Charles Leavitt
Charles Leavitt | |
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Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Notable works | Blood Diamond The Express: The Ernie Davis Story The Mighty K-PAX |
Charles Leavitt (born 1956)[citation needed] is an American screenwriter best known for writing the 2006 film Blood Diamond.
Life and career
Leavitt's screenwriting career began in 1996 when his screenplay The Sun Chaser was produced to film by Michael Cimino.
He wrote the screen adaptation of the Rodman Philbrick novel Freak the Mighty for the screen in 1998.[1][2] The Mighty starred Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Harry Dean Stanton, Kieran Culkin and Elden Henson.[2] The film received two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Sharon Stone) and Best Original Song ("The Mighty").
After writing the script for the 2001 film
Leavitt researched the diamond industry to great lengths before he began writing the
Leavitt was signed by Warner Bros. in October 2006 to adapt
Filmography
- Film
- The Sunchaser(1996)
- The Mighty (1998)
- K-PAX (2001)
- Blood Diamond (2006)
- The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008)
- Seventh Son (2014)
- In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
- Warcraft (2016)
- Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
- Television
- The Jennie Project (2001)
References
- ^ "MIGHTY, THE". Film Journal International. Retrieved March 20, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "CNN - Review: This 'Mighty' film will warm your heart - October 9, 1998". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c Dunkley, Cathy (February 24, 2004). "WB leaving 'Okavango' to Leavitt". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ^ "Review: Blood Diamond". preview.reelviews.net. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Blood Diamond"". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ Writers Guild of America, west. Archived from the originalon November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ Brodesser, Claude (June 28, 2005). "WB polishes 'Diamond'". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (October 24, 2006). "Leavitt buffs up 'Shoeshine'". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (December 6, 2006). "Quaid takes an 'Express'". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ^ Kit, Borys (January 30, 2013). "'Warcraft' Movie Lands 'Source Code' Director". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
External links
- Charles Leavitt at IMDb