Recommended Screenwriters

Screenwriter Kate Alfonso (ProSeries 34) has been hired by producers Chuck Howard and Martin Michael to write the story ONE LAST RIDE.  The production company is Big Film Factory.  Kate will receive "screenplay by" credit.  "Story by" credit will go to Kate Alfonso & Chuck Howard.  On another note, Kate has also been hired to

Screenwriter Anastazja Davis (ProSeries 43) has been hired by producer Carl Colpaert at production company/distributor Cineville to write a screenplay. Currently, the project is at the outline stage and moving into the first draft.  Previously, Anastazja did a "write for hire" with Gremi Film. That project is set to start shooting in 2014. Great job, Anastazja! 

  How could the man who wrote Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures, like totally, and also write a crime thriller with elaborate plot twists such as Now You See Me? Meditation is his answer. With every project screenwriter Ed Solomon takes on, he rediscovers the craft of writing and what drew him to it in

By Jenna Milly How do you wake up with a hangover and decide this will be your last one? That’s the question screenwriter Craig Mazin faced when sitting down with director Todd Phillips to write the last and final edition of drunken comedy series, The Hangover Part III. “We wanted to end it, and we

Hal Croasmun of ScreenwritingU interviewed best selling author and screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith about his movies DARK SHADOWS, and ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, and his path to A-List in the movie business. In this interview, Seth talked about:          – How he went from an unknown writer to a major player!          – His secret to

  By Jenna Milly Adapting a film from a book is one thing, but what do you do when you’re asked to adapt a foreign film into a Hollywood production? Screenwriter Justin Zackham, best known for writing the heartfelt dramedy The Bucket List, decided taking on this kind of adaptation for his first foray into

  By Jenna Milly Would you like to make a movie about a group of body builders who become extortionists and killers…? It’s not the kind of question a studio exec would likely say yes to… unless it’s based on a true story. Pain & Gain, the new black comedy-slash-crime movie, is about just this

by Chris Soth As the screenwriters in my mentorship program are finishing up their terrific screenplays, and deep in their third acts, this question often comes up: What end should our villain/antagonist/bad guy come to?  Here's a prime example, from A TON of cop movies we've seen, even if no specific title comes to mind:

Screenwriter Shane Joseph Willis (ProSeries 33) just signed with manager Sidney Sherman at Rosa Entertainment. Shane recently got a flurry of attention after his sci-fi action/thriller ANONYMITY placed on the Tracking Board Recommend list. Out of companies that contacted him, Sidney's proved the best fit, and he's now working to sign Shane with an agent

Screenwriter Jim Ramsay (ProSeries 35) just signed with The Pitt Group for representation. After completing his latest script and querying production companies, Jim found himself inundated with script requests. Jim signed with Pitt Group to better pick between producers and networks for the project. See a list of clients of The Pitt Group on IMDBpro.