124 | Elvis Screenwriter Jeremy Doner on Writing Biopics (and Avoiding Common Pitfalls)
The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna
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Do You Know What to Include in a Biopic?
The story you told about Colonel Parker sort of will not leave me alone. There was a draft in which it was made more explicit that he killed that girl. And what about like Elvis, like, you know, a lot of our listeners are attempting or have attempted biopics,. So even from a biopic standpoint, for you doing this process, what were you going to include about Elvis's life? "I personally love rise and fall stories, but just love them"
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