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I had a passion for cinema and film since I was a dot. So said Castlemagner man Will Collins, whose most recent screenplay is for Wolfwalkers , a film which has just been nominated for a coveted Golden Globe in the Best Animated Movie category.
It s not the first such recognition for a movie for which he has written the screenplay.
His previous film, Song of the Sea , was nominated for an Academy Award.
And the son of Willie and Peggie Collins and brother to John and Pádraig is now working on the script for a new animated movie, an adaptation of a graphic novel by Ryan Andrews, This Was Our Pact, a film which is to be directed by Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage (Tyrion in the fantasy series).
Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Ryan Andrews,
This Was Our Pact centres on a young boy named Ben and his classmates, who create a pact to prove if a legend about lanterns soaring off to the Milky Way and becoming stars is true.
Encountering wondrous new sights and strange characters along the way (including Dinklage s talking bear), the group agrees to just two rules: no looks back and no one heads home.
Will Collins, the screenwriter of Apple TV + s
Wolfwalkers, will write the upcoming animation, which will be brought life by Ken Duncan s Duncan Studio team. I m delighted to be a part of the team tasked with adapting
The animated feature film Wolfwalkers has put Castlemagner-born screenwriter Will Collins in line for a - virtual - red carpet night following the movie s nomination on the shortlist for this year s Golden Globe Awards.
Now living in Donegal, Killavallig man Will is working at present on a screen adaptation of This Was Our Pact , an animated novel by Ryan Andrews which is getting its big screen opportunity with Peter Dinklage (Tyrion in Game of Thrones ) as director.
When contacted by The Corkman, the writer expressed delight that his work had secured the coveted nomination. It s an absolute thrill to see the film getting such love from audiences and critics and now to be nominated for major awards is wonderful.