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David Harold Franzoni (born March 4, 1947) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He conceived the story for, co-wrote and co-produced the 2000 film Gladiator, [1] [2] for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
For writing and producing 'Gladiator', David won the Oscar; the Golden Globe; the BAFTA (British Academy Award) and was nominated for a second Oscar and a second BAFTA. His original screenplay, "King Arthur," produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Antoine Fuqua, was released in 2004.
David Harold Franzoni (born March 4, 1947) is an American screenwriter. His best known screenplays include King Arthur, Gladiator, Amistad, and Jumpin' Jack Flash. Franzoni has close connections with both DreamWorks Pictures and Steven Spielberg.
David Franzoni made a splash in Hollywood in the mid-80s with his screenplay Jumping Jack Flash (1986) which he originally wrote as a thriller, not as a comedy. He later progressed to writing big-budget historical movies like Amistad (1997), Gladiator (2000) and King Arthur (2004).
Oct 12, 2020 · Variety spoke to the show’s producer Nicolas Deprost, CEO of the French production outfit Wild Horses, and writer, Oscar winner David Franzoni (“Gladiator”), ahead of the market.
May 5, 2020 · The cast and crew of Ridley Scott's epic reveal how a backpacking trip and 'Easy Rider' inspired the film and why people thought they were making 'Conan 3'.
“It is about a man just trying to get home,” David Franzoni said in 2020. For protagonist Maximus, however, getting home is complicated. Initially, he’s a revered soldier serving a noble emperor—but after a cycle of betrayals and murders, Maximus finds himself adrift, ostensibly lusting for vengeance but truly searching for a way to ...
David Harold Franzoni (born March 4, 1947) is an American screenwriter and film producer. He conceived the story for, co-wrote and co-produced the 2000 film Gladiator, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Jul 9, 2004 · On a recent bright, muggy morning in Manhattan, the screenwriter David Franzoni was reclining in a low-slung chair in the tapestry-strewn barroom at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, across from Central...
May 17, 2000 · Screenwriter David Franzoni is the one of three screenwriters who received credit for this Summer's smash-hit GLADIATOR, but the story idea is his. Twenty-five years ago, that's when it started for Franzoni. After reading a book about Roman Arena Gladiators Franzoni became enthralled with them.
