only in the app](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weekend-read/id502725173?mt=8).

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