As my current project nears completion, I've been thinking about what to do next. I have notes for the next few novels in the series, and one of them would be a good candidate. However, the part of my brain responsible for such things says I'm going to write a screenplay. What do I know about writing a screenplay?
Sure, years ago I read up on screenwriting. I wrote a few (fake) commercials just to see what it was like. That doesn't mean that I'm going to do a really good job on a screenplay for a movie. Unfortunately, that's the story my brain says I'm going to write.
It seems as though Hollywood likes bringing back old (intellectual) properties and rebooting or extending them. Sometimes this has worked (I really enjoyed The Predator) and sometimes it has not (Tom Cruise's The Mummy starring Tom Cruise). My brain tells me a story that extends a television show I enjoyed in my youth. I must write it. Can I do simple fan-fiction and be done with it? No, it has to be a screenplay.
So, I'll get started on the research to make sure all the incidental facts are correct in the story. I'll also have to refresh my memory on screenplay formatting and nomenclature. If/when I finish it, I'll have to seek out an agent to try to sell it to the people who own the characters.
Who knows, maybe this will turn into a profitable outlet for my energies. It may also go nowhere or may get me sued for infringing on some copyrights, trademarks, or other obscure movie thing. Of course, if it does work, I also have an idea to get rid of that Mummy picture, start the mummy series on a new, updated path, and still include Brendan Fraser.
Hyperlink
No, there is no hyperlink associated with Cruise's movie. It is the Movie That Shall Not Be Linked. Really, I thought it was that bad.