Max Botkin
{{short description|American screenwriter and producer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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Max Botkin is an American screenwriter and producer. Botkin's original script for What Happened to Monday? was featured on the 2010 Blacklist for best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
Career
He began writing for TV with Wolverine and the X-Men. What Happened to Monday? was filmed by Tommy Wirkola and starred Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, and Willem Dafoe.{{cite web|last1=Richford|first1=Rhonda|title=Willem Dafoe Joins Glenn Close, Noomi Rapace in 'What Happened to Monday'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/willem-dafoe-joins-glenn-close-812369|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=1 August 2015|date=31 July 2015|quote=The Oscar-nominee boards the sci-fi thriller as it starts principal photography in Romania.}} The film was released theatrically in France and Netflix bought the streaming rights to the film for the United States.{{cite web|last1=Setoodeh|first1=Ramin|last2=Lang|first2=Brent|title=Toronto: Netflix Buys 'What Happened to Monday?' With Noomi Rapace (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/what-happened-to-monday-noomi-rapace-netflix-1201859583/|website=Variety|accessdate=14 September 2016}}{{cite web |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=2 June 2017 |title='Seven Sisters' Trailer Shows off Noomi Rapace's Strong 'Orphan Black' Vibes |url=https://collider.com/seven-sisters-trailer-noomi-rapace/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Collider |publisher=}} He also wrote Robosapien: Rebooted (originally scheduled to be released in 2009,{{cite news | url=http://sfluxe.com/2009/01/05/robosapien-rebooted-plot-details-and-poster/ | title=Robosapien: Rebooted Plot Details and Poster | work=sfluxe.com | publisher=San Francisco Luxury Living | date=January 5, 2009 | accessdate=April 14, 2010 }} the film was released in the US on May 28, 2013) and Opposite Day.
In 2015, Botkin sold his original screenplay Ponce to Lionsgate/Pantelion and is executive producing, with Eugenio Derbez attached to star, produce and direct.{{cite web |last=De La Fuente |first=Anna Marie |date=2015-12-03 |title=Eugenio Derbez to Helm and Star in ‘Ponce’ (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/eugenio-derbez-to-helm-and-star-in-ponce-exclusive-1201653105/ |accessdate=23 March 2017 |website=Variety}} In April 2017, Botkin signed a deal with 1stAvenueMachine to produce films with them through a directors incubator.{{Cite news |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |date=2017-04-26 |title=Screenwriter Max Botkin Inks Deal With Production Company 1stAveMachine (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/screenwriter-max-botkin-inks-deal-production-company-1stavemachine-997732 |access-date=2017-10-16 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}} In 2016, he co-wrote Show Dogs. The film was released in the United States on May 18, 2018,{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/bella-thorne-midnight-sun-show-dogs-playmobil-film-release-date-change-1202185130/|title=Open Road Changes Release Dates for 'Midnight Sun', 'Show Dogs' & 'Playmobil'|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=October 9, 2017|work=Deadline|access-date=November 23, 2017|language=en-US}} directed by Raja Gosnell.
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External links
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Category:Film producers from Illinois
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:21st-century American male writers
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Category:21st-century American screenwriters