Screenwriting News

In screenwriting news, Albert Torres hired to do film adaptation of TV series “Ben 10”.

The Help writer-director Tate Taylor to receive the WGA Paul Selvin Award.

Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) to receive the WGA East Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.

Ed Burns on CBS “This Morning” talks about how his big movie roles help to fund his small indie films. video

NYT Q&A with Joe Eszterhas who has sure cleaned up.

Nick Schenk (Gran Torino) hired to write reboot of Robocop.

Robert Ben Garant (Reno: 911) scripts supernatural thriller “Jessabellem” for Lionsgate.

Matt Wheeler, recent grad of the UCLA MFA program, tapped to adapt “The Informant” for Sony.

Larry Brenner (Black List script “Jerusalem”) hired to adapt the Danielle Trussoni novel “Angelology” for Sony.

British scribes Adam Mason & Simon Boyes microbudget thriller project Not Safe For Work lands director Joe Johnston.

Howard Franklin (The Man Who Knew Too Little) to pen remake of Israeli comedy A Matter of Size with Jon Turteltaub to direct for Paramount.

Matt Lieberman to write Short Circuit reboot for Dimension.

Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married) to adapt the novel “The Language of Flowers” for Fox 2000.

Joe Carnahan (The Grey) to write-direct remake of MGM’s Death Wish.

Ridley Scott is circling Cormac McCarthy’s original spec script project “The Counselor”.

Akiva Goldsman (A Brilliant Mind) moves directorial debut forward as Winters Tale gets interest from Russell Crowe and Will Smith.

Richard LaGravanese (The Fisher King) to adapt and direct the novel “Beautiful Creatures” for Alcon.

Chris Rock is writing a screenplay in which he envisions Melissa McCarthy playing his wife.

Alexander Payne hopes his work on The Descendants prepares him to make a western.

Bridget Jones 3 in trouble due to script problems. Prompting Working Title producer Tim Bevan to respond to rumors.

Lastly the WGA is polling its members about how the studios are treating writers.