Michael Arndt

'Star Wars: Episode 7''s J.J. Abrams Talks Writer Swap
'Star Wars: Episode 7''s J.J. Abrams Talks Writer Swap
'Star Wars: Episode 7''s J.J. Abrams Talks Writer Swap
A couple weeks ago, Lucasfilm decided to change things up for its highly anticipated 'Star Wars: Episode 7' by switching out writer Michael Arndt for the combined efforts of J.J. Abrams and 'Empire Strikes' back writer Lawrence Kasdan on the screenplay. While this swap threw fans into a frenzy over whether or not this meant the film was in trouble, the director recently broke his silence over the
'Episode 7' Writer Revealed
'Episode 7' Writer Revealed
'Episode 7' Writer Revealed
Yesterday we learned that Michael Arndt had written a treatment for the upcoming 'Star Wars' sequel, currently called 'Episode 7,' but that didn't seem a confirmation that he had the job. Today it looks like his work has been approved and he's the first writer to take a crack at a new 'Star Wars' film.
‘Catching Fire’ May Catch a New Writer
‘Catching Fire’ May Catch a New Writer
‘Catching Fire’ May Catch a New Writer
We're only a couple months away from the shooting of 'Catching Fire,' Lionsgate's hot in pre-production follow-up to this spring's smash hit 'The Hunger Games' and it looks the film needs a new writer. Simon Beaufoy has been the credited writer for a while, and we know that Francis Lawrence is attached to direct, but it looks like they're bringing in 'Little Miss Sunshine' scribe Michael Arndt to