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Mar 13, 2010 · Linda Woolverton, the screenwriter behind the new Alice in Wonderland film, is the low-key kind — agreeable, modest and not the type to prattle on or self-aggrandize. But be clear, despite her unassuming nature, there is an audacity to this new script. It is not simply an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s singular children’s masterpieces ...
Nov 12, 2020 · Linda Woolverton— the veteran writer behind Maleficent , Alice in Wonderland and classic Disney animations— is set to pen a live-action feature adaptation of classic children’s novel Eloise ...
May 27, 2016 · For screenwriter Linda Woolverton, Alice Through the Looking Glass is a classic girl power tale. The sequel to the blockbuster Alice in Wonderland (which Woolverton also wrote) tosses Alice back ...
Jun 2, 2014 · On Friday, Woolverton’s latest collaboration with Disney, Maleficent, opened in cinemas. The film follows the antagonist of the studio’s 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, an embittered fairy who once trusted humans, only to be brutally betrayed. Angelina Jolie stars as the titular character, with Elle Fanning playing Princess Aurora, the ...
Apr 14, 2024 · The Writers Guild of America West’s Animation Writers Caucus (AWC) has named writer Linda Woolverton as the honoree of its eleventh annual Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement, recognizing her creative contributions to advance the craft of film and television animation writing. The Guild’s prestigious award was presented to ...
Linda Woolverton (born December 19, 1952) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and author who solely wrote the screenplay for Disney's animated feature film, Beauty and the Beast and co-wrote the screenplay for The Lion King. Woolverton also written the book for the musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and assisted in adapting The Lion King to the stage. Woolverton was born in Long Beach, California, and graduated from high school in 1969. She enrolled at California State University, L
May 27, 2016 · Linda Woolverton’s long and impressive tenure as one of Disney’s top screenwriters started with a thought we’ve all had after watching a bad flick: I could do better than that.She won’t ...
