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Mr. James Wan and Amazon has teamed up to adapt the best-selling young adult novel I Know What You Did Last Summer. This time around this will be a TV pilot and not a movie. News has circuited that this series would the same lane as the MTV's Scream: The TV series. So far, Neal Moritz, one of the producers from the film adaptation, will be involved in the TV series, and Shay Hatten, screenwriter of John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum, will serve as the screenwriter for the pilot.
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From Minority Report to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang to Poseidon, Mr. Andrew Zilch has been involved with making top notch, quality movies and he is here to discuss his latest movie A Crooked Somebody. A Crooked Somebody is a must-see, thrilling film that stars Rich Sommer (AMC's Mad Men, The Devil Wear Prada), Clifton Collins Jr. (HBO's WestWorld, Super Trooper 2), Joanne Froggatt(PBS's Downton Abbey, Mary Shelley), and Ed Harris(HBO's WestWorld, Gone Baby Gone). I hope you take this time to know the screenwriter of this innovative story and go check it out since it's now on Video on demand (VOD).
How did you come up with the story of A Crooked Somebody? A few years ago, my longtime friend Rich Sommer (who plays Michael in the film) mentioned he’d love to play “a psychic medium who gets caught up in his own lies.” I happened to be looking for a new script idea to sink my teeth into and the more we talked about it, the more excited I got about the possibilities of the story. After those initial conversations with Rich, I did a deep research dive into the world of mentalism and mediums and came out the other end with the idea of CROOKED’s characters and plot. The story details evolved over the course of months, but that initial kernel of a psychic-medium-in-a-pressure-cooker-of-his-own-making stayed well intact throughout the whole process. What was the most surprising thing you learned when writing A Crooked Somebody? The most surprising thing I learned is just how easy it is to fake a psychic reading. With a basic understanding of human nature and probability, it’s actually infuriatingly simple to convince a willing mark that you have psychic abilities. On average, how many draft scripts do you find yourself writing until you are happy and satisfied with your work? It varies from project to project, but I think I wrote five drafts of A CROOKED SOMEBODY before I had it in a place I was ready to show the world. List three adjectives to describe A Crooked Somebody? Relentless, Surprising, Delightfully stressful What piece of advice do you have for screenwriters starting out? Write characters that actors would kill to play. What is your favorite line from A Crooked Somebody? I’m pretty partial to the titular line – “It’s better to be an honest nobody than a crooked somebody.” It sums up the story’s theme in a way I’ve always liked. It was also a line delivered by the legendary Ed Harris who makes every line sound like gold. Were you ever on set for the making of A Crooked Somebody? If so, could you tell me what scene you were present at? The film’s director (Trevor White) and I had a really collaborative relationship, so I was on set for every day of principal photography. What are your thoughts on Rich Sommer playing Michael Vaughn and Clifton Collins Jr. playing Nathan? I’ve been friends with Rich Sommer since we attended college together in the late ‘90s, so writing in his voice feels almost as familiar as writing in my own. Because the character was literally written for Rich, the whole experience would have lacked a bit of magic if he hadn’t been cast in the role. And I couldn’t be happier that the film’s producers agreed. I was ecstatic (and still am) that Clifton agreed to play Nathan. I’d been a fan of his since I first saw him in CAPOTE and knew immediately that he’d be able to navigate all the hairpin twists and turns of Nathan’s character. Watching the film today, I’m still finding new things to love about his performance. Could you tell us about an interesting or fun moment that occurred on the set of A Crooked Somebody? We were scheduled to do an ambitious overnight shoot in the hills above Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Shortly after sunset, we realized it was the same night Guns N’ Roses were playing a VERY LOUD sold-out concert at the stadium. With a limited window of darkness and no flexibility to reschedule the shoot, our actors were forced to perform the movie’s climactic scenes while G n’ R’s music (along with synchronized fireworks) boomed just a few hundred yards away. What is your favorite meal at your favorite restaurant? The fennel sausage and goat cheese pizza washed down with a Piehole Porter beer at Station 66 Italian Bistro just off I-40 in Williams, Arizona. If you could write and direct a film-adaptation of any novel/novella/short story, which one would you like to do? David Benioff’s novel CITY OF THIEVES is one of the most cinematic books I’ve ever read – and one that I’d love to adapt. But as the highly acclaimed creator/writer of a little show called GAME OF THRONES, I’m guessing Benioff himself would be the studio’s first choice to adapt his novel. Just a hunch. Last question, if you were forced to watch one movie (besides the ones you wrote), nonstop, for a whole day in a locked room, which movie would you choose? SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, one-hundred percent. And honestly, there wouldn’t be much forcing involved. All in all, you need to check out this movie that Mr. Andrew Zilch has written. It'll be worth your while. I'd also like to give my appreciate to him for taking his time to answer my questions. I hope you all are having a fantastic holiday season so far. Thank you for stopping by to read my post.. You can rent or buy A Crooked Somebody on Amazon by simply clicking on the title of the movie. Take care:) 
Let the Confetti fall!!!!!! because, not only it's the new year (yes i'm still celebrating the new year and i will continue till the end of January), but, and this is a big BUT, get ready for this............ Fiery Trap is finally here for your reading pleasure:) If you want to start reading it now it's available at smashwords.com. You can go to smashwords and get your copy now. As for amazon, it would be available in a couple of hours. I hope you all are having a great new year so far. I hope changes are coming to you as well (Good changes of course). I'm just excited to release Fiery Trap to the world. Sequels are alway tricky to write. You have to match the original yet bring something new to the table. I feel i've done that with Fiery Trap. I believe my fans will be thrilled and be surprised by the end of the story. This is a YA thriller/Suspense book that would have you talking and hopefully telling others about it:). I don't want to spoil anything for you but if you want to read the excerpt please click on Fiery Trap tab above. But first it would be wise to read the first book because the second book starts where the first ended. Thanks for visiting my blog and hope to see you again. 2013 is looking good so far:)
I'm pleased and happy to report that Stained is finally available to purchase at amazon.com. I know it's long overdue but it's here folks and you won't be disappointed with the story. The wait will be worth while. If you want to read more than the excerpt shown on my blog go to amazon and click on the preview page to read more pages. For more sneak peak here is the complete table of
content for Stained. Prologue Chapter One: The Wristband Chapter Two: Beaver High Chapter Three: Their Stories Chapter Four: The Catch-up Class Chapter Five: Eating like a Pig Chapter Six: Stained Chapter Seven: The Search Chapter Eight: Pick-up Chapter Nine: Birthday Party Chapter Ten: Versus Chapter Eleven:Alice's Knight in Shining Armor Chapter Twelve: Absence and Lies Chapter Thirteen: A very raining visit Chapter Fourteen: Lin‟s Plead Chapter Fifteen: At the Dip Dish Chapter Sixteen: The Discovery Chapter Seventeen: The Chase Chapter Eighteen: Trapped Chapter Nineteen: Inside the Cage Chapter Twenty: Radio Report Chapter Twenty One: At the Hospital Chapter Twenty Two: Joyride I hope you purchase a copy today and if you enjoy the read(which i think you will might i add) then tell someone:) thanks for reading my blog and hope you come again. |
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