Screenwriter News--4.28.12

Mel Gibson tells Jay Leno he's got "a little bit of a temper" New York Daily News Mel Gibson feels he was totally in the right for unleashing a stream of expletives against screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, the star told Jay Leno on the "Tonight Show" Friday. "Has it really come to the place where you can't blow off steam in your own home ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Mel Gibson: 'I've got a little bit of a temper' msnbc.com By Anna Chan Mel Gibson has been relatively quiet since screenwriter Joe Eszterhas accused him of being anti-Semitic and released tapes of the star raging and screaming profanities. But Gibson is finally speaking out ... and with some humor. See all stories on this topic »

Mel Gibson Addresses Rant on "The Tonight Show" The Gossip Girls The "Braveheart" actor let out a profanity-filled rant against screenwriter Joe Eszterhas that was recorded in secret and recently released to the media stream. "When you get me here and tape me, you let me know up front," Gibson told the talk show ... See all stories on this topic »

Mel Gibson Jokes About Expletive-Laden Audio Tape AceShowbiz The actor appeared on "The Tonight Show" and managed to pull a joke about himself over his profanity-laden rant against screenwriter Joe Eszterhas. Gibson explained to host Jay Leno how he felt when Eszterhas had not turned up a script for their joint ... See all stories on this topic »

'Harry Potter' Screenwriter Steve Kloves to Write and Direct 'The Jungle Book ... /FILM (blog) You'd think that Disney had the screen rights all sewn up for adaptations of Rudyard Kipling's story collection The Jungle Book. But in fact the book is public domain. (It was when Walt Disney set the animated film into motion, too.) ... See all stories on this topic »

Mel Gibson Justified Taped Rant, Admits To 'Temper' On 'Tonight Show' Radar Online By Radar Staff Mel Gibson did his best to make light of his most recent taped outburst, where he threatened screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and his baby mama Oksana Grigorieva, during an appearance with Jay Leno Friday night. As RadarOnline.com has been ... See all stories on this topic » Radar Online

WATCH: Mel Gibson responds to latest audio recordings New York Post "When you get me here and tape me, you let me know up front," he told Leno, taking a shot at former screenwriter associated Joe Eszterhas. Eszterhas – the guy who wrote "Showgirls" – was writing a screenplay for Gibson about the Jewish warrior Judah ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Q&A: Joss Whedon The Guardian He graduated with a film studies degree from Connecticut's Wesleyan University, and became a screenwriter, working on the films Toy Story, Speed and Alien: Resurrection. His script for Buffy The Vampire Slayer was made into a movie in 1992; ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Mel Gibson Goes on Leno to Explain His Latest Expletive-Laden Rant Against Joe ... LAist Mel Gibson went on Jay Leno—ostensibly to plug his straight-to-video Direct TV project "Get the Gringo"—but he also gave Leno an explanation about why he completely unloaded on screenwriter Joe Eszterhas. Eszterhas, the guy who wrote "Showgirls," was ... See all stories on this topic »

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'Tiger's Curse' Lands Screenwriter Julie Plec By Fallon Prinzivalli 'Tiger's Curse' Lands Screenwriter Julie Plec. Posted 20 mins ago by Fallon Prinzivalli in Movie News, Movies, Page Turners. Who better to pen the screenplay of a supernatural YA series than the woman behind The CW's "Vampire Diaries"? Hollywood Crush