MICHAEL FRANCE

'Michael France' (b. 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 4'' (2005).

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Life


He attended the University of Florida in the early 1980s, working as a projectionist at a small theater in Gainsville. 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.[2]
He is currently (Apr. 2007) working on a TV project and a movie script. France now lives in Pass-a-Grill in St. Petersburg with his wive, Elizabeth, and their three kids.[3]

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Floridian: Riding Spider-Man's coattails St. Petersburg Times article May 10, 2002

Countdown to 'Hulk': Screenwriter Michael France's Big, Green Vision Comic Book Resources interview, June 16, 2003

IGN: 10 Questions: Mike France June 19, 2003 interview

Floridian: Flexing his writer's muscle St. Petersburg Times article June 20, 2003

Screenwriting Punishment with Michael France 2004 UnderGroundOnline Screenwriter's Voice interview

English Alumni Go from Page to Screen University of Florida Alumni notes, 24 August, 2005

Newmarket Press biography



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