Hero Authors
Writers are all talk when they’re poor and have nothing to lose. But then they get optioned and, well, James Frey. So it is EXTRA special when a story like this boils up.
The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer author Phil Carlo turned down renegotiating a lucrative extension on his book’s film option with the producer of Transformers because Channing “GI Joe” Tatum was the pick for the lead role.
“I really hated the idea of Channing Tatum… this is not the guy to play one of the most feared killers of the 20th century. Mickey Rourke would really be good… But it’s not Channing Tatum.”
Bravo Mr. Carlo. Here’s to the recognition you’ll never get from the Learning Annex Extension struggling writers group you’ll be teaching in 15 years.