David Harold Franzoni(born March 4, 1947) is an Americanscreenwriterandfilm producer.He conceived the story for, co-wrote and co-produced the 2000 filmGladiator,[1][2]for which he was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplayand won theAcademy Award for Best Picture.[2][3][4][5]His other screenplays includeKing Arthur(2004),[6][7][8][3][4]Amistad(1997),[9]andJumpin’ Jack Flash(1986).[10]
David Franzoni | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1947 |
| Alma mater | University of Vermont |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter,producer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Picture Gladiator(2000) BAFTA Award for Best Film Gladiator(2000) |
Career
editFranzoni's script forGladiatorwas a revival of thesword-and-sandalgenre,[11]using characters very different from the original and drawing upon available historic and archaeological sources.[12]He started to write the story in the 1970s, after reading the 1958 non-fiction bookThose About to DiebyDaniel P. Mannix,which detailed the Romangladiatorialgames.[13]
ForAmistad,Franzoni decided not to use a standard narrative, explaining, "the typical slant in this sort of film is to have the poor, chained black man arrive in the presence of the white guy, who has a good soul and fights the good faith to liberate the black man."[14]Franzoni was also the one who convincedSteven Spielbergto direct the film.[11]
Franzoni stated that the screenplay ofKing Arthur"aims more for history than myth,"[15]and again relied upon archaeological evidence in an attempt to create a more realistic human and political interpretation of the character.[16][17]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Yes | No | Penny Marshall | co-written withCharles Shyer,Nancy MeyersandChris Thompson |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn | Yes | No | Frank Pierson | television film |
| 1997 | Amistad | Yes | No | Steven Spielberg | |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Yes | Yes | Ridley Scott | co-written withJohn LoganandWilliam Nicholson |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Yes | No | Antoine Fuqua | |
| 2018 | Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story | No | Executive | La Villa Brothers | documentary film |
| 2024 | Gladiator II | No | Yes | Ridley Scott | based on characters created by |
| TBA | JSA | Yes | No | Himself | directorial debut |
References
edit- ^Ortega Giménez, Alfonso (17 December 2013)."Derecho romano".Cine y derecho en 21 películas(in Spanish). Editorial Club Universitario. p. 191.ISBN9788415941729.
- ^abMarks, Dara (23 February 2009)."Filmography".Inside Story: The Power of the Transformational Arc.A&C Black.p. 337.ISBN9781408109427.
- ^abIndick 2004,p.250,"Conclusion".
- ^abSantas et al. 2014,p.230,G.
- ^Scott, Ridley(2005)."Filmography".In Knapp, Laurence F.; Kulas, Andrea F. (eds.).Ridley Scott: Interviews.Univ. Press of Mississippi.p. 27.ISBN9781578067268.
- ^Santas et al. 2014,p.309,K.
- ^Shaheen, Kareem (6 June 2016)."Rumi film will challenge Muslim stereotypes, says Gladiator writer".The Guardian.Istanbul.Retrieved14 November2017.
- ^Indick 2004,p.145,"Part Four".
- ^Godawa 2011,p.202,Christianity.
- ^Sun, Rebecca (16 June 2014)."Oscar-winning Producer David Franzoni Signs With Paradigm".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved14 November2017.
- ^abAlberich, Enric (2009).Películas clave del cine histórico(in Spanish). Ediciones Robinbook. p. 188.ISBN9788496924741.
- ^Caparrós Lera, José María; José Martín, Jerónimo (2001)."Gladiator de Ridley Scott".El cine de fin de milenio (1999-2000)(in Spanish). Ediciones Rialp. p. 128.ISBN9788432133442.[permanent dead link]
- ^Solomon, John (2004). "Gladiator from Screenplay to Screen." In Winkler, Martin M. (Ed.),Gladiator: Film and History,pp. 1–15. Blackwell Publishers.ISBN1-4051-1042-2
- ^Hixson, Walter L. (2003)."Steven Spielberg American Dream".The American Experience in World War II: The United States and the road to war in Europe.Taylor & Francis.p. 253.ISBN9780415940290.
- ^Soriano, John."WGA.org's Exclusive Interview with David Franzoni"(PDF).WGAW.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 3 December 2007.Retrieved2 December2011.
- ^Godawa 2011,p.76,Story Telling in the Movies.
- ^Matthews, John (2004). "An interview with David Franzoni".Arthuriana.14(3): 116.doi:10.1353/art.2004.0054.S2CID162155578.
Bibliography
edit- Godawa, Brian(2011).Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom & Discernment.InterVarsity Press.p. 261.ISBN9780830869534.
- Indick, William (2004).Psychology for Screenwriters.Michael Wiese Productions. p. 304.ISBN9781615930456.
- Raw, Laurence (28 September 2009).The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia.Scarecrow Press.p. 336.ISBN9780810869523.
- Santas, Constantine; Wilson, James M.; Colavito, Maria; Baker, Djoymi (2014).The Encyclopedia of Epic Films.Scarecrow Press.p. 712.ISBN9780810882485.
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