124 | Elvis Screenwriter Jeremy Doner on Writing Biopics (and Avoiding Common Pitfalls)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Jeremy Doner is a co-writer on one of 2022's most exciting movies: EVLIS, directed by Baz Luhrmann. For his work on the script, Jeremy is nominated for an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award. Before Elvis, he was staffed on two critically acclaimed TV crime dramas: DAMAGES and THE KILLING, writing multiple episodes and scoring WGA-award nominations for both shows. On today's show, he discusses how he got involved with Elvis, why he connected with the story, and his "take" - one of the most important components of pitching a biopic. JOIN OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/thescreenwritinglife

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm L'Orian McKenna.
0:05.1	We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a team and separately. We've worked
0:09.1	on studio and indie films, live action, and animation, from my work on Inside Out and
0:13.9	Captain Marvel. To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.
0:17.9	We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the lights,
0:23.5	had to not only survive the ups and downs, but thrive.
0:26.6	We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be
0:29.1	and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey. Hey everyone, welcome back to the show.
0:34.0	Today we are chatting with TV writer producer and feature screenwriter
0:38.0	Jeremy Donner.
0:39.0	Jeremy is an award-winning writer in both TV and film.
0:42.0	He got a start with the TV movie
0:43.6	Legends of the Lost Tomb and was staffed on two critically acclaimed crime
0:47.9	dramas, damages, and the killing, writing multiple episodes and receiving WGA Award nominations for both shows.
0:55.9	Congratulations on that. That's very cool.
0:57.6	Thank you.
0:58.2	Jeremy is also a co-writer of one of 2022's most exciting movies, Elvis by Boslurman for his work on the
1:05.4	scripture he is nominated for an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
1:09.7	Award and isn't Elvis nominated for something else?
1:13.6	Could it be a bunch?
1:14.6	It's nominated for eight Oscar perhaps?
1:16.4	Like eight Oscar nominations, right?
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