
Congrats to STC! Friend Andrew Mittman, executive producer of the Jesse Owens feature picked up by Disney. The film is based on the book Triumph. David Seidler, who won a screenwriting Academy Award for The King’s Speech, will write the screenplay; Antoine Fuqua will direct. Read the Variety announcement.
BJ Markel
BJ Markel first worked with Blake Snyder in 1986. He edited Blake's three Save the Cat! books and co-founded Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC with Blake in 2005. In his other life, BJ worked in video acquisitions and entertainment marketing, including 20 years at the Walt Disney Company.