Interviews: Michael C. Martin (“Brooklyn’s Finest”)
To write a spec script that lands the writer representation and gets made into a major motion picture: I would guess that is the dream of most every GITS reader. That’s one of the reasons I am happy to promote again the work and words of screenwriter Michael C. Martin whose movie Brooklyn’s Finest, which stars Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawkes, and Welsey Snipes, debuts this weekend.
Yesterday we featured this Q&A that Michael was gracious enough to do exclusively for GITS readers. Here are two other interviews with Michael. First a written one from The Root. An excerpt:
TR: Many hear your story, and say this guy, Michael C. Martin, got randomly lucky … do you agree?
MCM: I admit the quick story is: To see a guy, he’s working a regular job, get in an accident, decide to write a screenplay … and it’s that easy. But I’ve busted my ass on short films, editing jobs, [production-assistant] jobs and intern jobs — most I didn’t get paid for, having to work another job for money. I went through a lack of money, lack of sleep and an endless amount of ‘No’ to chase a dream that seemed so far away. Even this script first got a no, but the success story is a man who secretly tried countless times, and ultimately very publically got one. My story isn’t as much about luck, as it is not being afraid to fail.
Then this interview excerpt from Trailer Addict:
Here is the movie’s Facebook page.
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