Recommended Screenwriters

The minions are back! And they’re ready for their sequel in the newest animation feature, Despicable Me 2. Screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul (Hop, The Lorax) were called back to write the second iteration of the enormously successful film Despicable Me, the story of an uber villain who ends up adopting three little girls.

ScreenwritingU Alum Vincent Fahy (ProSeries 30) had his screenplay optioned by Producer Emma Owen at Babyjane Productions. The project, THE CUCKOO’S PLIGHT, is now in the development phase with Director Jim Sheridan onboard as an executive producer.  Jim directed "My Left Foot" – which won an academy award for Daniel Day Lewis. Vincent was previously hired to write the screenplay ROLLER DERBY QUEEN

How does a screenwriter in Hollywood approach the challenge of bringing one of the most beloved characters of the Old West to the silver screen when legendary Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski ask you to write the script? “The way to approach this was to not be overly precious

The marketing for the new action thriller, White House Down, staring Channing Tatum seems to focus more on his dirty white tank top than the plot itself. What does screenwriter James Vanderbilt think of all the hunky hubbub around his new movie? He loves it! This conversation about costuming with the writer who penned The

ScreenwritingU Alum Chris James (ProSeries 41) signed an agreement with US Producer/Writer Steve Wilburn to co-write a new international terrorist thriller based on a true Story. The deal came about after producer Steve Wilburn requested a writing sample and loved it!  Chris accredits much of this current success to the ScreenwritingU ProSeries and his time spent in Chris Soth's Screenplay Mentor program. Great Job

In the screenwriting world, writing a movie with Pixar is like taking a trip to the moon. Deep in the recesses of the “brain trust” – as Monsters University writers Robert Baird and Dan Gerson call the folks who sit in on story development at the exclusive animation studio – is where all the magic

Screenwriter Phillip Mitchell (Pro Series 43) options screenplay to Producer Dan Rizzuto at Triple 9ine studios. After reading one of Phillip's previous scripts, producer Dan Rizzuto asked Phillip to write an action film.  Once that was complete, the script was then optioned to the Canada based production company Triple 9ine Studios. The project is set to go into pre-production after

ScreenwritingU Alum Kerry J. Lopez (ProSeries 33) has been hired by producer Thomas R. Waters of El Gato Rojo Productions to co-write a screenplay. RUMPLES STORY is based on a true story of an amazing horse that producer Thomas R. Waters had the honor of working with.  Earlier this year, Waters did a documentary titled

ScreenwritingU Alum David Gwinn (ProSeries 37) has been hired by producer Rome Jordon to rewrite the screenplay THE PACKAGE, an action mafia film.   The production companies for the project are 919 Entertainment and Chieko Alice Films.     David is currently working on the outline for the rewrite.   Great job, David!

ScreenwritingU Alum Dawn Crouch (ProSeries 31) has signed an option agreement with Producer Dominique Luchart (ProSeries 34) of Windhorse Entertainment for her screenplay DEAD CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND. The collaboration began during a  ScreenwritingU Professional Rewrite Course, in which Dawn and Dominque were feedback partners. The two worked well together and Dominque really liked Dawn's writing and ideas. Dawn will receive sole writing