Summer Blockbuster Screenwriting Joke:
Friday, July 4th, 2008
I always thought this was funny because it plays on a screenwriter’s greatest fear.
Just ask a screenwriter who’s been holed-up working on a project for the last several weeks about their screenplay and then put the fear of God into them; the more ridiculous the better.
What are you working on?
…a story about werewolves in the city of Atlantis.
Ahh… dude… it’s already in post-production… it’s coming out next summer with Will Smith.
What are you working on?
… an American antebellum saga about sea monsters attacking clipper ships and bringing the tea trade to a halt.
Ahh… dude… it’s already in post-production… it’s coming out next summer with Will Smith.
What are you working on?
Golden Girls: the Movie.
Ahh… dude…
It was a lot funnier before Will Smith bombed last year with I Am Legend.
The numbers aren’t in for his summer release this year, but Hancock seems strong, against WALL-E. I have seen neither. I’m working on the pre-civil war sea monster bringing the American tea trade to a halt flick, and I’ve been at it for weeks.
Happy Independence Day
-J Roland Kelly
