BIG SCREEN - AVENGER FIELD

BIG SCREEN’S PUBLISHING DIVISION TAKES OFF

Big Screen Entertainment Group is to publish a book of its acclaimed script for World War II women pilots drama, Avenger Field. Hollywood’s leading script coverage service, WeScreenplay, placed the pilot episode script in the top one percent of works submitted to them, calling it “captivating, tense, powerful…and near to perfection.”

Big Screen – a Los Angeles-based production and distribution company – has been developing the project for television over several years with an accomplished in-house team. But the project will be launched first in book form, beginning with the script for the feature-length opening episode released worldwide on, appropriately, Veteran’s Day, November 11. That is set to be followed by novelizations of later episodes of the series, for which Big Screen has developed multi-year arcs. Based on recently declassified military files, exhaustive research and expert interviews, BSEG’s thrilling series tells the stories of women who served at Avenger Field, a top-secret base for female pilots.

Created and written by Big Screen’s Kimberley Kates, Sandro Monetti and Catherine Taylor and further developed with help from BAFTA New Talent program stars Muriel Naim and Asligul Armagan, the show is a tribute to fearless women who fought not just for country but also for empowerment, equality and inclusion. BSEG Chief Executive Kimberley Kates said: “This company never stands still. We have been expanding into new areas in recent years – from streaming to retailing – and publishing is the natural next step. What better story to take off with than our acclaimed salute to the women of Avenger Field?”

Following closely behind the Avenger Field book will be Big Screen’s second move into publishing… Writer Sara Starling has now completed her manuscript for “The Twelve Dancing Princesses,” the opening book in a new children’s franchise. The entertaining and educational adaptation of a dozen princess fairytales from The Brothers Grimm will be accompanied by merchandise and educational materials.