We have approached Richard Curtis for a response. Thanks to ‘The 237: Film School Podcast’:.At a screening, Jack’s ‘Story By’ credit was “buried” in the closing titles. The movie made over $150m, but Jack never received another penny, and watched from the sidelines as Curtis’ publicity interviews for the film implied he’d never read Jack’s script. His script was adapted into Yesterday, written by Richard Curtis and directed by Danny Boyle. He achieved his dream after 40 years in the business, when his script ‘Cover Version’ was optioned by Working Title.īut, as Jack explains in this interview with Olly, the journey from page to screen was not as he’d hoped. Writer Jack Barth came closer than most - scripting an episode of The Simpsons, and attracting the attention of Lord Puttnam at Columbia Pictures.
Getting a screenplay into production is notoriously tough.
