A long time ago, on an Internet that seems far far away, two Star Wars themed films were looking at major releases. There was Kyle Newman's Fanboys and Patrick Read Johnson's 5-25-77. The former was centered on the excitement looking ahead to the prequels and the latter was about how the release of the original movie shapes a…
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Each December since 2004, studio executive Franklin Leonard has compiled the best unproduced screenplays of the year, as voted by hundreds of execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars…
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Ten years ago, iconic LA crime novelist James Ellroy was signed with Paramount to write his first original screenplay, called 77. That script was eventually completed by someone else, but it has been kicking around for some time. And now Russell Crowe -- who made the leap to leading man status in part thanks to…
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Before Fanboys was ever announced, there was another Star Wars-themed project in the works, an indie coming of age drama titled 5-25-77 from Patrick Read Johnson (director of Angus, writer of Dragonheart). Many geeks will reccognize that date as the day that Star Wars was released in theaters. The movie went into production in 2004,…
Read MoreHere is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Lobster Johnson created this custom Heath Ledger-version Joker Munny. Patrick Read Johnson has found financing to complete post production on his autobiographical indie "77," (formerly titled 5/25/77) which chronicles the director's journeys…
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