Michael France

Michael France (born 1962) is a film screenwriter. He has written screenplays for the action films Cliffhanger (1993), the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995), and the popular comic book films Hulk (2003), The Punisher (2004) and Fantastic Four (2005).

Life

He attended the University of Florida in the early 1980s, working as a projectionist at a small theater in Gainesville. He also had a role in the programming for the theater. France earned a graduate degree from the film school at Columbia University in New York City and then moved to Los Angeles where he sold his first script, Cliffhanger.^[1]

A St. Petersburg, Florida native, France recently bought the historic Beach Theatre in St. Petersburg. The theater, built in 1939, is known for its independent and foreign films.^[1]

He is currently (Apr. 2007) working on a TV project and a movie script. France now lives in Pass-a-Grille in St. Pete Beach, Florida with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three kids.^[1]

References

External links

• Michael France at the Internet Movie Database
• The One-Page Screenplay: Michael France's Tips on Suicide Notes Movieline.com article, June 22, 2009
• Star Trek fans get ready for the big premiere 10Connects.com article (with video), May 8, 2009
• Shop Local: Beach Theatre The Daily Loaf article, December 11, 2008
• A Hulk Free of Hang-ups St. Petersburg Times article June 14, 2008
• The France Connection St. Petersburg Times article June 8, 2008
• Hollywood meets 'Rocky Horror' PoynterOnline.org article July 2, 2007
• Beach's Indy Icon Going Hollywood St. Petersburg Times article April 12, 2007
• Local screenwriter buys St. Pete Beach theater St. Petersburg Times article April 8, 2007
• Floridian: Flexing his writer's muscle St. Petersburg Times article June 20, 2003
• IGN: 10 Questions: Mike France June 19, 2003 interview
• Countdown to 'Hulk': Screenwriter Michael France's Big, Green Vision Comic Book Resources interview, June 16, 2003
• Floridian: Riding Spider-Man's coattails St. Petersburg Times article May 10, 2002
• The Beach Theatre Independent landmark movie theatre in St. Pete Beach, FL, owned by screenwriter Michael France. Built in 1939.
• Newmarket Press biography

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