Hollywood needs to stop pigeonholing people and start embracing storytellers of all backgrounds. I'm not a horror buff by any means, but I plan on seeing any movie written by Akela Cooper, especially after seeing M3GAN. I was first introduced to her work with Malignant, a movie I must have watched five times since it came out. Now, Cooper is back with M3GAN, a terrifying and hilarious doll movie that has taken over the meme world. Cooper is a rising star in Hollywood. She's proving that the horror genre does not have to be a bunch of white guys tossing out ideas in a room. Instead, she's paving the way for a more inclusive view of storytellers, and she's doing it with one smash hit after another. She was also named to Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2021 list. Cooper recently sat down with The Wrap to talk to them about her career, films, and what it was like breaking down the genre door. So how did M3GAN come about? It turns out it was a general meeting that had gone very right. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 19 January, 2023