Social networking website to feature “Writer Held Hostage,” a five-part series detailing Richardson’s life in the trenches during the making of the 2005 film “Hostage” starring Bruce Willis.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 13, 2012
Stage32.com will publish Richardson’s painstaking account on his efforts to get “Hostage” to the big screen in a 5-part series beginning January 12, with new postings on Mondays and Thursdays.
“I’m pleased to announce that, in conjunction with Stage 32, I’ve agreed to publish ‘Writer Held Hostage,’ ” Richardson said. “Since publishing ‘The Safety Expert’ and blogging my weekly trench tales, I've been astonished in the interest in the war stories. That and ‘Hostage’ was such a strange, difficult, exasperating, yet fondly recalled experience for a writer. And though I readily acknowledge that nearly every production has plenty of crazy stuff to write about, this one resonates for me.”
“Hostage” is based on a novel by Robert Crais, but when Hollywood star Bruce Willis asks Richardson to do a quick rewrite on the screenplay, it’s an offer he can’t refuse — given that Richardson has three other scripts set up at Willis’ production company. It was supposed to be three weeks tops. Not just that, but a favor at a discount price. Fix the dialogue. Crank up the tension and action. Three short weeks and Richardson would be back to his comfortable life.
But that three-week-rewrite-as-a-favor morphed into a year and a half of his life lost to the making of a single movie. “Writer Held Hostage” is a riveting tale of the madness of the Hollywood machine when egos clash, patience thins and tempers rise. Richardson will be available on Stage 32 to answer any questions about “Writer Held Hostage” beginning with Thursday’s post.
“Doug's unflinching look into the screenwriter's experience while working on a major motion picture is nothing short of riveting,” said Richard Botto, co-founder of Stage 32. “Not only does the series offer a blueprint to navigating the complex machinery that is Hollywood, but should serve as an inspiration to any creative that nothing worth doing comes easy, and that will is equally important as talent. I couldn't be more thrilled that Doug has granted this exclusive to the Stage 32 community.”
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About Doug Richardson
Doug Richardson is an American screenwriter best known for writing the box office smash “Bad Boys,” as well as the adaptation of Walter Wager's novel “58 Minutes,” which became the basis for the sequel “Die Hard 2: Die Harder,” and most recently, “Hostage.” In 1989, he garnered national attention when his spec screenplay (“Hell Bent... and Back”) was the first in Hollywood to sell for a million dollars. In 1997, his debut novel, “Dark Horse,” was published by Avon/Morrow in hardcover, followed two years later by the follow-up, “True Believers.”
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