Ray Bradbury And Mike Medavoy Team For 'Dandelion Wine'

Mike Medavoy and Doug McKay, Vice-Leader of Production at Phoenix Pictures, have partnered with legendary author Ray Bradbury, RGI Productions Rodion Nahapetov (who's penning the script), and producer Natasha Shliapnikoff to create the feature film adaptation of Bradburys classic novel Dandelion Wine. Bradbury, who turns 91 on Monday remarked, This is actually the best birthday gift I possibly could request for. Today, I've been reborn! Dandelion Wines are my most deeply personal work and returns reminiscences of sheer pleasure in addition to terror. This is actually the story of me like a youthful boy and also the miracle of the memorable summer time which still holds a mystical energy over me. Nahapetov mentioned, I had been deeply honored when Ray Bradbury chose me to create the script adaptation for his novel Dandelion Wine. After I started my studies in the Cinema Institute in Moscow, many foreign books were banned in Soviet Russia. Still, I made the decision to create my video clip based on Dandelion Wine as this novel symbolized in my experience the childhood I never had. My childhood have been stolen through the ravages and destruction of publish The Second World War Russia and Dandelion Wine restored it back for me personally. Medavoy lately created Martin Scorseses SHUTTER ISLAND and also the acclaimed BLACK SWAN, which won numerous honours including an Academy Award and Golden Globe for the best Actress Natalie Portman. Hes presently in production about the high-concept comedy What to anticipate When You Are Expecting (Starring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez), which McKay is Co-Creating. Doug McKay was very instrumental to get this project released, stated Bradbury. Ray Bradburys legendary writing (DANDELION WINE, MARTIAN Stories, FARENHEIT 451, amongst others), has won honours including: The Planet Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, and many lately, The Commander of Arts and Letters Award in the French government. Bradbury has additionally received The Nation's Medal of Arts (the greatest award in the American government) as well as an Emmy for that animated version of his novel Halloween Tree. Ray Bradbury seemed to be nominated to have an Academy Award for his script MOBY DICK.