MY BUDDY FROM BROOKLYN
ONE-PAGE MASTER TO-DO LIST

Goal: Sell screenplay outright with backend + credit
Target: Film set up at studio by June 17, 2028

PHASE 1 — LOCK THE SCRIPT
January – June 2026

☐ Hire rewriter (work-for-hire signed)
☐ Rewrite and polish screenplay
☐ Commission two professional script coverage reports
☐ Address coverage notes
☐ Optional table read
☐ Finalize sale-ready draft
☐ Register screenplay with WGA
☐ Register final copyright (clean chain of title)

PHASE 2 — LEGAL PREP
April – August 2026

☐ Retain entertainment attorney
☐ Clear life rights, likeness, defamation
☐ Prepare E&O opinion memo
☐ Draft Seller’s Deal Memo
☐ Define walk-away minimums

PHASE 3 — DEFINE SALE TERMS
July – October 2026

☐ Confirm final script
☐ Decide: no creative control
☐ Define backend participation
☐ Define credit (Executive Producer or Created By)
☐ Define sequel / remake participation
☐ Attorney structures deal terms

PHASE 4 — PACKAGE FOR SALE
November 2026 – February 2027

☐ Create pitch deck (10–15 pages)
☐ Define comparables and positioning
☐ Write one-page creator bio
☐ Optional: soft talent interest

PHASE 5 — SELL THE SCRIPT
March – July 2027

☐ Retain literary or packaging agent
☐ Identify 5–10 target buyers
☐ Submit script with deal memo
☐ Controlled reads only
☐ Create buyer competition
☐ Attorneys handle negotiations

PHASE 6 — CONTRACT & CLOSE
July – October 2027

☐ Draft long-form agreement
☐ Lock purchase price
☐ Lock backend participation
☐ Lock credits
☐ Lock sequel / remake participation
☐ Execute final contract

PHASE 7 — POST-SALE
November 2027 – June 17, 2028

☐ Monitor accounting (via attorney)
☐ Exercise audit rights if needed
☐ Attend premiere
☐ Collect backend payments
☐ Retain book / memoir / documentary rights
☐ June 17, 2028 — IN THEATERS GLOBALLY