It seems hard to believe that women less than 100 years ago didn’t have the right to vote. But does it seem even harder to believe that women still suffer from inequality in 2015? This was noted recently in an essay penned by actress Jennifer Lawrence about how she fails to understand why women are paid less than men in Hollywood.
Women ...
After writing a script that got the attention of several Hollywood creative executives, writing partners Alistair Legrand and Luke Harvis pitched the idea for The Diabolical. It may seem like an easy task to have a meeting on one project and pitch another, but it takes more than that to get a movie made in Hollywood in 2015.
Legrand — who ...
It’s been 50 years since Ford unveiled the first Mustang. The moment was revolutionary for American cars and its pop culture. “People have a real emotional connection,” says director David Gelb of the relationship many people around the world have with the car.
“I had this feeling of how cool Mustang was and had these fond memories ...
Screenwriter Jason Fuchs has been obsessed with Peter Pan since he and his dad were stuck on the Peter Pan ride at Disney World when he was 9 years old. Since then, Fuchs has been fascinated with the idea of writing Peter Pan’s origin story. Fuchs says he remembers being fascinated by all kinds of questions. What was it like when Peter first ...
The most famous chess player of our time is also the most complicated.
In the late 1950s, a boy from Brooklyn named Bobby Fischer took the world by storm when he became the youngest grandmaster in chess up at age 15.
When screenwriter Steven Knight sat down to write Pawn Sacrifice, the new biographical thriller about the chess genius, ...
It took screenwriter Jeff Gendelman nearly two decades to see his quiet, psychological thriller The Surface become a reality. The story takes place on Lake Michigan where a young man comes across a stranger who is delivering a mysterious package. The film co-stars Sean Astin, Mimi Rogers and Chris Mulkey.
“I grew up on the lake as a child ...
“With every character I write I try to put myself in their shoes,” says writer/director Mora Stephens of the troubled protagonist in her new thriller, Zipper, the story of a rising political star who becomes obsessed with call girls.
Zipper, staring Patrick Wilson, has been a festival favorite for its unique point-of-view of a protago...
"With all the effort it takes to get these things made, there are so many opportunities to stumble and lose track of the story that you want to tell,” says actor Jeremy Sisto of the screenwriting process. This is his first foray into writing for the big screen.
“I marvel at the eloquence of it and the restraint that it takes to reveal ...
First time writer/director Anne LeSchander shot her feature film in seven days for $25,000. If you know anything about making movies, this is a feat in and of itself. The film takes place entirely at one location — except for a few flashbacks and some animated sequences — and it proves to be a captivating, intense look at the ...
“It’s very delicate, frustrating work to go through the ideas you’ve already discarded and find new ideas,” says screenwriter C. Robert Cargill when asked what the challenges are to tackling the sequel to his very popular 2012 horror film Sinister, staring Ethan Hawke.
“We didn’t set up to make a franchise, we set up to make a ...
Jay Dyer is a veteran TV writer having worked on shows like Californication, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, All About the Andersons and Half & Half. So, how did this guy who wasn't much of an expert on soccer and Mexican culture get a series about soccer and Mexican culture for Netflix?
“When my agent first approached me, I had ...
If you want to write an action movie, you need to listen to this podcast. Screenwriter Drew Pearce breaks down how he identifies themes, brainstorms set pieces and works through tense moments of Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation, all while hanging out at Tom Cruise’s house!
So, how does this vetern screenwriter get started when it comes ...