Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s independent studio Artists Equity has launched the fourth round of its Writers’ Room program, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.
Affleck (Good Will Hunting, The Town), Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Last Duel) and Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Dune) will lead the program and provide the writers with regular feedback. All three are Oscar winners for screenwriting. Over 12 weeks, eight writers will be split across two rooms to develop original screenplays for Artists Equity’s slate. The writers can pitch ideas across a range of genres, with rooms then launched around selected concepts.
“With each round, the Writers’ Room continues to prove itself as an incredibly effective development model, solidifying it as a defining part of our creative process,” said Amy Baer, president of film and television at Artists Equity, in a statement. “We’re thrilled to welcome this next group of writers into the fold, and even more excited about where their ideas will take us.”
The fourth round of Artists Equity’s Writers’ Room will feature eight writers: Annabelle Gurwitch (The End of My Life Is Killing Me); Stephen Vitale (Killer Pump); Gary Lundy (A Happening of Monumental Proportions); Michelle Alexander (Blow Out); Van Jensen (Godfall); Karen Croner (Admission); Meko Winbush (Gray Matter); and Shane Kennedy (It’s Not You, It’s Me).
