Paramount Primal, the genre label run by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, continues to roll in high gear.
The label, which launched in late 2025, and is currently in production on its first feature, has picked up an original erotic thriller spec script titled Sweet Spot by screenwriting social media influencer Nic Curcio and his wife Kirby Gladstein.
Details are being kept in the under lock and key but the project is described as a high-concept thriller.
No producers or filmmakers are attached.
Curcio has gained a devoted following of almost 143,000 followers on TikTok where his screenwriting advice, industry wisdom and takes on the movies of the day have received over 10.2 million likes. But he’s not just an influencer, he is a working screenwriter, as well. He was a writer on Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT, produced by Stephen Curry. He has developed projects for multiple studios, including a live-action Magic School Bus for Universal and an adaptation of Planet of the Nerds for Paramount. His comedy script Barron, centered on President Donald Trump’s son Barron Trump, appeared on the 2019 Black List.
In September 2025, Curcio and Gladstein won Fantastic Fest’s inaugural “Fantastic Pitches” competition and received funding and distribution for their horror film Play House, which is Curcio’s feature directorial debut. They also wrote and produced the film, which will premiere at Fantastic Fest in September. Curcio and Gladstein are represented by UTA, 3 Arts, Jackoway Austen.
Primal is in production on Boys for Life, a comedy that Paramount has dated for April 9, 2027. It also made headlines earlier this month when it picked up the domestic screen rights to Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street script.
