“Feel Your Power” Showrunner Annie Weisman Gets “Physical”
The eighties in Southern California was a memorable time – sun, sand, surf, politics and… aerobics. Studios sprang up everywhere with classes catering to all levels. If you couldn’t get to one, you could buy a workout video and get fit in the comfort of your own home. Writer Annie Weisman (Almost Family, The Path) tapped […]
“Create a Pitch Tsunami” Chris Brancato on ‘Godfather of Harlem’ & ‘Narcos’
After college, Chris Brancato realized he had “no marketable skills whatsoever.” He joked that his “lack of options” led him down the path of becoming a screenwriter. Beyond this initial assessment, his mother was also a novelist, so he saw someone getting paid to write and saw it as a career possibility. “That helped demystify […]
“Balancing Parental Unconditional Love With Truth” Morten Tyldum Talks ‘Defending Jacob’
Defending Jacob is a thriller streaming on Apple TV+ starring Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery. It was adapted by screenwriter Mark Bomback (War Of The Planet Of The Apes, Total Recall) from William Landay’s 2012 New York Times best-selling novel. Creative Screenwriting Magazine spoke to Academy-Award nominated director and executive producer of the series Morten […]
Lauren Neustadter, Head Of Film & TV At Reese Witherspoon’s Company, Hello Sunshine On Changing The Narrative For Females
Lauren Neustadter is a seasoned film and television creative executive who held development roles at many prestigious companies including Offspring Entertainment and Fox Studios. She is currently the Head Of Film & TV at Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine. And sunshine they produce… in abundance. Hot on the heels of the success of Little […]
HBO’s “Watchmen” Advanced the Classic Comic in a Timely Fashion
Adaptations for film and TV are a tricky lot. Is the source material filmable? Is what worked on the page or stage a guarantee it will translate properly to the screen? Even the length determined for an adaptation can affect the success of it. The decision to adapt Watchmen as a 2.5-hour theatrical release in […]
