Amblin reads only what comes from a franchised literary agent or a producer it already works with. Mailed scripts come back unread and emailed ones are deleted. It bought the novels behind Jurassic Park and War Horse.
Read off Amblin Entertainment's own pages on
Where pitches like these are made: Teatro 5, Cinecittà studios · JRibaX, CC BY-SA 3.0
What it says
“Due to legal and insurance restrictions, Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures have a strict policy prohibiting the acceptance of unsolicited literary, dramatic or musical materials in any form for consideration, unless submitted by franchise literary agents or motion picture production individuals with whom Amblin Partners has established a working relationship.”
“Submissions sent via post will be returned unread.”
“Submissions via email will not be read and will be deleted.”
What it has bought from outside
1990
Film rights to Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park from Michael Crichton $1.5 million
“Spielberg acquired the film rights before the novel's publication for $1.5 million through Universal Pictures, with Crichton receiving an additional $500,000 to adapt the story.” en.wikipedia.org
2009
Film rights to Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse from Michael Morpurgo
“DreamWorks Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel in December 2009, and Spielberg was announced to direct in May 2010.” en.wikipedia.org
