SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Writer/Director Marc Lawrence on ‘The Rewrite’ Starring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei
Marc Lawrence talks about his latest film, The Rewrite, Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei. Learn how he broke into the business and his latest film, about a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who is forced to teach screenwriting at a small New York college.
In this episode Marc Lawrence talks about his latest film, The Rewrite, starring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei. We talk about how he broke into the business and his latest film, which revolves around a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who is forced to teach screenwriting at a small New York college.
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Links mentioned in the show:
- Marc Lawrence on IMDb
- Clyde Lawrence's Website (son of Marc Lawrence who did the music for The Rewrite)
- The Rewrite on IMDb
- The Rewrite Trailer
- The new SYS script consultant service
- SYS Class: Writing A Great Second Act For Your Screenplay
- SYS on Twitter
- SYS on Facebook
- SYS on YouTube
- Our free guide, "How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!"
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Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.