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Publicity 101

March 15, 2007 Big Fish, Charlie, Film Industry, Follow Up, News

It would be nice if the general public had some sense that movies are actually written, and that the actors aren’t making up their dialogue.

The Big Red Cheese

March 9, 2007 News, Projects

And now, the answer to speculation about why I was busy reading up on DC Comics mythology. As announced today in The Hollywood Reporter, I’m writing Captain Marvel. And I’m very, very stoked. The movie is set up at New Line, with Pete Segal attached to direct. For those who aren’t rabid fans of the […]

The Week in Review

February 22, 2007 Los Angeles, News, Projects, The Nines

It’s been a busy week, and the next few days promise to be equally action-packed. So I thought I’d do a quick recap before two weeks go by without any real updates. Boulder I gave a lecture on screenwriting at the Boulder International Film Festival. It’s always weird going back to your home town, and […]

GreeneStreet acquires The Nines

February 12, 2007 News, Projects, The Nines

At the Berlin Film Festival this morning, GreeneStreet Films International announced that they’d picked up the movie for all markets outside North America. It’s news I’ve been sitting on since basically the day after the Sundance premiere. The company really dug the movie and were very aggressive about getting it, so I’m happy we’re finally […]

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