By Colin Covert January 28, 2013 Back in the 1990s, when Stephon Marbury was one of the Timberwolves’ most promising stars, a self-taught beginning screenwriter in Brooklyn Park decided to adopt the lead guard’s nickname as a good-luck token. Mike Sims chose the pen name Michael Starrbury because his own sounded “too boring.” And while Marbury fizzled, …
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By Dominic Patten January 19, 2013 EXCLUSIVE: Michael Starrbury has been brought on board to rewrite Morgan Creek Productions’ Tupac Shakur biopic. Starrbury wrote the screenplay for The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, which is premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The Tupac film was announced by Morgan Creek in early 2011. The screenplay for …
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By Jeff Sneider January 18, 2013 Duo finalize agreement on film rights to stage play. Caliber Media Co. and Aviation Cinemas have finalized an agreement to option feature film rights to Dominic Orlando’s stage play “Danny Casolaro Died For You,” which will investigate the mysterious death of the titular journalist. Multi-hyphenate Eric Steele, who produced …
By Jeff Sneider January 8, 2013 Irish filmmaker Kealan O’Rourke to write, direct adaptation. Chernin Entertainment brandished its magic wand to tap Irish filmmaker Kealan O’Rourke, who will write and direct the adaptation of Brian Selznick’s young adult novel “The Houdini Box.” A representative for Chernin had no comment. Published in 1991, book centers on …