Screenplay News--4.6.12

Chris Colfer of 'Glee' drops spoilers about his newest screenplay OnTheRedCarpet.com One would think Chris Colfer would be busy enough with "Glee," but the actor is premiering his feature film screenplay debut, already working on a second screenplay and releasing a novel this year. Colfer's feature film-writing debut "Struck by ... See all stories on this topic » OnTheRedCarpet.com

Publicity Wire News :: Tribeca Film Institute And The Alfred P. Sloan ... SHOOT Online "Penny Stock" by Grainger David of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts was selected as the "best-of-the-best" screenplay from the winning scripts at six leading film schools participating in Sloan's decade-long National Film Program. See all stories on this topic »

Interview: Julie James, author of 'About That Night' USA TODAY She clerked for the United States Court of Appeals in Jacksonville, and then practiced law with one of the nation's largest law firms for several years until she began writing … screenplays. Not novels. Screenplays. After Hollywood producers optioned ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

GLEE Co-Creator to Rewrite DIRTY DANCING for Lionsgate Broadway World Variety reports that Brad Falchuk, co-creator of television's Glee, will rewrite a screenplay of Dirty Dancing for Lionsgate. The screenplay is a reimagined musical version of the 1987 movie, which starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. See all stories on this topic »

'Deadline' brings investigative journalism from newspapers to motion pictures Washington Post (blog) By Erin Williams When he wrote the screenplay for "Deadline," former newspaperman Mark Ethridge never expected the movie would mirror future headlines. The movie is based on the reporting he did more than 40 years ago about the unsolved murder of an ... See all stories on this topic »

'The Hunter,' an Australian Odyssey With Willem Dafoe New York Times Adapted from Julia Leigh's novel and directed by Daniel Nettheim from a screenplay by Alice Addison, the film tells the story of a lone hunter from another continent searching for a creature that may not exist in an old-growth forest largely untouched ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Working with Meryl, dream come true: Roberts Hindustan Times The film starring the two Oscar winning actors is an adaptation of the play by Tracy Letts who has also written the screenplay. for sure. I can't wait! It's like a dream come true to work with her," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Roberts as saying. See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Review: Damsels in Distress reminds why we still need Whit Stillman HitFix Stillman built a devoted indie following in the '90s with the crackling dialogue and sophisticated wit of his "yuppie trilogy": 1990's "Metropolitan" (Oscar nominated for best original screenplay), 1994's "Barcelona" and 1998's "The Last Days of Disco. See all stories on this topic » HitFix