Simon Beaufoy

Confirming long standing rumors , the upcoming sequel to the yet-to-be-released Hunger Games feature adaptation just got a lot more prestigious. The Wrap is confirming that Simon Beaufoy , best known for his work behind the scripts for Danny Boyle’s last two films Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours , is working on a screenplay for the new project, Catching Fire . [...]Read Full Story

Apparently Lionsgate is putting all of their eggs into the basket, adorned with copies of The Hunger Games . With the first film in the beloved franchise still looking to hit theaters, the wheels are turning for a sequel, an adaptation of the second novel, Catching Fire . Director Gary Ross is busy still working on the first film, so with him set to direct its sequel, a writer is being eyed, and Deadline is reporting that it may in fact be Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy . [...]Read Full Story

The 61st Annual Writers Guild Awards held ceremonies in Century City on the West Coast and at the Hudson Theatre Millennium Broadway Hotel for the WGA East. Milk Screenwriter, Dustin Lance Black, was a big winner taking home the WGA  award for Best Original Screenplay and receiving a special honor award at the ceremony. Simon Beaufoy took home the statuette for Slumdog Millionaire. We expect these to films to sweep the same categories at the Oscars. Watch an interview where out director...Read Full Story

The ' Slumdog Millionaire ' scribe has been eyed to pen the screenplay for ' Catching Fire ', a follow-up to the Jennifer Lawrence -starring movie.Read Full Story

While many are still anticipating the opening of X-Men Origins: Wolverine it seems there is always talks of sequel since this is already a franchised property it isn’t suprising. I have not seen the film and while the cast is something that interests me, the movie itself seems campy and stupid. Plus Wolverine was already done in the first three X-Men films (credit Adam on that quote). That being said, one my favorite films of the year, Slumdog Millionaire , was written by Simon Beaufoy, in...Read Full Story

Simon Beaufoy wins for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire at the 2009 Academy Awards.Read Full Story

Contrary to earlier speculation, ' Slumdog Millionaire ' scribe Simon Beaufoy has not signed any deal to write down a potential sequel to ' X-Men Origins: Wolverine ', but will pen ' Truckers ' instead.Read Full Story

“In a world where an aspiring YA author dares to dream of one day publishing a novel and having that same novel go on to be the inspiration for an adapted screenplay that goes on to become an Oscar contender…” --- A gal can dream, right? That’s why I love the movies. It’s a place where dreams come true in a way that it usually doesn’t, or can’t, on the page. This can be good and bad. It’s one more way to tell a story. Here are the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay this year: 'The Curious...Read Full Story

Bello, Crowe, Beaufoy team at HBO Maria Bello has teamed with Oscar winners Simon Beaufoy and Russell Crowe for a series project in the works at HBO. Bello is set to star in the drama “Emergency Sex,” which is being written by “Slumdog Millionaire” scribe Beaufoy and executive produced by Bello, Beaufoy and Crowe. Inspired by the book “Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures: A True Story From Hell on Earth,” by Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait and Andrew Thomson, the project revolves...Read Full Story

Web Exclusive: 'Millionaire' continues awards sweep -- "Slumdog Millionaire" continued its awards sweep Friday night at the 21st annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards after walking away with the org's top prize. In a show of appreciation for the event's unique nature of recognizing both screenwriter and author of an adapted work, "Slumdog" scribe Simon Beaufoy said, "We don't really have anything like this in Great Britain." A first-ever for the award, the night's winner was announced during...Read Full Story