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Amy Giaquinto
Jun 20, 20244 min read
Part 13: Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, Thunder Road's Asbury Park, and Incredible News
The thrill from having THE ONLY WAY OUT at 20th Century Fox and Thunder Road was exhilarating...
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Amy Giaquinto
Jun 9, 20244 min read
Part 12: A Goldilocks Problem, Skydance, Paramount and Thunder Road
Paramount loved the script, but passed because they had a "similar" female-driven project in development.
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Amy Giaquinto
Jun 1, 20245 min read
Part 11: Paramount, Netflix, Thunder Road, and Skydance
What in the world was I going to do if Netflix or Paramount optioned the script and gave us a deal? I was going to explode, that's what. Ser
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Amy Giaquinto
May 23, 20246 min read
Part 10: Attaching a Director
Marty had been desperately trying to get the script to Chloé Zhao and Kathryn Bigelow, but it just wasn't happening.
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Amy Giaquinto
May 10, 20243 min read
Part 9: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Jlo, and Maggie Gyllenhaal
During our lunch in Malibu, Marty mentioned that he had a lead on Kate Hudson and was hoping to make contact with her about starring in the
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Amy Giaquinto
May 1, 20246 min read
Part 8: Lunch in Malibu with Legendary Hollywood Film Producer Marty Katz
decided to it would be best to meet with Marty Katz (TITANIC, REINDEER GAMES, MAN OF THE HOUSE) while flying solo.
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