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David Marconi - Writer, Creative Director
Marconi has also worked with Francis Ford Coppola and as a writer for Michael Mann, Simpson Bruckheimer and Oliver Stone. After attending the University of Southern California's Film School on an Alumni Merit Scholarship. His first job was as Francis Ford Coppola's assistant on "The Outsiders." Following that, Coppola promoted Marconi to 2nd Unit Production Supervisor on "Rumble Fish." After writing several well received spec scripts, Michael Mann ("Heat", "Collateral", "Miami Vice") commissioned Marconi to write "Red Badge" (Warner Bros.) a DEA thriller set in Thailand. Bruckheimer next commissioned Marconi to redeveloped his TV series; "Soldier of Fortune." After "Enemy of the State", Marconi was approached by Oliver Stone ("World Trade Center", "JFK") and Tom Cruise. Stone hired Marconi to pen the first draft of "Mission Impossible 2" for him (Paramount). Marconi continued to build a strong reputation as one of Hollywood's top thriller writers, creating tent-pole action films for the major studios; "WW3.com," the basis for "Die Hard 4.0" aka "Live Free or Die Hard" (Twentieth Century Fox), "Perfect Suspect" for Chris Rock (Twentieth Century Fox,) and the recently slated high-tech., science fiction epic "No Man's Land" (Dreamworks). In 1993, Marconi wrote and directed his first feature, "The Harvest" (Columbia TriStar). Distributed internationally by GoldCrest International, The New York Post described it as "a tense, tough thriller that keeps you on your toes and guessing." Holding dual citizenship both US and EU(Italy), Marconi divides his time between Los Angeles and Europe. |