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Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen
Whether you're an aspiring writer, an established author, a story professional, or just a story junkie, Unedited is a behind-the-scenes trip into all facets of the global story economy. Join us for a discussion of all things story, from idea to manuscript and shelf to screen with the globe's best writers, book professionals, booksellers, and adaptation stakeholders. We’re going to keep it informed, unfiltered, and unedited—not a salon, think a bar, whatever your drink or genre of choice.
Before he was published, Tom Clancy sold insurance. Stephen King worked in a laundromat. J.K. Rowling was a secretary. Wherever you work and whoever you are, welcome to Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen.
Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen
Brooklyn Weaver: Connecticut to LA, Gatsby to Ripley & Bringing the Energy to Entertainment
Manager and producer Brooklyn Weaver of Energy Entertainment joins us for episode twelve of Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen. We discuss why books remain the bedrock of Hollywood but how other forms of literary material from comic books to short stories are taking increasing market-share in underlying IP. Having managed and worked with top talent from Rob Liefeld to Christian Bale to Stephen Spielberg, Brooklyn takes us into the hay day of the 1990s and what it was like to write coverage as a young assistant on projects like The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Family Man, and The Sixth Sense. Looking ahead, we talk about why underlying IP will remain critical and how today’s writers should think about what their books need to deliver to readers and to Hollywood.
Brooklyn Weaver is a manager, producer and the CEO of Energy Entertainment. He has represented elite literary talent, sold top IP-based packages to all major studios, networks and streamers, and produced series and features including Out of the Furnace starring Christian Bale and Casey Affleck and Run All Night starring Liam Neesen and Ed Harris.