Hi!
I'm one of the hosts of the german film podcast Moviefeature (www.moviefeature.de) and this week we had the chance to do an exclusive interview with "Predators" writer Alex Litvak! The interview is about 48 minutes long, but don't panic... only the intro is in German
Overview:
[00:00] German intro
[00:55] His background & how he became a screenwriter
[11:15] How the Predators project started for him (+ Medieval mention)
[19:55] Writing with a partner vs. writing solo
[22:15] Outlining vs. discovery writing (Predators & Three Musketeers examples)
[24:55] Inspiration for Predators
[25:40] Research for Predators + comparison of plot & characters with the original
[29:30] Original opening of Predators
[31:10] Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) cameo
[33:20] Three Musketeers (exclusive new information)
[37:05] Medieval status
[37:30] Masters of the Universe (exclusive new information)
[45:30] Akula update
Download:
http://moviefeature.podspot.de/files/Interview-Alex-Litvak.mp3Alex is a former feature executive turned screenwriter. Upon graduating from USC Film School, he embarked on a career in development and production, and held senior executive positions at 20th Century Fox, Outlaw and Intermedia. He's been involved with over two dozen movies, including "Terminator 3", "X Men", "Daredevil", "Fantastic Four", "Alexander", "K-19", "Quiet American", "Behind Enemy Lines", "Training Day", "Wedding Planner", "Basic", "X Files", and "The Hunting Party". Since making the switch to screenwriting, he's penned a number of projects in features and TV, the most recent of which are a period action thriller "Medieval" for New Regency, an update of "Three Musketeers" for Constantin Films and director Paul W.S. Anderson, which is slated to start production this fall, as well as a romantic action comedy "Rivals" for ABC. He's currently writing "Masters Of The Universe" for Sony.
"Predators" is his first produced credit as a screenwriter.
