Chris Columbus
Screenwriter/Director Chris Columbus sold his first movie script for Jocks while still a film student at New York University; although heavily rewritten by others for the screen, this piece got Columb...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
09/09/1958
Spangler, PA |
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Chris Columbus writes debut novel
April 24, 2013 10:06pm ESTDirector Chris Columbus is moving into literature after writing his debut novel for young adults.
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‘American Idol’ Season Premiere Recap: I Heart NY & the New Judges
January 16, 2013 8:11pm ESTOh yeah, they’re good.
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Casting bosses on the hunt for young Jesus for new movie
November 15, 2012 4:00am ESTCasting agents are on the hunt for the new Jesus Christ to lead the cast in Chris Columbus' adaptation of Anne Rice's book Christ The Lord: Out Of Egypt.
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'The Adventures in Babysitting' Model: Why 'Fun Size' Gets It Right While Others Have Failed
October 22, 2012 10:52am EST'The Sitter' did not live up to the genre.
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Director Chris Columbus to turn comic magazine into Creepy film
July 13, 2012 5:00am ESTFilmmaker Chris Columbus is set to produce a new horror movie based on classic American comic magazine Creepy.
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'Catching Fire' Director Contenders: Grade A Choices (But Still No Women)
April 13, 2012 7:05am ESTProducers are wishing big — find out who's on the list!
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Spielberg: 'I wasn't ready to commit to Harry Potter'
January 10, 2012 4:00am ESTSteven Spielberg passed on the chance to get behind the camera for the first Harry Potter film after helping to develop the movie adaptation of J.K. Rowling's bestseller - because he didn't feel he was ready to tackle an "all-kids" project.
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Columbus follows Rowling inspiration and writes teen book series
January 06, 2012 9:15am ESTMoviemaker Chris Columbus appears to have been heavily inspired by J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books - he has penned his own children's novel.
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Awards 2012: Producers Guild Award Nominations Announced
January 03, 2012 9:16am ESTThe Oscar competition heats up...
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Radcliffe's parents turned down his Potter role
November 23, 2011 4:00am ESTDaniel Radcliffe's parents initially turned down his role in the Harry Potter franchise as movie bosses planned to shoot all the films in Los Angeles.
