Screenwriter News--3.29.12

From quiet suburbia, screenwriter weaves tales of action The Journal News | LoHud.com Mark Bomback talks about his screenwriting from his New Castle home March 21, 2012. He is a Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include Unstoppable, Race to Witch Mountain and the upcoming remake of Total Recall. / Joe Larese/The Journal News ... See all stories on this topic »

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Scott Silver to keynote 2012 North Words Writers ... Juneau Empire The keynote address will be given by screenwriter Scott Silver, of New York City. He will be joined by Alaska writers including Lynn Schooler, Deb Vanasse, John Straley, Heather Lende, Seth Kantner, Kim Heacox, Nick Jans and Dave Hunsaker. See all stories on this topic »

Dark Shadows Gets Two New TV Spots; Screenwriter Discusses Movie's ... Reelz In a recent interview with SlashFilm, screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) didn't shy away from calling Dark Shadows a "funny" movie, while also explaining that Burton's version is also a "Gothic, dark movie" with "a lot of ... See all stories on this topic » Reelz

Malibu Screenwriter and Political Activist Left Lasting Legacy Malibu Surfside News Dunne received two Academy Award nominations, the Writers Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his screenwriting, but he also wrote numerous syndicated newspaper articles, contributed articles and short ... See all stories on this topic »

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Reelz Along with working as a screenwriter for director Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, Grahame-Smith is adapting his second best-selling novel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Blending Lincoln's actual history with vampires (or finally revealing Lincoln's ... See all stories on this topic » Reel

Disturbia Director In Talks For Sci-Fi Drama Invertigo Cinema Blend Screenwriter Ehren Kruger (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and producer Bradley Cramp (Lord of War) penned the Sony-snatched spec script that revolves around a NASA satellite crash landing in New York City that unleashes a "reverse-G vortex" that ... See all stories on this topic » Cinema Blend

'8' the Play comes to Nashville Out & About Rhubarb Theater Company joins nationwide productions of marriage equality play by Academy Award-winning screenwriter of 'Milk' & 'J. Edgar' by O&AN Staff Reports Following its star-filled West Coast premier in March, "8" the Play will make its ... See all stories on this topic »

Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Updates The Highlander Reboot Reelz Apparently, that script wasn't quite up to snuff because Summit brought in Twilight Saga screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg to rewrite it last year. Then, when Fast Five proved to be a monster hit and created new opportunities for Justin Lin, he decided he ... See all stories on this topic » Reelz

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Charlie Kaufman Sets Debut Novel At Grand Central Publishing By The Huffington Post News Editors Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is putting that cosmic mind of his toward his first book. Kaufman, whose scripts include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Human Nature and Being John ... The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

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Slackers, Puss in Boots Screenwriter Slams Hunger Games Script ... Screenwriter David H. Steinberg's credits include two American Pie sequels, National Lampoon's Barely Legal, the 2002 Devon Sawa vehicle Slackers, and, yes ... www.movieline.com/.../slackers-puss-in-boots-screenwriter-sla...