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There's been a lot going on, and more to come, so these will be brief and to the point....

The first draft for the script to World War Z has been turned in and has met with a *very* positive reaction. I'm making my final revisions now and should turn in the second draft by the 23rd or so.

The B5 DVD has been fully delivered to WB along with finals on all of the director's blogs, the interviews, and fireside chats. I'd expect to see them online in a few weeks, one at a time.

"Changeling" continues unabated toward production in the fall. I'm looking forward to meeting Clint Eastwood soon, once he returns from vacation.

Having finished WWZ and David, there are at present five other feature projects in front of me which I'll be choosing between over the next few weeks: one based on a mainstream historical novel by a pulitzer prize winning author, another historical work, a very well known Marvel comics character, a sequel to a classic mainstream mystery film, and a movie based on a massively influential series of SF novels. Which of those goes first will depend on the deals now being put together. Suffice to say I've found myself in rather stunning company of late.

Expect several major announcements at San Diego Comic Con in addition to all the stuff already discussed.

One of the projects I can't talk about yet is taking me to London in early May for a week, and shortly afterward, Berlin. While I'm there, I'll also use the time to have meetings at the BBC, Channel 4 and elsewhere, and may try to work in a signing somewhere.

Finally, volume 11 of the script books is about to come out, and I wanted to let folks know that there won't be any photos or memos in this volume (well, one memo) because this covers the insane period between the end of the fourth season and the beginnings of the fifth season...all of the fireworks, all the twists and turns, much of it never before revealed in detail, day by day, hour by hour, and in order to cover all that the introduction/commentary section turned into the longest one to date, and not by just a little. It's almost 23,000 words long, covering over 70 pages. If you want the skinny on what happened during those explosive months, this is the definitive last word on the subject.

Also, because these books are being written in chronological fashion following the history of the show year by year, we decided to move Sleeping in Light into this volume...so you get Deconstruction, Sleeping in Light, and the season 5 debut, No Compromises, and four others.

The one thing I can promise is that folks are going to be talking about this volume for a very, very long time...and many things not previously understood or debated about will be set to rights and explained, once and for all.

jms

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Quick follow-up for our friends in the UK...I'll be doing a signing at Forbidden Planet London at 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, at 1:00 p.m. on Satuday May 12th. This will be my first signing/appearance in England since B5 finished its run, about seven years ago.

jms

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BTW, since several people have asked regarding the Forbidden Planet signing, yes, I do sign whatever is put in front of me whenever and wherever it was bought. The only new rule I'm starting gradually and reluctantly to apply is a maximum of ten items, only because the carpal tunnel thing is really cutting into the duration of the signings. This will also cut down a bit on the dealers who come in with stacks of books fifty high or more then resell them, meanwhile making those who've come with just a few things have to wait until they're done.

jms

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Originally posted by Mickey:
I'm afraid it's always been a bit hit and miss. We're often not sure why posts disappear.

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