Dec. 1, 2010: Angela Falkowska / Marla Hayes Option Best-Selling Novel

Screenwriters Angela Falkowska (ProSeries 1) and Marla Hayes (ProSeries 6) optioned the rights to the NY Times best-selling novel Green Darkness by Anya Seton.  First printed in 1972, the book has picked up a large fan-base over the years, and was reprinted in 2000. Angela and Marla secured the rights from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing

Screenwriter Kirk Weddell (ProSeries 23) has secured representation with Intellectual Property Group, one of the leading literary management companies in the industry with a distinguished list of international clients. Kirk set up the meeting with IPG after his ‘Brothers’ screenplay placed 3rd in the Big Bear International Screenplay Competition. Great job, Kirk.

Screenwriter Kevin Lee Miller (ProSeries 17) has been signed by manager Peter Meyer. Meyer’s client list includes both new and veteran screenwriters in film and TV, including “Sideways” author Rex Pickett and scribe Eric Bergen, who wrote “The Elephant Man” and “Frances”.   This news came on the heels of Kevin’s deal with Sony producer Harry

Screenwriter Germaine de Pibrac James (ProSeries 10) has been hired by a Los Angeles production company to adapt a popular book into a screenplay.  The budget is currently set at $10 million.  Details on this one are confidential while the production company brings in other elements (actors and a director).  But Germaine was on a

Screenwriter Dave McGlone (ProSeries 23) has completed a paid screenwriting assignment for Director Pedro Brenner and Producer Suresh Menon for the screenplay titled “REDRESS.” The feature script was born in a meeting in May, 2010 at the Swansea bay film festival in the UK during a brainstorm session. And now the work of a screenwriter

Screenwriter / producer Simon Adams (ProSeries OZ) is airing the pilot for his TV Series, Scariacs, on Nickelodeon Australia this Halloween. The show will play Oct. 31st, at 7:00pm, as part of a Halloween Special. Together with writer/director Shane Elsmore, Simon won the Nickelodeon Australia 2008 ‘Land A Pilot’ competition.  They formed their production, Roboto

Screenwriter Rick Holmes (ProSeries 21) has secured representation with Leslie Kallen Management, who is currently promoting his script, a female “Taken” movie. Rick found his manager through his screenwriter network.   A friend of Rick’s handed one of his scripts to an ex-producer (“Starsky and Hutch”, “Family Man”) who liked it so much he recommended Rick

Screenwriter Kevin Lee Miller (ProSeries 17) had his action/comedy screenplay, “Happy Mother’s Day,” optioned by Producer Harry Gittes.    The script is the story of an honest Chicago cop who battles to protect three mob witnesses from competing hit men only to discover the most ruthless assassin on his trail is…his own mother. Gittes is

Screenwriter Richard Senne (ProSeries 14) was hired to adapt the novel, “On The Edge of  Unthinkable,” into a screenplay.  He’ll receive a “Written by” credit for his work on the screenplay. “On The Edge of Unthinkable” is a true story written by Paula A. Kyle about her experiences in foster care. Richard’s adaptation will be

Screenwriter Si Dunn (ProSeries 3) has had yet another script optioned.  This time, with director Stephen Jules Rubin and has just secured distributor FilmWorks Entertainment Inc. for the movie. Wes Studi (Avatar, Last of the Mohicans), Maura Dhu Studi, and Anthony Arkin (son of Alan Arkin) are all attached to the project. The movie, “Criminal Conversations”,