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Feb 16, 2021 · We have screenwriter Cheryl Guerriero to thank for that. Through her ten year journey to getting this movie made, she proves that perseverance, endurance, and talent are key components to making your passion project. Justin Timberlake and Ryder Allen in “Palmer,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Courtesy of Apple TV+, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.
- Palmer: A God-Inspired Script
- The Difficult Path
- Casting Ryder Allen as Sam
- Pitching A Human Story
- Perseverance and Patience
Guerriero got the idea for Palmerin 2007. Since the initial concept, there have been many ups and downs, twists and turns to get the movie made. “It’s been a journey. I pray a lot,” confessed Guerriero. “It’s [prayer] more for guidance, but I truly believe Palmer was a God-inspired script for me. There were things that had happened in my life and a...
“It’s like dating and marriages,” she said about her journey. “I’ve had divorces, foreclosures, dogs running away. There have been different collaborators like in dating, but finally I met Fisher Stevens in 2015.” Before Fisher, the script almost got made several times, but fell through for a variety of reasons. “I’m grateful for the money that fel...
Logistics aside, this is a story about people and perhaps equally important to the role of Palmer was the role of Sam. “Casting Sam was also incredibly crucial.” Whenever anyone read the screenplay, the big question was how to cast Sam. “Some people would get scared that we wouldn’t find him, but you have to have faith. I knew there would be a kid ...
Guerriero joked that she’s horrible at pitching stories, but with a movie like Palmer, there needs to be a way to express the human element and inspire others to pick up the screenplay. “Some are easier than others. In my first script, a husband hires a young man to test his wife’s faithfulness. That’s pretty easy to pitch. My girl gang script that...
When someone does agree to the script, the first few pages need to be phenomenal. “I read a lot of scripts and I usually know if I’m going to like a movie in the first 5-10 minutes. Here’s the Litmus test: if I don’t get bored and can read it over and over, and it holds my attention, there’s a feel to it.” “I know when I write something that feels ...
Feb 19, 2021 · Cheryl Guerriero is the screenwriter and executive producer of the new AppleTV+ original film, Palmer, directed by Fisher Stevens. Palmer stars Justin Timberlake as the titular character of Eddie Palmer. Palmer, once a hero in his rural hometown in Louisiana, lost his reputation by serving a 12 year prison sentence.
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After years of hiding her sexuality from her parents, filmmaker Cheryl Guerriero decided it was time to finally tell the truth. So, she hid a camera in the kitchen and recorded the conversation that took place when she came out as a lesbian. In 2003, Oprah sat down with Cheryl and her mother, Dorothy, who was still having a hard time accepting ...
Feb 6, 2021 · Cheryl Guerriero is a native of my hometown of Middletown, New Jersey. To see someone from my tight-knit community make it in the entertainment industry is incredibly inspiring, and I believe she ...
Mar 17, 2022 · By Ted Johnson. March 17, 2022 3:08pm. Phelan M. Ebenhack via AP. Palmer screenwriter Cheryl Guerriero has adapted the life story of Colonel Sanders into a new feature film project that she will ...
