Ripley sold his spec script for Source Code in 2007 to Universal Studios. It was ranked as one of the top unproduced screenplays in the annual Hollywood black list.[5] In an interview with the Writers Guild of America, Ripley talked about his script and the uncertainty over its production:
Yeah, it was agony. And I wrote it on spec. I wasn't certain it would ever see the light of day. One thing that kept me going though was that I had a suspicion that if I got this right, it could really open a new level for my writing career. At that point, I'd spent about four years doing studio rewrites on horror movies that were never getting made. I knew that if I showed up with another spec script, I'd have to show up with something very different that took chances. That motivated me to keep going until it seemed right.[6]
ripley, american, screenwriter, best, known, writing, science, fiction, thriller, source, code, directed, duncan, jones, ripley, graduate, stanford, university, university, southern, california, school, cinema, television, bornlawrenceville, jersey, occupation. Ben Ripley is an American screenwriter best known for writing the science fiction thriller Source Code 2 directed by Duncan Jones 3 4 Ripley is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Southern California s USC School of Cinema Television Ben RipleyBornLawrenceville New Jersey 1 OccupationScreenwriterKnown forSource Code Contents 1 History 2 Screenplays 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditRipley sold his spec script for Source Code in 2007 to Universal Studios It was ranked as one of the top unproduced screenplays in the annual Hollywood black list 5 In an interview with the Writers Guild of America Ripley talked about his script and the uncertainty over its production Yeah it was agony And I wrote it on spec I wasn t certain it would ever see the light of day One thing that kept me going though was that I had a suspicion that if I got this right it could really open a new level for my writing career At that point I d spent about four years doing studio rewrites on horror movies that were never getting made I knew that if I showed up with another spec script I d have to show up with something very different that took chances That motivated me to keep going until it seemed right 6 Screenplays EditSpecies III 7 2004 Species The Awakening 2007 The Watch 2008 Source Code 2011 Boychoir 2014 Flatliners 2017 References Edit http www movieslug com actors 1024 ben ripley html permanent dead link Fernandez Jay A 16 December 2010 Moon Director Duncan Jones Returns to SXSW With Source Code The Hollywood Reporter Ben Ripley Underwire Wired com Archived from the original on 2011 07 15 Retrieved 2011 06 15 Parallel Universes and Corpse Brains Source Code Takes Science on a Trip https www empireonline com news feed asp NID 30413 Ben Ripley Writing The Seventh Day Sciretta Peter The Hottest Unproduced Screenplays of 2007 Slash film Archived from the original on 23 June 2011 Retrieved 15 June 2011 Faye Denis Practice Makes Perfect Writers Guild of America Writers Guild of America Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 15 June 2011 The New York Times Movies The New York Times Ben Ripley BiographyExternal links EditBen Ripley at IMDb and Pro Ben Ripley Interview nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American screenwriter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Ripley amp oldid 1109080071, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
