J. Gabriel Ware
School
Wayne County Community College District (Detroit), Western Michigan University.
Expertise
Movies, TV, Theater, All Things NBA, WWE Attitude Era
- J. Gabriel's first feature screenplay, "Jakayla," won Third Prize in the CineStory Feature Retreat and Fellowship Contest (2021).
- "Jakayla also placed in the Austin Film Festival (2021) and as a finalist in the Screencraft Fellowship (2021).
- His pilot, "Close To Home," became an official selection in the "Best of Stage 32" LookBook (2022).
Experience
J. Gabriel Ware is a journalist-screenwriter who worked for ABC News where he worked on the news assignment desk, wrote articles for Abcnews.go.com and field produced for Good Morning America and World News Tonight with David Muir. His writing has also appeared in YES! Magazine and Theatermania.
Education
J. Gabriel minored in criminal justice and majored in journalism at Western Michigan University. He earned a master's in communication from the same university and focused on mass communication and media effects.
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Stories By J. Gabriel Ware
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While working on another film, Steven Spielberg had a thought that ultimately inspired his story for the beloved '80s film, The Goonies.
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Susan Sarandon revealed that one scene she tweaked happens to be the film's catalyst.
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John Lithgow helped make 3rd Rock From The Sun one oof the most unpredictable sitcoms on television.
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Sounds like a real mess behind the scenes.
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Having a child as the primary target of a butcher knife-wielding serial killer inherently poses real-life dangers.
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Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Rudd, Brian Andrews — will the real Tommy Doyle please stand up?
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But his desire to perform his own stunts resulted in a couple of injuries.
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The James Cameron action film True Lies subjected its stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis to some terrifying stunts!
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Stallone was not thrilled about one specific aspect of how the studio treated the Rambo franchise.
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In the '90s, you couldn't watch TV for more than a few minutes without seeing Wayne Knight pop up.
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The beloved actor never wanted to start in a sitcom. Until he did.
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Writer and director Gina Prince-Bythewood's desire to cast a natural athlete in the role proved to be an obstacle for Sanaa Lathan.
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The tennis champ was offered a chance to audition in the movie, but believe it or not, she was quite busy elsewhere.
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Lumet's extensive experience working on live television broadcasts helped provide a foundation for the work he would do on the 1957 classic.
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Gone Girl and Se7en director David Fincher makes very precise choices in directing his actors, especially when it comes to mid-sex murder scenes.
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It isn't easy to make malls and airports look interesting in a movie, so Jackie Brown focused more on the actors' faces.
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'I wanted her to be me in a dress. A little silly, a little fun.'
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Sidney Lumet's debut film, 12 Angry Men, is a masterclass on how to utilize your limited resources to make a powerful, claustrophobic film.
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Morgan Freeman's favorite role is probably not the one you're thinking of.
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Did the Oscars do the right thing? Or the wrong thing?
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'Doing that in Africa with characters that wouldn't understand that reference if it was put in front of them just isn't going to work for the story.'
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Production began in the fall — Eastwood's preference for any Western — but when winter knocked at the door, the timing threatened the final days of filming.
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Mykelti Williamson, who plays Bubba in Forrest Gump, went through some hellish experiences during the film's production.
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As Downey Jr. described it, playing Chaplin was his 'first Iron Man experience.'