Guillermo Del Toro and Carlton Cuse Interview (The Strain)

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Guillermo Del Toro (right) and a friend

Q                                 The first episode in particular is absolutely riveting and I loved it, but can you tell me how you first got involved in this and what drew you to it?

Carlton Cuse                 I had read the first Strain novel as a fan of both Guillermo’s work, and also independently I knew Chuck Hogan, and so I was very curious to see what this collaboration would look like.  And I was just intrigued by the subject matter.  I had read the first novel when it came out in 2009 and really enjoyed it, and then basically about two years ago my agent called me up and said that there was some interest in doing The Strain as a television series and would I be interested in it. Read more

Screenwriting conference in beautiful Pebble Beach! (August 13-17, 2014)

17 Mile Drive, Monterey, CA

Dear writers,

I am excited to be teaching a screenwriting track at the Catamaran Literary Reader Conference from August 13-17 in beautiful Pebble Beach, CA, just off historic 17-Mile Drive.

Write, learn, network and have fun in one of the most breathtaking spots on Earth that inspired Hitchcock, Steinbeck and so many other great artists.

Get 20% OFF until July 15 with coupon code SCFF814!

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Before Rian Johnson directs Star Wars Episode VIII, check out Looper (free Story Map download)

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My buddy William Robert Rich (co-author of Story Maps: The Films of Christopher Nolan) over at Screenplay How To has put together a fantastic Story Map for Rian Johnson’s 2012 sci-fi action film Looper, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. It’s a great way to study the screenplay structure and screenwriting techniques used by Rian Johnson to create one of the most compelling Science Fiction features of the last decade. Read more