Once again, it’s time to go to the movies (that never were). “Trinity” was written with my best friend and fellow screenwriter, Ken Goldman. When you partner up in a creative endeavor, it works best if each partner brings different talents to the project - with each bringing what the other might lack or need more of. In the case of Ken and me, he brings diligent research and attention to small detail, while I bring the sizz-boom-bah. Too much of what Ken does can result in a movie that will put you to sleep. Too much of what I do can leave you hungry again two hours later. Put them together, though, and you have a good chance of scoring “interesting.”
Also, Amistad was released over 25 years ago--has it really been that long since you tried to get "Trinity" set up? And of course Morgan Freeman was NOT the only Black actor who could play the lead. Writing as a former Hollywood studio executive, I suspect it is more accurate to say that he might have been the only Black actor with strong enough b. o. appeal to get the picture financed.
Unfortunately, right around then was when the intergalactic widgetmakers assumed majority control and original ideas that weren't supported by "popular IP in another medium" suddenly became "hard sells."
You have built us up for a counterfactual involving the Manhattan project. Is that indeed what "Trinity" is in fact? Do we have to wait for the film to learn the answer?
Also, Amistad was released over 25 years ago--has it really been that long since you tried to get "Trinity" set up? And of course Morgan Freeman was NOT the only Black actor who could play the lead. Writing as a former Hollywood studio executive, I suspect it is more accurate to say that he might have been the only Black actor with strong enough b. o. appeal to get the picture financed.
Unfortunately, right around then was when the intergalactic widgetmakers assumed majority control and original ideas that weren't supported by "popular IP in another medium" suddenly became "hard sells."
I line the idea of your story, so put me on your waiting list. Your movie might create another "Morgan" .
The title was "Trinity"
You have built us up for a counterfactual involving the Manhattan project. Is that indeed what "Trinity" is in fact? Do we have to wait for the film to learn the answer?
Read on in the next two posts
Morgan Freeman would have been great.
What about Denzel Washington?