Movie Adaptation Of Viktor Frankl’s ‘Man’s Search For Meaning’ Gets New Co-Writer After Death Of Simon Marshall

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EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter J S Mayank has been tapped by producers Kate Cohen, Alexander Vesely and Tony Robbins to join Oscar nominee and Bafta winner Lesley Paterson (All Quiet on the Western Front) in writing the feature adaptation of Viktor Frankl‘s classic treatise, Man’s Search for Meaning.

Paterson had been writing the script with her husband and writing partner Simon Marshall, as was reported in Deadline a year ago.

At the time, Marshall had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.Marshall died last June. After taking some time to regroup and grieve, the filmmaking team undertook a search for someone to team up with Paterson. “Finding a writing partner who could understand and support me on this journey while at the same time servicing this masterpiece felt like an impossible ask,” says Paterson. “J S has stepped into this role seamlessly and I’m so honored and relieved to have teamed up with him.

Man’s Search for Meaning’s profoundly important message meant so much to my husband Simon.” Translated into 50 languages, with over 16 million copies sold, and published in 1946, Frankl’s account follows his time in the Nazi concentration camps and his exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of unspeakable adversity.“Losing Simon was a profound loss—he was an irreplaceable part of our team,” says producer Kate Cohen. “Finding the right writer to collaborate with Lesley was a challenge, but I knew it had to be someone who could not only do justice to this extraordinary story but also bring a unique synergy to the partnership.