Independent Artist Group Signs ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Scribe Michael Petroni
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deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed screenwriter, producer, director and showrunner Michael Petroni for representation.
Most recently, Petroni co-wrote Sony/Screen Gems’ supernatural horror flick The Pope’s Exorcist, starring Russell Crowe, which grossed over $77M worldwide.
He’s best known for scripting 20th Century Fox’s adaptation of Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief, starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nélisse, as well as co-writing The Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, another Fox title that opened at #1 domestically and grossed over $415 million worldwide.
Previously, Petroni co-wrote New Line’s horror pic The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins, which also opened #1 and grossed over $100 million.
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