EPISODE · Aug 10, 2026 · 54 MIN
Kat Wood
from Blacklisted · host Chris Hill
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklistedSubscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here.This week on Blacklisted, we're joined by screenwriter Kat Wood, whose spec script Ruby made the 2020 Black List and sold to Amazon Studios and 87North in a competitive situation. Kat's path here is its own story - she started as a BBC broadcast journalist in the UK before breaking into Hollywood with sci-fi specs Envoy and Genus, both of which sold to Amy Pascal's Pascal Pictures. We dig into how Ruby took a familiar genre - the assassin thriller - and found a fresh way in, the process of getting a female-led action spec noticed in a crowded market, and her meteoric start directing Maggie Gyllenhaal in a short film on Venice Beach! If you're working on a genre spec and wondering how to make a familiar premise feel new, this one's for you.Guest: Kat Wood on Instagram and X Host: Chris Hill on Instagram and BlueSkyVisit storyandplot.com/blacklisted for a 10% discount on Tom Vaughan's fantastic screenwriting courses.Useful links:Fantastic Four - TrailerJameson Short Film - Home (8 mins)Ruby Spec Sale - DeadlineDavid Boxerbaum Talks About Ruby Sale - Into The StoryRuby Review - ScriptshadowEnvoy Spec Sale - DeadlineGenus Spec Sale - DeadlinePete Spec Sale - DeadlineKat Wood Signs With Range Media Partners - Variety
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