It would have had a lot of explosions, as I remember. Fortunately, that version didn’t get made. There were changes, yes, but smart ones due to budget and cinematic needs.Ĭold in July was under option for seven years once, and I wrote a screenplay, but over the years it kept being rewritten at request, and then someone else put their dirty toe in it, and by the time that happened I was no longer interested. Some, like Bubba Ho-Tep, came out so close to the story it was deeply satisfying. Once a film production gets its paws on your work, you can look forward to certain disappointments, though I have been lucky in that my stuff has been treated kindly, sometimes roughed up slightly in the alley, its shoes taken from it, but the socks were left.Īs the man said as he fell out of an airplane, “Not so bad so far.” The scary part is they might actually film it. I’ve been fortunate enough to have several options in the same year, and the money from that is really nice. I’ve had some of my works under option for years, and they were never filmed, but I turned out pretty well on the deal. When a book or story of mine gets filmed, I’m always happy for the money, that’s for sure. From Story to Film: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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