MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!
It’s been a long while since I’ve answered some questions, so I thought I’d tackle a few… Mark writes: Hi David. I thought the line you gave Kevin costner and the way he ac
FOUR QUESTIONS
Been a while since I’ve posted something. Tomorrow is Passover, for those of you out there subscribing to the Jewish faith. At my house (wayward Jews that we are), we tend to
MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tyler Fotenos writes: I was wondering what was the process in writing the story for [the Dark Knight trilogy], and how was it decided which Batman comic books were used as inspira
DA VINCI’S DEMONS WRAP, THE BLACK OPS II GLOBAL LAUNCH (LONDON), AND FLAT WHITES
On Friday, we wrapped production on Season 1 of Da Vinci’s Demons — a long, glorious slog. (More on that, later.) Since then, I’ve been in London, working on the grade of
LUCKY CATS
In Japanese culture, these squat little sculptures (usually ceramic or plastic) are called Maneki-neko, or “Beckoning Cat”. They’re lucky charms. Usually, the cat has one paw
ROME, LONDON AND ONWARD…
This past week, I attended the Roma Fiction Festival and presented a ‘master class’ on Da Vinci’s Demons and screenwriting to a local audience. Many thanks to the BBC Wor
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
I’ve been winging back and forth between Los Angeles and the UK, working on Da Vinci’s Demons and a few other simmering projects. We’re about halfway through filming Season
ON SCREENWRITING
Other people have covered this, but I still get asked various questions about craft on a fairly regular basis. For what it’s worth, here are some thoughts from the trenches.
BOOKS I FUCKING LOVE
The Dying Earth, by Jack Vance. A series of interconnected stories set in Earth’s far future. Although the stories are nominally science-fiction, they read like fantasy. T