Evan Spiliotopoulos; Screenwriter of Beauty and the Beast, The Unholy; honing his craft in Hollywood

Evan Spiliotopoulos, reveals the ups and downs on the way to becoming a Hollywood Screenwriter.

Full Interview:
https://youtu.be/aSDgRKLEQEs?si=VpY_jzOMO6icBlIz

Best known for Beauty and the Beast which starred Emma Watson, Dan Stevens and Luke Evans, Spiliotopoulos was born in Greece, left as a teenager to go to the University of Delaware to study film theory, followed by a Masters Degree in Screenwriting at the American University.

His career has spanned over 20 years, but before his break came with Disney, where he wrote several animation projects, he spent many years in Los Angeles honing his craft and getting continually rejected.

10 years ago, Spiliotopoulos was hired to rewrite Hercules, the Brett Ratner produced film, then later The Huntsman; Winter’s War along with Craig Mazin (who later wrote Chernobyl), and which starred Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron. His career reached new heights and led to Beauty and the Beast.

In 2021, Evan released his horror movie, The Unholy, which he wrote, produced and directed, and more recently has worked with Russell Crowe on The Pope’s Exorcist.