For journalist turned screenwriter Mark Boal, 2009/2010 turned into quite a life changing period. His script for The Hurt Locker was released as a movie and more recently the film has been nominated for nine Academy Awards. He was asked recently by Claudia Eller at the Los Angeles TImes how all of that has changed the 36-year old’s life;
“Drastically. The single biggest change is probably seeing a story I care about discussed on the “Today” show with Kathryn Bigelow and Jeremy Renner. It’s a far cry from being on the subway and seeing the story you wrote being read by a guy as he turns the page to look at the escort ads. I was in the post office the other day sending a copy of the screenplay to someone whose house I stayed at in Nantucket, and this woman behind me in line who had seen the movie said, “Oh my God, I’ve got to text my friend that I’m in line with you.”
Mark Boal, screenwriter
The Hurt Locker had an explosive effect on Mark Boal’s Screenwriting Career
Article by Claudia Eller/LA Times
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[…] For journalist turned screenwriter Mark Boal 2009/2010 turned into quite a life changing period. His script for The Hurt Locker was released as a movie and more recently the film has been nominated for nine Academy Awards. He was asked recently by Claudia Eller at the Los Angeles TImes how all of that has changed […] Original Source… […]