Max Botkin
Max Botkin is an American screenwriter and producer. Botkin's original script for What Happened to Monday? was featured on the 2010 Blacklist for best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
Career
He began writing for TV with Wolverine and the X-Men.[1] What Happened to Monday? was filmed by Tommy Wirkola and starred Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, and Willem Dafoe.[2] The film was released theatrically in Europe and Asia and Netflix bought the streaming rights to the film for the United States as well as the U.K. and Latin America.[3][4] He also wrote Robosapien: Rebooted (originally scheduled to be released in 2009,[5] the film was released in the US on May 28, 2013) and Opposite Day.[6] [7]
In 2015, Max sold his original screenplay Ponce to Lionsgate/Pantelion and is executive producing, with Eugenio Derbez attached to star, produce and direct.[8] In April 2017, Botkin inked a deal with award-winning multimedia company 1stAvenueMachine to produce films with them through a first of its kind directors incubator.[9] In 2016, he co-wrote Show Dogs. The film was released in the United States on May 18, 2018,[10] directed by Raja Gosnell.
References
- ^ "Wolverine & the X-Men imdb page". imdb. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ Richford, Rhonda (31 July 2015). "Willem Dafoe Joins Glenn Close, Noomi Rapace in 'What Happened to Monday'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
The Oscar-nominee boards the sci-fi thriller as it starts principal photography in Romania.
- ^ Setoodeh, Ramin; Lang, Brent. "Toronto: Netflix Buys 'What Happened to Monday?' With Noomi Rapace (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "'Seven Sisters' Trailer Shows off Noomi Rapace's Strong 'Orphan Black' Vibes". 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Robosapien: Rebooted Plot Details and Poster". sfluxe.com. San Francisco Luxury Living. January 5, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ "imdb page". imdb. Amazon. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Allmovies listing". Allmovies.com. Allmovies. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Variety Ponce article". Variety. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Screenwriter Max Botkin Inks Deal With Production Company 1stAveMachine (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 9, 2017). "Open Road Changes Release Dates for 'Midnight Sun', 'Show Dogs' & 'Playmobil'". Deadline. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
External links
- Max Botkin at IMDb
- Max Botkin on Twitter
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