How A Russian Thief Bought the Rights to ‘Casino Royale’ and Turned James Bond into a Woman October 31, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Home, James Bond, Screenwriting, The Producers, In 1955, flamboyant Russian actor and director Gregory Ratoff was in Cairo, Egypt, acting and...
The name’s Secretan, James Secretan. James Bond’s Original Name Just Might Have Been the Death of Him October 30, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Character, Home, James Bond, It’s arguably the greatest introduction by a movie character. “The name’s Bond. James Bond” was...
From Russia With Love’s Helicopter Attack Vs. North By Northwest’s Crop-Duster Sequence: Why The Bond Sequence Isn’t a Rip-Off of Hitchcock’s Famous Set Piece June 13, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Character, Cinematography, Director's Chair, Editing, James Bond, Stunt Work, The helicopter attack in From Russia With Love is often unfairly dismissed as a rip-off...
Alfred Hitchcock Subverted 1 Common Thriller Cliche In The Crop-Duster Sequence in North By Northwest June 11, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Cinematography, Director's Chair, Editing, Home, Screenwriting, The man gunned down by thugs in a car while standing on the street corner...
James Bond Joins Villain to Solve Overpopulation In Rejected Script Pitch for ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ June 9, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Home, James Bond, Screenwriting, James Bond has saved the world no less than 25 times. And in every film,...
Skyfall Originally Partnered Up James Bond and Villain Raoul Silva to Fight a Bigger Threat June 8, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Character, James Bond, Screenwriting, Daniel Craig's third Bond film went through various story changes and rewrites before settling on Skyfall. One...
Inside ‘Once Upon A Spy’, Peter Morgan’s Abandoned Bond 23 Script Treatment April 6, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Home, James Bond, Screenwriting, Before Skyfall hit theaters and became the first billion-dollar Bond film, Peter Morgan, the man behind The Crown, co-wrote...
Was Heath Ledger Supposed to Be in The Dark Knight Rises? April 6, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off DC, Home, Screenwriting, Heath Ledger’s The Joker is considered one of the best villains of all time. Unfortunately,...
This Periodic Table of Tropes Is The Ultimate Storytelling Infographic January 22, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Screenwriting, Infographics are everywhere. Anything you need to remember can be distilled into one diagram. Design...
The 22 Step Guide To Pixar’s Story Structure Formula December 4, 2023 Daniel Rennie Off Home, Screenwriting, Pixar revolutionized animation. And it also revolutionized how animated stories were told. With titles like Toy...