Change of Plans

Instead of doing an analysis of the first quarter literary sales as promised in an earlier post* (bore, bore, bore) I've decided to do a short set of notes on the film script The King's Speech - which I'll post here. Of course, it will be more an analysis of the structure and characters because I don't expect to improve on the brilliant work of the writer, David Seidler, who won this year's Oscar for best original screenplay.

Here's an interview with Seidler on the eve of his Oscar nomination. It's a bit long but very insightful. He is, since winning, the oldest writer to have ever taken the Oscar proving (in Seidler's own words) that just because you're older doesn't mean you can't still be a pain and have something worthwhile to say. And prove it he did. Warner Bros. has just hired him to rewrite the Nick Schenk (Gran Torino) scripted feature The Judge as well as Games of 1940.



* After going over a list of about 50 new development projects bought in the mainstream Hollywood community during the first quarter 2011, it was immediately obvious that the bulk of them are comedies with a few dramas, biopics and thrillers thrown in for good measure. Not a big surprise - if you look at how the film community has historically dealt with similar times.