- Ernest Cline
Ernest Cline (born in 1972 in
Ashland, Ohio ) is a comedian,spoken word artist and screenwriter.poken word
From 1997-2001, Cline performed his original work at the
Austin Poetry Slam venues. He was theAustin Poetry Slam Champ in 1998 and 2001, and competed on theAustin Poetry Slam Teams at the 1998 AustinNational Poetry Slam and the 2001 SeattleNational Poetry Slam . [http://www.ernestcline.com/spokenword/ Austin Poetry Slam website: Ernest Cline poet profile] ] His most popular spoken word pieces include: "Dance, Monkeys, Dance", "Nerd Porn Auteur" and "When I Was a Kid." [http://www.ernestcline.com/spokenword/ Ernest Cline website: Spoken Word page] ] Paulo Ang, aUCSD student, created a popular [http://iacs5.ucsd.edu/~pbang/dance_monkeys.htm flash cartoon] out of Ernie's track "Dance Monkeys Dance."As of 2008, Cline has published a book of poetry, "The Importance of Being Ernest" and released a CD of spoken word, "The Geek Wants Out", both through The Wordsmith Press. [http://thewordsmithpress.com/content/products.php?poetid=44 The Wordsmith Press website: Ernest Cline page] ]
creenwriting
In 1996, Cline wrote a sequel ("Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League" [http://www.figmentfly.com/bb/sequel3.html Buckaroo Banzai website: FAQ page] ] ) to
W. D. Richter 's 1984 filmThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and made it available on the Internet.In 1998, Cline's screenplay, "
Fanboys ", generated local interest in Austin, TX, including mention onHarry Knowles ' website [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/2617 Ain't It Cool News] . In late 2005, theWeinstein Company purchased Ernest Cline's script forFanboys (2008 film) , castingSam Huntington ,Chris Marquette ,Dan Fogler ,Jay Baruchel andKristen Bell as the five main characters. At the 2008 San Diego ComiCon, "Fanboys" producer Kevin Spacey announced the release date of September 19, 2008. [http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2008/07/25/fanboys-triumphant-kevin-spacey-crashes-fan-movie-awards/ Official "Star Wars" blog: "Fanboys Triumphant: Kevin Spacey Crashes Fan Movie Awards" July 25, 2008] ] However, The Weinstein Company has recently changed the release date to November 26, 2008. [http://www.fanboys-themovie.com/ The Weinstein Company Website: "Fanboys" site] ]Also in the summer of 2008, Farrah Films announced that they would producing Cline's screenplay, "Thundercade". [http://kotaku.com/377745/fanboys-writer-sells-thundercade Kotaku website: "Fanboys" Writer Sells "Thundercade"] ] "Thundercade" follows the story of a video game junkie in his mid-30's who learns that a young gamer has beaten a record he set when he was a teenager, who then travels with his friends to the world's largest gaming championship, Thundercade, to restore his former glory.
References
External links
* [http://www.ernestcline.com/ Official Website]
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