Screenwriter News--4.25.12

Screenwriter Will Fetters on adapting 'The Lucky One' Metro.us Screenwriter Will Fetters knew heading into adapting Nicholas Sparks' "The Lucky One" that he wasn't necessarily heading into any unexplored territory. "There's certain beats and moments you have to have in a Nicholas Sparks movie, which I learned," ... See all stories on this topic »

Revenge for Jolly: Tribeca Review Hollywood Reporter Screenwriter Brian Pestos leads the pic as Harry, whose unspecified-but-shady actions have made someone angry enough to break into his house and kill his much-beloved Miniature Pinscher, Jolly. With cousin Cecil (Oscar Isaac), Harry goes on a ... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

'Atrocious' Director Discovers 'The Dragger' Bloody Disgusting Up and coming screenwriter Sean Wathen first made the trades a few years back for co-writing the spec The Field, which was optioned to GG Filmz (Machine Gun Preacher). More recently, Wathen had sold two scripts – Psychology of Murder and The Lazarus ... See all stories on this topic » Bloody Disgusting

'Amazing Spider-Man': Denis Leary dazzled by 'real thing' Emma Stone Los Angeles Times Denis Leary blows through Hollywood job titles the way he used to chain-smoke cigarettes during his Boston comedy club days: actor, screenwriter, producer, author, television pitchman, animation voice actor and, believe it or not, fashion-show emcee ... See all stories on this topic »

THRILLERS Daily Mail This is a stunning debut from an American screenwriter that is original, horrifying and yet utterly compelling. The protagonist, Geiger, is a professional torturer, who bleakly describes his business as 'information retrieval'. See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail