NEW YORK — In a deal worth mid-six figures, New Line has landed the Jesse Wigutow pitch “Silicon Alley” for a drama said to have the keen interest of Brad Pitt.

Wigutow’s writing has been a magnet for the star of “The Mexican.” Pitt was set to topline Wigutow’s first script, “Urban Townie,” until Warner Bros. nixed the film over budget concerns. And Pitt is eyeing a “Seven” reteam with David Fincher on “Seared,” an adaptation of the Anthony Bourdain novel “Kitchen Confidential,” which Wigutow is writing for New Line.

“Silicon Alley” is a coming-of-age story set in the dot-com world. A business school grad gets a job in an investment banking firm and completes a huge IPO for an Internet magnate. Sucked into the client’s glamorous world, the young man is manipulated by the mentor and loses himself and his ideals in the process.

The sale was a speedy one, as several studios showed interest due to the possible involvement of Pitt.

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