Screenwriting News: Page 16
A Screenwriter Ponders the Ethics of Torture (October 25, 2007): With torture being in the news, screenwriters are debating how to deal with the subject.
Neil Gaiman Meets the Mainstream (October 24, 2007): Neil Gaiman says in a new interview that he'd like to work with the BBC again, perhaps creating an original work to air on British television.
George Lucas Recruiting Writers for Star Wars TV Series (October 15, 2007): Entertainment Weekly reports that George Lucas is looking for freelance writers to help him toss around ideas and write the new Star Wars tv show.
November 1st Writers' Strike Looking Likely (October 9, 2007): The talks between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers are not going well at all.
WGA Talks Stall as Strike Looms (October 6, 2007): The talks between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) are not going well.
Francis Ford Coppola Robbed (September 28, 2007): Francis Ford Coppola's computer was stolen.
Online Content Boom Fuels Threat of Writers' Strike (September 26, 2007): The growing number of online shows and Web-only content is increasingly becoming a source of contention with the Writers Guild.
Daniel Clowes Launches Mister Wonderful (September 15, 2007): The New York Times is launching a new weekly comic strip by brilliant cartoonist and underground comics creator Daniel Clowes.
Writing Partners Inks Groundbreaking Deal With Fox (September 10, 2007): In a screenwriting first, nine writers (calling themselves Writing Partners) have banded together to strike a groundbreaking deal with 20th Century Fox.
New on The Internet Writing Journal (August 24, 2007): **New on The Internet Writing Journal: **Article: Shoot the Rhino by Alex Keegan Alex Keegan analyzes the blockbuster hit Gladiator and finds that it took a third screenwriter to make the screenplay really great.
Ed Norton, Hulk Screenwriter (August 17, 2007): Everyone was pretty puzzled when Ed Norton talked at Comic-Con about how he had written the script for the upcoming Incredible Hulk film.
Neil Gaiman's Stardust Opens Tonight (August 10, 2007): The feature film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's brilliant adult fairy tale, Stardust, opens nationwide today so why not go see it tonight and support Neil? Friday night box office numbers are very important in Hollywood (ridiculously so, actually) and he's up against Rush Hour 3.
Format Change For The Internet Writing Journal (August 9, 2007): We are happy to announce that The Internet Writing Journal is expanding.
Is Your Laser Printer Killing You? (August 7, 2007): We were horrified to find this article from CNET which says that emissions from certain laser printers can lodge deep in your lungs, eventually causing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
The Dangerous Book For Boys To Be A Feature Film (August 6, 2007): Producer Scott Rudin will adapt Hal Iggulden's bestselling book The Dangerous Book For Boys (Collins) for Walt Disney Films.
Botox: The Writer's Best Friend (July 25, 2007): A new study says the writer's cramp (a dystonia) is caused by a condition in the brain that some people are more prone to.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Tops Box Office (July 16, 2007): Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix topped the box office this past weekend, making $77,410,000.
Matt Nix Talks Writing the Burn Notice Pilot (July 13, 2007): There's a fun new summer spy series that debuted a few weeks ago on USA Network that we like, called Burn Notice.
Damon Lindelof: Harry Potter Must Die (July 12, 2007): Damon Lindelof, co-creator and head writer for Lost, wrote a very interesting (and revealing) an op ed piece for The New York Times explaining why -- although he doesn't actually think it will happen -- Harry Potter really needs to die at the end of the last book.
Spielberg Snaps Up Rights to Children of the Lamp Series (June 27, 2007): Author P.
