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Charles Leavitt

Charles Leavitt

Charles Leavitt wrote the screenplay for the 2001 fantasy drama K-Pax, directed by Iain Softley and starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges. He had earlier written the screenplay for Peter Chelsom's drama The Mighty.

Leavitt currently has several films in development at different studios, including The Express, the story of Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, to be directed by Gary Fleder and produced by John Davis; and the adaptation of The Ha Ha, for director/producer Akiva Goldsman. In addition, Leavitt adapted Nathaniel Philbrick's bestselling non-fiction book In the Heart of the Sea, the true story upon which Moby Dick was based. He most recently inked a deal to write Confessions of a Wall Street Shoeshine Boy, which Donald De Line and Paula Weinstein will produce.


Note: This profile was written in or before 2007.
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Charles Leavitt Facts

OccupationScreenwriter
BirthplacePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Selected Filmography

Not available.