Shauna Cross
Shauna Cross | |
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Born | 1976 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Pen name | Maggie Mayhem |
Occupation | Author, screenwriter |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Shauna Cross is an American author, screenwriter, and former
Early life
Cross grew up in Austin, Texas with her two brothers and younger sister.[2][3]
Writing career
After graduating from the
In 2007, Cross's novel
After she finished Derby Girl, Cross pitched the same premise as a film to Drew Barrymore's production company, Flower Films. It was picked up immediately after she showed them a script – under the new title Whip It – and Barrymore decided to direct it herself. Whip It was released in October 2009.[2]
Cross adapted Gayle Forman's novel If I Stay to a feature screenplay.[8] She also adapted (with Heather Hach) Heidi Murkoff's book What to Expect When You're Expecting into a multi-narrative romantic comedy film, and is writing a screenplay called "Live Nude Girls", about the unionization of the Lusty Lady strip club in San Francisco during the 1990s.[9]
She also co-wrote the script for the film Bad Santa 2 with Johnny Rosenthal.
References
- ^ a b Swart, Sharon (June 18, 2008). "Shauna Cross". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c Switchblade Siouxsie (July 25, 2008). "Shauna Cross". Fracture Magazine. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ a b Whittaker, Richard (October 2, 2009). "Tough Enough". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ Sosa, Jorge (January 14, 2008). "Confessions of a Hollywood roller derby queen: The Shauna Cross interview". Hutchinson Leader. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ Eckerling, Debra (October 8, 2009). "We Asked December 3, Shauna Cross, "Whip It"". Storylink. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- Writers Guild of America, west. Archived from the originalon November 30, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ LaPorte, Nicole (March 31, 2005). "Redbus takes '5' from Cross". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ Kirk, Connie Ann (October 1, 2009). "Shauna Cross adapts 'If I Stay' for 'Twilight' director Catherine Hardwicke". Examiner.com.
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(help) - ^ Davis, Edward (October 26, 2010). "'Whip It' Writer Shauna Cross To Pen 'What to Expect When You're Expecting'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
External links
- Shauna Cross at IMDb