Shane Black: Can I make as much money as he did with LETHAL WEAPON?

QUESTION: Dear Mr Screenplay, screenwriter Shane Black made a lot of money, when he sold his spec script LETHAL WEAPON. That was 20 years ago. Can that happen to me too?

ANSWER: Actually, he 'only' got 250.000 dollar for LETHAL WEAPON. He sold it when he was 22 years old. But a couple of years later his screenplay THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT made a record 4 million dollar.

Yes, of course: It can happen to you too.  If your script is great, they love to pay you 4 million.

DID YOU KNOW: 5 of his scripts start with the letter 'L'. 4 of his scripts take place during Christmas. In his version of LETHAL WEAPON 2 Mel Gibson was killed (and that's why they never made it).

On the picture:  from right to left SHANE BLACK and MISTER SCREENPLAY

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