Screenwriting News: Page 23
How to Adapt Roald Dahl to the Silver Screen (August 19, 2005): The Des Moines Register talks to John August about the daunting process of adapting Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the big screen.
Dan Brown and the Protesting Nuns (August 16, 2005): It looks like Dan Brown's troubles with religious figures aren't over yet.
Kerouac's On The Road Finally Coming to the Big Screen? (August 10, 2005): Empire Online reports that Francis Ford Coppola, who purchased the film rights to Jack Kerouac's On The Road novel nearly forty years ago is finally closer to adapting the popular book into a movie.
Joss Whedon Talks Serenity and Wonder Woman (August 5, 2005): In Focus magazine has a lengthy and interesting interview with writer/director Joss Whedon here.
Kathy Reichs Heads to Television Land (July 27, 2005): USA Today reports that mystery lovers will have a new show to catch.
Film Execs Apocalypto Over Mayan Dialect (July 26, 2005): We thought it was one of Mel Gibson's notorious practical jokes.
Mel Gibson Goes Apocalypto (July 22, 2005): Variety reports that Mel Gibson has written the script for his next film, entitled Apocalypto which -- despite the title -- is said to be non-religious in subject matter.
FindCliches.com Lists Overused Plot Ideas (June 30, 2005): FindCliches is a website that lists clichés.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Kill At the Box Office (June 12, 2005): It looks like filmmaker Doug Liman had nothing to worry about, after all.
Jack Kerouac's Medical Records Released (June 10, 2005): Jack Kerouac inspired the Beat Generation with his poetry and prose.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Screenwriter Talks Tabloids (June 6, 2005): Unless you've been living in Antarctica, you've no doubt heard some of the gossip about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Candace Bushnell Sued By Former Manager (June 2, 2005): Candace Bushnell is being sued by her former manager who claims she cheated him out of $1 million in fees for helping her sell the story that inspired the TV show Sex in the City.
New Line Cinema Gets Behind Steve Alten's MEG (June 1, 2005): Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water.
Johnny Depp, Hunter Thompson and the Cannon (May 31, 2005): Funerals don't get much weirder than this.
Sylvester Stallone and Edgar Allan Poe (May 25, 2005): Sylvester Stallone's latest movie project is about Gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe. Stallone plans to write and direct.
Harper Lee Makes Rare Appearance (May 23, 2005): Harper Lee, the 79 year-old author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has avoided the press for decades and has never written another book.
Frank Miller Defends Violence in Sin City (May 20, 2005): Comic book writer Frank Miller responded to criticism that his film, Sin City, is too violent and might promote violence in society.
Around the World in 80 Dates (May 19, 2005): The is some interesting news in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer about Jennifer Cox, the author of Around the World in 80 Dates, which was a bestseller in Britain and has just been released in the U.
Sideways Author Tells All (May 18, 2005): The Cleveland Plain Dealer has an interview with Rex Pickett, author of the novel Sideways, which was the basis for the Oscar-nominated film of the same name.
Star Wars Film Moves Spielberg to Tears (May 9, 2005): Now that's what we call some impressive screenwriting.