On Story – Screenwriters and Filmakers on Their Iconic Films Edited by Barbara Morgan and Maya Perez 247 pages, $20, University of Texas Press The Austin Film Festival is a great place to watch films and hear from filmmakers as co-founder and Executive Director Barbara Morgan assembles a winning lineup of producers, directors, screenwriters, and…
Just weeks after signing Joe Johnston to direct First Avenger: Captain America, Marvel Studios has announced that Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are likely to be the screenwriters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo is in final negotiations to step in, The film comes with many complicating factors starting with a locked in release…
The classic French science-fiction comic book character Barbarella will make her return to the big screen, according to Variety. Casino Royale writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have signed on to write the feature. Occassional comic book writer Jean-Marc Lofficier (Teen Titans) brokered the deal. The creation of Jean-Claude Forest, Barbarella turned heads in this…
