Open Gates

Screenwriter | Producer | Business & Legal Affairs for Film and TV. Currently developing the ultimate disaster film: an adaptation of the book of Revelation.

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I wrote a Bible study guide during the pandemic called Summer Is Nigh. It's available on Amazon, but I would love to DM you a complimentary e-copy. It has 280 scripture references with clickable links to an online Bible. Just let me know if you'd like a copy. Matthew 24:14 says the gospel isn't complete without talking about the end of the age.

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@TomCruise There isn't an actor alive today who could put a highlight reel together that plays like a short action thriller ...except Tom Cruise. Thank you for making so many great movies!

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@btbsoco Can you discern demonic spirits when they're in your presence? Always plead the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ over your life and against these spirits of murder and perversion. Remind them and yourself that YOU have power over all power of the enemy. Luke 10:19. Godspeed, Bob!

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@ArtOfDialogue_ A sequel would work because everyone in the original cast is aging so well. They all look the same or better. The Wood (Inglewood) has changed a lot since the SoFi Stadium was built, but that would make the story more interesting. The sequel could be another classic.

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A man who sleeps on the other side of a woman's bed every night doesn't need to know her every thought or idiosyncrasy in order to buy his wife a birthday present. Jason's an actor, so I'm assuming he can read. That means he could've read the labels on Olivia's perfume bottles, dresses and shoes and bought her a gift. Jason Sudeikis is a jerk. Now we know.

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@seanfeucht Faith supremacy.

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@JedediahBila She's also saying she's a control freak and a nag.

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@PJaccetturo Wow, great trailer for a great story! This is the first AI film that I would pay to see the feature version of in theaters. The STORY is right up there with Independence Day, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Transformers, Jurassic Park, etc. You are a bona fide filmmaker.

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@c_valenzuelab Excellent point. The business side of the business, as always, has to catch up to the creative side. One of those things is with nomenclature. That being said - I think we should call this new tech CGAI. It's Computer Generated using AI. That's it. That's all it is.

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Casting starts in the script. Writers, producers, directors and casting directors can cast anyone they want in a part. If the government has to force them to hire underrepresented artists, maybe it's because Hollywood liberals are just as racist, sexist and homophobic as everyone else.

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I worked on all of the above-the-line and key crew deals for The Help when I was at DreamWorks. I submitted David's visa application so he could play the role of Dr. King. I was like, "Whyyyyyy would we need to hire a Brit to play Martin Luther King for 5 minutes of screen time?" I think it's because Americans are a sucka for a British accent - which is how he got an agent and was submitted to Steven for the role in the first place.

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@HighSierraMan @DEADLINE Ouch. 😅

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@Stellaaa They like losing (trafficking) children.

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@MichelleMaxwell Say what you will, but President Trump knows how to throw a party!

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@FilmUpdates And can I just say... Henry Cavill would be the absolute best James Bond since Sean Connery.

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@FilmUpdates Best in the series, bar none.

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@LAC_YR @OCGOP @OCYRtweets @GOPLosAngeles I hope you talked about strategy over dinner - more specifically about hiring someone capable of developing it.

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@ClownWorld That's a nice Norms. I wonder if the food is actually served hot.

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@ChrisGwinnLA @Variety Independent film is the wild wild west of dealmaking.

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On studio films they're called "uncredited writers." Pretty much every big budget film used to have one come on just before physical production to fix the script if it wasn't where it needed to be. Some writers got paid six figures for two weeks of work. For comedies, they bring in a roundtable of comics, call them "consultants" and pay them $1k a day.