Tag Archives: WME
THR Classic: Screenwriter confident readers won’t notice 9-point type
Behemoth World War II epic now a ‘breezy’ 118 pages Josh Dernier had to pull out all the stops to get his script “Allied Forces” under the magic 120-page mark, but the Omaha-based screenwriter insists nobody will notice. “The difference … Continue reading
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Self-published novel won’t be adapted for screen
Amazon ranking of 1,220,408 fails to impress producers It turns out Sandra Blank’s debut novel ‘Candy Love Karma’ will not be the basis of a major motion picture, despite the author’s every hope it would somehow kick off her screenwriting … Continue reading
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WME assistants to be charged rent for using office space
Also limited to one free bathroom visit per day; $2 a flush after that Less than a month after being assured he wouldn’t have to take a pay cut, WME assistant John Bellario learned he must pay $200 a week … Continue reading
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Query letter overestimates script’s potential by $200 million
Any film based on ‘Thrill Squad’ destined to lose money Aspiring screenwriter Jack McDonald insists his spec script ‘Thrill Squad’ is the perfect blueprint for a $200 million summer blockbuster, but WME agent Bill Weinstein isn’t buying it. “A movie … Continue reading
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Agent forgets about script request two seconds after sending it
Writer obsesses over whether to send it FedEx Priority Overnight or standard mail When WME lit agent Joe Shamrock responded to an email query with a simple “sure, send a hard copy,” he had no idea he’d just set in … Continue reading
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Paradigm tries to steal WME’s thunder by signing some comedy writer from Florida
‘Who’s shaking up the industry now?’ boasts Gores Paradigm Chairman Sam Gores had heard just about enough of the Endeavor-William Morris merger over the past few months, so he recently challenged his agents to make a big splash of their … Continue reading
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