Fresh off the sale of his movie Buried at Sundance, writer Chris Sparling sells spec thriller “ATM” to the Safran Co. and Gold Circle Films. Via Variety:

Project centers on three co-workers who — on a routine stop at an ATM — unexpectedly end up in a desperate fight for their lives.

“Buried,” starring Ryan Reynolds, was the first major sale at Sundance with Lionsgate snapping up domestic distribution rights for $3.2 million.

Sparling is represented by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone.