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A Captain Marvel Reader

April 6, 2007 Projects, Shazam

Ever since I announced that I’m writing Shazam!/Captain Marvel, I’ve gotten some great questions and comments from longtime fans of the character, many with detailed pleas to include a specific cherished piece of the mythology. But when I tell people face-to-face that I’m writing a Captain Marvel movie, I often notice a specific micro-reaction. Their […]

Goodnight Moon, Hello Movie

April 1, 2007 Check the date, News, Projects

I’m happy to finally be able to announce the next thing I’m writing after Shazam!/Captain Marvel — an adaptation of one of the best-selling children’s books ever: Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown. Anyone who’s ever had a baby has probably read this book, so it’s no surprise that Hollywood’s been trying to adapt it […]

Renumbering when moving a scene

March 29, 2007 Formatting, Projects, QandA, The Nines

It takes both a letter and an omit.

Regarding the Gyllenhaal rumor

March 16, 2007 Projects, Shazam

According to the internet, Jake Gyllenhaal is playing Captain Marvel. I’ll be sure to let the studio, producers, and director know. Sigh. It’s frustrating how in the digital age, random speculation turns to fact in about .003 seconds. And once it starts, it’s like a tire fire: any attempt to extinguish it merely creates a […]

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