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Leonardo DiCaprio may portray Ian Fleming
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The actor's company will produce a film about the creator of James Bond.



‘House Bunny’ duo spend work hours at play
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Also: "Family Guy's" Seth MacFarlane keeps some control.



Can Leo actually hurt a script sale?
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If talent is overbooked or underwhelming, studios may balk at buying.



Comic art sells a thousand scripts
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Crunch these numbers: 22 announced films from graphic novels or comics in six...



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Producer Arnold Kopelson picks up the young screenwriter's R-rated comedy.



Attack of the horror movie remakes
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'Prom Night' is a remake. So are a long list of upcoming horror flicks Hollywood...



There's room for all in Hollywood's buying frenzy
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When unknown Brad Ingelsby sold "The Low Dweller" for $650,000, it announced...



'Leatherheads': Just perfect for Cary and Roz
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Except they weren't alive by the time the movie was written, which is why it...



Moverman explores war's personal toll
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'The Messenger' and 'Unthinkable' will make topical issues hard for audiences to...



'Horton' writers pitch their films with song
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The duo often breaks into a musical number to illustrate a character or idea.



Studio shuffle creates script limbo
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With new management coming to New Line, writers wonder about their projects



Oscar-nominated writers went deep in portrayals
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This year's standout characters had a lot to say, as did their creators.



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You can't throw a skim latte in L.A. without hitting a writer who has a screenplay that's been stuck in...



SCRIPTLAND: Writers finding solace, stories on picket lines
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On the positive side, the strike is forcing them to meet people, share career...



Back from the dead, director Martin Scorsese and writer William Monahan puzzling over how to extend...



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Allan Loeb knows a thing or two about Lady Luck. She's treating him much better lately.



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Scriptland is a new weekly feature on the work and professional lives of screenwriters. Indiana Jones,...



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Eternally expanding his art, the writer's "Synecdoche, New York" is personally epic.


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