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Steven Rogers is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing and producing the 2017 dark comedy I, Tonya, and for writing the romantic comedies Kate & Leopold and Hope Floats.
Steven Rogers. Writer: I, Tonya. Steven Rogers was born in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is known for I, Tonya (2017), Hope Floats (1998) and Love the Coopers (2015).
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Steven Rogers
- Writer, Producer, Additional Crew
Dec 7, 2017 · Screenwriter Steven Rogers is best known for studio rom-coms and dramedies, but with his pitch-black biopic, he's reinvented himself – and his subject.
- CRAIG GILLESPIE WORKED WITH NANCY KERRIGAN ON A 1993 CAMPBELL’S SOUP COMMERCIAL. Before making movies, Craig Gillespie worked as an art director for several advertising companies, and just as Kerrigan’s star was rising higher, she starred in one of his commercials that showed that eating soup gives you the strength to gut-check an ice hockey player.
- I, TONYA HIRED ONE OF KERRIGAN’S CHOREOGRAPHERS. For training and choreography, the film turned to Canadian figure skater Sarah Kawahara. Kawahara was the first skater to win an Emmy for choreography, for her work on a Scott Hamilton special in 1997, and she won again for choreographing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
- ALLISON JANNEY USED TO BE A COMPETITIVE SKATER. Allison Janney, who scored an Oscar nomination for playing Harding’s mother LaVona Golden, grew up with Olympic ambitions, figure skating as a teenager until she accidentally ran into a glass door and sliced a tendon in her leg.
- THE ROLE OF TONYA HARDING’S MOTHER WAS WRITTEN FOR JANNEY. Screenwriter Steven Rogers is a longtime friend of Janney’s, and he’s written several roles with her in mind, but she was never cast in any of them until now.
- Don’t be afraid to reinvent yourself. Hollywood is fickle. Though romantic comedies ruled the cinemas in the 1980s and 90s, they’ve been in serious decline as R-rated comedies have taken their place.
- Look for new sources of inspiration. Rogers just happened to watch the Tonya Harding episode of ESPN’s documentary series 30 for 30 with his niece when inspiration struck.
- Don’t be afraid to make the call. It seemed like a long shot, but after visiting Harding’s website and finding a phone number for her agent, Rogers called the number.
- Sometimes, you have to lay down your own money. In general, don’t ever put up your own money for something, especially without a director, producer or studio attached.
Nov 3, 2017 · Screenwriter Steven Rogers, behind the Tonya Harding story, “I Tonya,” is photographed at his home. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) By Geoff Berkshire. Nov. 3, 2017 6 AM PT. When you think...
Dec 6, 2017 · Three years ago, Tonya Harding was driving screenwriter Steven Rogers back to his Oregon lodge when she offered him her pinky finger. Rogers had flown up to Oregon from Los Angeles on his own...
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