Nick Hornby, who wrote the screenplay for “An Education,” in theatres today, is far from the only author to make the leap to writing for the silver screen.
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Dave Eggers’ “Away We Go,” starring Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski, enjoyed moderate success and the adoration of film critics.
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Acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman cowrote the screenplay to 2007’s “Beowulf” with Roger Avary. The film starred Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie.
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Debra Winger and John Lithgow starred in the James L. Brooks-directed “Terms of Endearment.” Brooks co-wrote the screenplay with Larry McMurty, who also wrote the book and is known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Lonesome Dove.”
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger starred in 2005’s “Brokeback Mountain,” which McMurtry co-wrote with Oscar winner Diana Ossana.
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Before Diablo Cody won the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for “Juno,” she was a writer for “City Pages,” a Twin Cities alt-weekly, and wrote her memoir “Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper.”
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Cody followed up with last month’s “Jennifer’s Body” starring Megan Fox.
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“Misery,” a 1990 thriller starring Kathy Bates and based on the Stephen King novel, was penned by novelist and playwright William Goldman, who wrote the book “The Princess Bride.” Goldman also wrote the screen adaptation of “The Princess Bride,” which was released three years before “Misery.”
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Renaissance man Steve Martin wrote the novella “Shopgirl,” and he also wrote and starred in the 2005 romantic drama.
