Perry Moore

Perry Moore is an American screenwriter and film director, best known as the executive producer of "."

Early life

Moore grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia and attended Norfolk Academy. He majored in English at the University of Virginia, where he was an Echols Scholar, and later served as an intern in the White House for President Bill Clinton before starting his entertainment career in talent and development at MTV and VH1.fact|date=January 2008

He worked as part of the original production team for "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." Moore next worked as a development executive for the late filmmaker Ted Demme and producer Joel Stillerman before joining Walden Media, where he developed and oversaw such film projects as "I Am David," the film adaptation of Anne Holm’s acclaimed novel "North to Freedom."fact|date=January 2008

Moore is openly gaycite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20112084/site/newsweek/ |title=An Unsecret Identity |date=2007-08-13 |accessdate=2007-08-08 |work=MSNBC] and lives in New York City with Hunter Hill (a writer for "Paper" magazine).

Film career

Moore is also the executive producer of "." He was a longtime production executive for Walden Media, and was instrumental in bringing "The Chronicles of Narnia" series to the company. After landing the rights to the C. S. Lewis series, he moved into a production deal with the company. The film represents his first as a motion picture executive producer.fact|date=January 2008

He continued his role as executive producer of "," due to be released in 2008.fact|date=January 2008

His most recent project is "Lake City," a drama that tells the story of a mother (Sissy Spacek) and son (Troy Garity) who reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy drove them apart.fact|date=January 2008

He is also co-directing a documentary about legendary children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak with partners Hunter Hill and filmmaker Spike Jonze.fact|date=January 2008

Writing career

In addition to his work in production and development, The C.S. Lewis Company appointed Moore to write "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion," a "New York Times" bestseller.fact|date=January 2008

A longtime fan of children's literature and comic books, Moore's first novel, "Hero," the first of a fantasy series about a group of modern-day superheroes, was published by Hyperion Books on August 28, 2007. The UK edition was published 8 May 2008. The young adult novel tells the story of the world's first gay teen superhero. [George Gene Gustines, "A Novelist's Superhero Is Out to Right Wrongs," "New York Times," September 3, 2007.] [Sarah Maslin Nir, "Meet Perry Moore, caped crusader for gay superheroes", "The Times",May 2, 2008.] In May 2008, "Hero" won a Lambda Literary Award as the best LGBT Children's/Young Adult novel of the past year. [ [http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/current_winners-2007.html "Lambda Literary Awards Announce Winners." Press release. Lambda Literary Foundation. May 29, 2008.] ] A big screen adaptation is in the works with Stan Lee. [ [http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/05/is_americas_first_gay_superher.html Marcus, Bennett. "Is America's First Gay Superhero Coming to TV?" "New York Magazine." May 22, 2008.] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=1338 "Beautiful People 2006: Perry Moore." "Paper." April 4, 2006.] Accessed October 14, 2007.
* [http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=3957 Faraci, Devin. "The Coverage of Narnia, Part 1." CHUD.com. August 11, 2005.] Accessed October 14, 2007.
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/interviews/perrymoore.html Moring, Mark. "A Narnia Geek's Dream Come True." "Christianity Today." December 6, 2005.] Accessed October 14, 2007.
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* [http://www.independentfilm.com/films/videogalleryfilms/perry-moore-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe.shtml "Video: Perry Moore - 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'." Independentfilm.com. No date.] Accessed October 14, 2007.
* [http://perrymoorestories.com/images/page/people_mag.jpgPeople Magazine]