Hollywood Legend Steve McQueen Gets Screenplay Made...
July 6th, 2005
A film written by Hollywood legend Steve McQueen, who wrote 1,700 pages of notes for the film, but never achieved his ambition of becoming a screenwriter in his lifetime, is set to go into production. McQueen's godson discovered storyboards and notes for YUCATAN, a film about treasure hunters in Mexico, in a vault of the actor's possessions.
The star became fascinated by Mexico's Yucatan peninsula following a trip with film-maker SAM PECKINPAH, who directed him in JUNIOR BONNER and THE GETAWAY, and wanted the movie to climax with en epic motorbike chase to rival THE GREAT ESCAPE.
PAUL SCHEURING is adapting the script.
The star became fascinated by Mexico's Yucatan peninsula following a trip with film-maker SAM PECKINPAH, who directed him in JUNIOR BONNER and THE GETAWAY, and wanted the movie to climax with en epic motorbike chase to rival THE GREAT ESCAPE.
PAUL SCHEURING is adapting the script.
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