- Laeta Kalogridis
Laeta Kalogridis is a
screenwriter . She has written scripts for "Alexander" (2004), "Night Watch" (2006 in U.S.), "Pathfinder" (2007), and "Ashecliffe " (2009). She has also served as an executive producer for the television series "Birds of Prey" and "Bionic Woman". She is also the founder of the pro-union website Hollywood United and was involved as a peacemaker in the2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike .Filmography
Other writing roles
Laeta Kalogridis wrote a spec script about Joan of Arc titled "In Nomine Dei". She sold the script to Warner Bros. in April 1994, but a film was not produced. [cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR119909.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Warners rekindles Arc tale | journal=Variety | publisher=
Reed Business Information | date=1994-04-06 | accessdate=2008-07-29 ] Kalogridis has also been involved in writing the following planned films:
*March 1995: Writer of early script for "X-Men" (2000) [cite journal | first=Stephen | last=Galloway | coauthors=Donna Parker | title=4 top ICM agents walk, undertake own Endeavor | journal=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Nielsen Company | date=1995-03-30 ]
*September 2000: Screenwriting credit for "" (2001) [cite journal | first=Cathy | last=Dunkley | title=Voight joins 'Tomb Raider' family | journal=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Nielsen Company | date=2000-09-28 ]
*September 2003: Rewrite of the "Wonder Woman" live action film adaptation of the superheroine for Warner Bros. [cite journal | first=Cathy | last=Dunkley | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117893140.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | title=Scribe is 'Wonder' woman | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2003-09-28 | accessdate=2008-07-29 ]
*January 2005: Remake of "The Lone Ranger " for Columbia Pictures [cite journal | first=Jill | last=Goldsmith | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117915937.html?categoryid=1743&cs=1| title=Finding gold in Classic fare | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2005-01-09 | accessdate=2008-07-29 ]
*November 2005: "Borgia", an ImageMovers film about a powerful family in 15th century Rome [cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932183.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 | title=Betting big on 'Borgia' | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2005-11-02 | accessdate=2008-07-29 ]
*February 2006: "The Dive", directorJames Cameron 's planned film about the freediver Francisco "Pipin" Ferraras and his wife Audrey Mestre [cite journal | first= | last= | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117938923.html?cs=1 | title=Cameron taps 'Dive' writer | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2006-02-26 | accessdate=2008-07-28 ]
*January 2007: "Battle Angel", director James Cameron's planned film based on the mangaBattle Angel Alita [cite journal | first=Anne | last=Thompson | title=Cameron sails 'Avatar' | journal=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Nielsen Company | date=2007-01-09 ]
*October 2007: Rewrite of the vampire film "Darksiders" for New Line Cinemacite journal | first=Diane | last=Garrett | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973593.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2564 | title=Kalogridis to revamp 'Darksiders' | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2007-10-07 | accessdate=2008-07-29 ]Involvement with strike
Laeta Kalogridis became involved as a peacemaker in the
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike , working with writers and producers to reach a solution. "The New York Times " reported her involvement, "Ms. Kalogridis and her friends... had become a pipeline to the guild members holding out for sizable gains, whose support would be needed if any deal was to be reached." [cite news | first=Michael | last=Cieply | title=In True Hollywood Fashion, Rescuers Script a Possible Ending for a Strike | work=The New York Times | publisher=The New York Times Company | date=2008-02-08 ]References
External links
*imdb name|id=0436164|name=Laeta Kalogridis
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