Screenwriting News: Page 9
Trial Date Set in Lawsuit Over Writing Royalties for Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (February 18, 2012): Director Julie Taymor's lawsuit against the producers of the Broadway show Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is going to trial.
Academy Launches 2012 Nicholl Screenwriting Competition (February 15, 2012): The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has started accepting entries for the 2012 Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.
2012 BAFTA Screenplay Winners Announced (February 12, 2012): The winners of the 2012 BAFTA Awards have been announced.
84th Academy Award Screenplay Nominations Announced (January 24, 2012): The nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced this morning by actress Jennifer Lawrence and Academy President Tom Sherak at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
2012 BAFTA Screenplay Nominees (January 22, 2012): Here are the screenplay nominations for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards.
Woody Allen Wins Best Screenplay at 2012 Golden Globes (January 16, 2012): Woody Allen won Best Screenplay at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards for Midnight in Paris.
2012 Writers Guild Award Nominees Announced (January 7, 2012): The Writers Guild of America has announced the 2012 Writers Guild Award nominees.
John Grisham Discusses the New TV Series, The Firm (January 6, 2012): Bestselling author John Grisham sat down with The Today Show's Matt Lauer to talk about the new TV series, The Firm, which is based on the bestselling 1991 novel.
Universal Lands Rights to Daughter of Smoke and Bone (December 14, 2011): Universal swooped in at the last minute and landed the rights to the young adult novel Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
What Goes On in the Writers' Room at Saturday Night Live (December 13, 2011): Ever wondered what goes on in the writers' room at Saturday Night Live? Wonder no more.
Clip From Young Adult Starring Charlize Theron as a Teen Lit Author (December 12, 2011): Charlize Theron stars in the new Diablo Cody film, Young Adult.
Former Employee Suing James Cameron For Theft of Avatar Concept (December 10, 2011): A former employee is suing director James Cameron and Lightstorm, for breach of contract, fraud and negligent misrepresentation.
Paramount Negotiating for Rights to Daughter of Smoke and Bone (December 1, 2011): Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures is negotiating to acquire the film rights to the young adult novel, Daughter Of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor.
Nicholas Sparks and Zac Efron Talk Film Adaptation of The Lucky One (November 29, 2011): In this featurette, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks talks about the film adaptation of his his book The Lucky One which stars Zac Efron, Blythe Danner and Taylor Schilling.
Diablo Cody Discusses Creating a Female Anti-Hero for New Film, Young Adult (November 26, 2011): Oscar winning screenwriter Diablo Cody discusses creating the female lead in her new film, Young Adult.
Screenwriter David Nicholls: We've Changed the Ending to Great Expectations, Made it a Thriller (November 18, 2011): At the launch of the British Film Institute's Dickens on Screen season, screenwriter David Nicholls discussed his new film version of the Dickens classic Great Expectations.
Stephen Gaghan Brought in to Polish Up Script for M. Night Shyamalan's One Thousand A.E. (November 12, 2011): M.
Stephenie Meyer - Anne Rice Feud Escalates (October 31, 2011): Stephenie Meyer and Anne Rice are having a vampire feud.
Screenwriter Sues Sylvester Stallone For Copyright Infringement Over Expendables Script (October 28, 2011): Connecticut screenwriter Marcus Webb is suing Sylvester Stallone, co-author David Callaham, Millennium Films, Nu Image Films unit and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation for copyright infringement in connection with the screenplay for The Expendables.
Former Obama Speechwriter Sells Comedy to NBC (October 24, 2011): Jon Lovett, a former speechwriter for President Obama, has sold a comedy series to NBC.
