“National Treasure," starring the popular Nicolas Cage, will come to the James Bridges Theater, along with the film's screenwriters, on Wednesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m., when UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) present alumni Cormac and Marianne Wibberley with the 15th Annual Lew and Pamela Hunter/Jonathan and Janice Zakin Chair Holder in Screenwriting Award.
The Wibberleys, who have written as a team for 20 years, also penned “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” “I Spy,” starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson, and “Charlie’s Angel’s: Full Throttle,” starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. The screenwriters are currently working on projects at Paramount and Fox.
The Hunter/Zakin Chair Holder in Screenwriting Award was established in 1999 by San Francisco businessman Jonathan N. Zakin and requires that the recipients teach a 10-week screenwriting seminar at TFT. Zakin is a member of UCLA TFT’s Executive Board, and Lew Hunter is an emeritus professor in UCLA TFT’s prestigious screenwriting program.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Wibberleys. RSVP for the free event at Eventbrite.
