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Michael Weiss is a Writers Guild of America screenwriter with an extensive career selling original material and writing on assignment for a wide range of Hollywood studios. He has over a dozen produced films to his credit, including the big-budget feature Journey to the Center of the Earth starring Brendan Fraser and sequels to studio franchises like The Scorpion King, Jarhead and The Butterfly Effect. His world-building portfolio includes writing for a theme park in China and an action-adventure video game. A long-time instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, he is the recipient of the Distinguished Instructor award and a contributing writer to the screenwriting guide Cut to the Chase: Writing Feature Films with the Pros at UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. He currently teaches writing at Chapman University Dodge College of Film & Media Arts.
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    • Beyond the Hero

    • Relationship-Driven Screenwriting and the Secret to Hollywood’s Greatest Scripts
    • Written by: Michael Weiss
    • Length: Not yet known
    • Release date: 2026-09-22
    • Language: English
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