Josh Wilcox
Josh Wilcox
Writer
Filmaker
Gambler
Me
I’ve juggled careers as an indie filmmaker and pro poker player over 15 years now, and the hustle is remarkably similar for both. After working in Atlanta as a first AD, producer, and director on numerous film, tv, and commercial projects including producing the feature, “The Dark Red," I moved to LA to focus on screenwriting and development.
All my screenplays have an eye toward budget and ease of production, as informed by my experiences on set.
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DEAD MONEY
"DEAD MONEY", a feature inspired by my years playing professional poker and the absurdity of the gambling world.
Starring Emile Hirsch, India Eisley, and Jackie Earle Haley, look for it Sept 13, 2024.
Other Scripts
CRYO
The lone caretaker of a vessel in deep space must repel an alien infestation before it destroys the ship and kills the rest of the sleeping crew.
Low budget sci fi, limited cast, single location. "Cryo" is "Moon" meets "Gravity" with horror and psychological thriller elements.
Received 8+ on blcklst.com
WHISPERS
There's an urban legend of a valley in the Appalachians, where, if you stay silent long enough, something will speak to you. Eve and Paul intend to find it.
Creepy horror, low budget, two actors. I usually refer to "Whispers" as a Korean horror movie set in the Appalachian mountains.
STOLEN VALOR
An estranged father suffering from PTSD must battle his inner demons and fight back when his son is kidnapped from a rural gas station by a right wing militia.
Classic 80's action movie with a heart, "Stolen Valor" is "Taken" set in lower Appalachia.
RED SUMMER
In July 1919, Eugene Williams was killed on a beach in Chicago, sparking the largest race riots in our country's history. "Red Summer" follows the Williams family before and after the tragedy.
A tv pilot that uses the Chicago meatpacking district to expose an unexplored catastrophe in our country's history.
Received 8+ on blcklst.com
SATELLITE SKY
In a post apocalyptic world where robots have supplanted humans, Ruth, who invented the AI that ended us all, battles to set things right.
Mid budget sci fi in an expansive world.
GOOD BREEDING
A satirical feature surrounding the true events of the dognapping of Lady Gaga's french bulldogs. But, from the point of view of the dogs.
Comedy feature.
