Recommended Screenwriters

Legendary horror icon Sean Cunningham (creator of FRIDAY THE 13TH) hires ScreenwritingU Alum Nicole Jones-Dion (PS 19, MSC 2) to write an original ghost story that he plans to direct. Nicole also wrote DRACULA: THE DARK PRINCE starring Academy Award® winner Jon Voight as Van Helsing and TEKKEN 2: KAZUYA’S REVENGE for Crystal Sky Pictures (Ghost Rider, Tekken). Nicole has had numerous

Soon after making the little movie that everyone loved — Safety Not Guaranteed — writer/director Colin Trevorrow was approached by producer Frank Marshall to talk about a “little dinosaur movie.” The move was not little and neither were the dinosaurs. Marshall wanted Trevorrow to try his hand at re-writing Jurassic World, the fourth film in

The world of crossfit has taken over the fitness scene, but what about bringing its competitive edge to the world of romantic comedies? Writer/director Andrew Bujalski thought the athletic atmosphere would be a great setting for a movie about love and life and people trying to get “results.”   “I like a lot of those

Chevy Chase. Eddie Murphy. Kristin Wiig. They all have one thing in common. Saturday Night Live. The live comedy sketch show has been on for 40 years, and it’s about time someone made a documentary on this eclectic group of people responsible for weekly commentary on the state of pop culture in America. How are

ScreenwritingU Alum, John Hörnschemeyer ( ProSeries 46, MSC 4) was hired by British Director/Producer, Raine McCormack of Reel King Media (UK) to rewrite the Horror/Thriller THE BLESSED . Other producers on the project include Robert Stushki  and  Ian Reed. Nicolas Cage’s niece,  Natasha Coppola-Shalom has been attached as the lead. Fantastic News, John! 

Producer Lamont Cain and Hierarchy Pictures have greenlit ScreenwritingU Alum Eric Ingram’s ( ProSeries 36, MSC 1) coming-of-age sports drama, White Chocolate. Eric’s second option is with producer Keith Tidsell’s DNKK Productions for his sports comedy, Major Minors. It’s “The Bad News Bears with 7 year olds.” Both projects are in development. Previous to this success, Eric had his action/drama TRADING PAINT optioned

First time writer/director John Maclean had always been inspired by the western genre. Being a Scotsman as he describes himself, he feel in love with the idea of pioneering Scotsmen coming to America to seek adventure and fortune. Maclean’s film, Slow West, tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who travels from Scotland to America

He’s big. He’s yellow. He’s super friendly. He’s Big Bird, the iconic muppet character who stars on the PBS show Sesame Street. You might know a lot about Big Bird… his sweet and sensitive nature, but chances are you probably know nothing about the man who has stood inside the suit for more than 40

When actress Sonja Bennett was pregnant with her first child and walked across the street on a random day headed to her favorite coffeeshop, she got the idea for Preggoland. Having stopped traffic due to her pregnant belly, she realized at that moment that there was power in the bump. Bennett decided that if she

ScreenwritingU Alum Barbe LaPierre (ProSeries 35, MSC 2) has been hired by La Quay Productions to write CHRISTMAS FAMILY TREE a movie of the week screenplay based on an outline by producer Sarah Quay. Sarah Quay was co- producer on Christmas Belle (2103) starring Haylie Duff. Fantastic News, Barbe!