Kudos to the guy finally making his mark -- but word on the street is that this movie should've jumped off the ledge loooong ago.

“There’s an old saying that says in Hollywood things come to those who wait. It’s wrong. It’s good things come to those who write.” Going on the white board. :)

I read something recently -- and it might have been in a fortune cookie -- but it went something like, "Everyone peaks, but not everyone peaks at the same time." It stuck with me as a nice antidote to the "If I don't make a 30 under 30 list I'm a failure" attitude that is so prevalent, especially in L.A.. As long as you haven't hit your personal peak and moved through it, know that it's coming, in one form or another.

Right you are, Annika. And then there's David Seidler who became the oldest first-time winner of a screenwriting Oscar last year with "The King's Speech." Hollywood is blind to age as long as they believe the writer can write.

Finally making his mark???? Are you kidding me??? Both him and Seidler are already in the business; the system; whatever you want to call it. they have their connects; agents; paychecks from previous sales, etc. We really should be pushing for the screenwriters who literally come out of nowhere...without any food bills from wining and dining Hollywood. And, hate to disappoint you again, but Hollywood is not blind to age. Whether in actresses or screenwriters. Not so much with directors, unless you're a female in their eyes. Still don't understand the whole blatant discrimination, racism and sexism in this country as of 2012, but... Again, Seidler has been in the business for some time; had written the KING'S SPEECH decades ago, and chose not to push it because of words from the queens family not to bring this documented situation up in public for some time.

Mark, if you re-read the OP, you will see that I noted this: "Actually Fenjves has written made-for-TV movies years ago and ghost written memoirs, but his emergence as a screenwriter is his third act." Also re Seidler, I specified this: "David Seidler who became the oldest first-time winner of a screenwriting Oscar last year with “The King’s Speech.” Yes, he had a long career writing primarily TV movies in the UK (apart from his writing credit for Tucker: The Man and His Dream), but what I said is an accurate statement, one Seidler himself made in his acceptance speech. BTW I interviewed Seidler and will be posting that in the near future as he provided me even more background on "The King's Speech" than is commonly known [it actually started out not as a play, but as a screenplay] and I specifically asked how he handled interacting with development executives less than half his age. Your larger point about ageism is true. But I also stand by my assertion: At the end of the day, all the studios care about is what is on the page. Re ageism: Much more prominent in TV than features. There are plenty of screenwriters who get work well into their 50s and 60s, even their 70s. As to "pushing for the screenwriters who literally come out of nowhere": Mark, that is precisely one of the reasons I began and continue to host this blog, to reach out to writers who do not live in the 405-10-101-110 bubble, who do not have the benefit of a film school education, but who love movies, love to write, have talent and are looking for insight into how Hollywood operates. I myself was a complete outsider to Hollywood when I broke into the business, so I am extremely sensitive to this issue. Anyway I think we're probably having an agreement and certainly both of us hope to see new, fresh voices who emerge from outside the usual sources to write and make great movies in Hollywood.