Michael Tabb recently finished “The Uncatchable Cowgirl Bandits of Nottingham, Texas” about a slew of bank heists for Intrepid Pictures (deal with Rogue/Focus Features and Universal) and is currently writing the adaptation of best-selling Russian fantasy novel Knights of the Forty Islands for Run Entertainment, Ltd.

Michael has developed projects for Disney Feature Animation, The Canton Company at Warner Brothers, Producer Lawrence Bender, comic book icon Stan Lee, Director Mike Newell and Dustin Hoffman to name a few. He also guest lectures on screenwriting at USC and writes a column in Ingénue Magazine about screenwriting entitled “Script Notes”.

Known for his original drafts of the scripts “Troy” and “The Casanovas”, Michael did the final rewrite of the thriller “Ring Around The Rosie”, in which his draft landed actor Tom Sizemore and was released by Sony.

Michael is a Supervising Producer on several productions for the new WGA sanctioned WWW.STRIKE.TV (the first union, all-original, all-scripted, online content network launching in summer), including producing, writing and directing his own project, featuring Corey Haim, Miguel Ferrer, Stephen Root and funnyman Brian Posehn.

Michael was raised behind the Orange Curtain (The OC), wrote his first short screenplay in high school and began writing features in college.  His education includes two years at USC undergrad, a B.F.A. from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and a Masters in Screenwriting from UCLA’s School of Film and Television.

Michael Tabb does business under the banner of his company, Burning Tree Films, repped by agent Ryan Saul of APA, managed by Justin Silvera of New Wave Entertainment, attorney Darren Trattner of Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer et al, and is a member of WGAw.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Here is a link to Michael’s last Daily Variety published 3/14/07:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961104.html

Here is a link to Michael’s very first appearance in Daily Variety:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117788980.html?categoryid=19&cs=1&query=Michael+Tabb+Troy

To contact Mr. Tabb with regards to work, please call:

Ryan Saul (agent) – APA – (310) 888-4229

Justin Silvera (manager) – NWE – (818) 295-8028

Darren Trattner (attorney) – Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer et al – (310) 553-0305