Screenwriting News: Page 17
Writers Invited to Join Academy (June 23, 2007): A select group of writers have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Matthew Reilly Heads Stateside (June 4, 2007): Bestselling Australian author Matthew Reilly is best known to American readers for his thrillers, such as Seven Deadly Wonders and Temple.
The View Writer Fired For Drawing Moustache on Photo of Elisabeth Hasselbeck (May 26, 2007): Rosie O' Donnell announced on her blog (and ABC has since confirmed) that's she's leaving The View three weeks before her contract is up.
Fearing Writers' Strike, Studios Stockpile Scripts (May 17, 2007): Television and movie studios are moving up shooting schedules and stockpiling scripts, worried that another writers' strike could be looming.
WGA Issues Diversity Report (May 8, 2007): The Writers Guild of American (WGA) has issued a new report on diversity and it looks pretty much like the last diversity report, i.
Will & Grace Lawsuit Settles (April 30, 2007): The much-watched Will & Grace lawsuit has finally settled, according to Variety.
Philip Pullman Talks Golden Compass Film (April 23, 2007): Bestselling author Philip Pullman is thrilled that Nicole Kidman is playing Mrs.
New Harry Potter Screenwriter Tells All (April 12, 2007): There have been numerous rumors swirling around the set of the next Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Quentin Tarantino's Horrifying Weekend (April 9, 2007): Writer/director Quentin Tarantino had a very bad weekend: Grindhouse absolutely bombed at the box office, making only $11,596,613, and coming in fourth place.
Good News Holdings Announces Film Plans For Anne Rice's Christ the Lord (April 4, 2007): Good News Holdings has announced that they are going to start shooting a film based on Anne Rice's novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt.
Blades of Glory Writers Tell All (March 27, 2007): Brothers Jeff and Craig Cox are the screenwriters for the upcoming Will Ferrell/Jon Heder skating comedy, Blades of Glory.
Nicholl Fellowships Competition Has Begun (March 23, 2007): The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition is underway.
House Writers Offered Multiyear Contract by NBC Universal (March 15, 2007): Variety reports that the writers behind the hit show House, Garrett Lerner and Russel Friend, have been offered a very nice deal to stay and develop new shows for NBC Universal.
Stephen King's The Talisman is Coming to TV (March 14, 2007): Sci Fi reports that Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television will be producing a tv miniseries from the Stephen King/Peter Straub novel, The Talisman, which will be aired on TNT in 2008.
Joe Eszterhas Says Sex Doesn't Sell Scripts (March 13, 2007): Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, who is known for penning such films as Flashdance, Basic Instinct and Showgirls, now says that sex doesn't sell.
Iris Yamashita's Road to Success (March 3, 2007): Iris Yamashita, who was nominated for an Oscar for her original screenplay, Letters From Iwo Jima, talks about how she got the call that jump started her screenwriting career.
Peter Morgan and the Politics of Dissent (February 28, 2007): Screenwriter Peter Morgan, who wrote The Queen, discusses the award-winning film and how he tried to focus on the importance of public dissent.
Martin Scorsese Wins Oscar For Best Director (February 26, 2007): It was finally Martin Scorsese's time: last night he won the Oscar for Best Director for The Departed.
Little Miss Sunshine and The Departed Win Screenwriting Oscars (February 26, 2007): Michael Arndt won Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine and William Monahan picked up the Oscar for Best Adapated Screenplay for The Departed.
Writers Hired to Pen Justice League Movie (February 23, 2007): Warner Bros has hired writers Kiernan and Michele Mulroney to write the script for its upcoming Justice League of America movie.
