Cynthia C. Fields, Kevin Norwood and Lovelace Lee III Finish Christian Screenplay “Too Young"

March 19, 2011 - PRLog -- HOLLYWOOD—“This is the day for which we hoped and prayed,” producer-director Lovelace Lee III said. The 96-page TOO YOUNG screenplay is finished. The screenplay tells the fictional story of the Rev. Kenneth Coates, a very young pastor assigned to a small congregation of senior citizens who reject him because of his age.  

  Last December Lee approached writing and business partner the actor-writer Kevin Norwood with the idea of writing TOO YOUNG. ”We had just done the SARAELLA URSERY: PILLAR OF BETHEL AME CHURCH, PERRIS documentary our first film,” Norwood said. “Lovelace is a juggernaut who likes to keep our momentum going and presented the idea of writing a dramatic Christian feature.”

  Lee and Norwood have written several screenplays together. Twice in the past they brought other writers to the table. “We grow the team and get a better product when we invite screenwriters to the table,” Lee said. This time Lee invited novelist Cynthia Carlisle Fields to join them in writing TOO YOUNG. “Of course Kevin and I established our production company Perseverance Pictures to create films, TV and more. We’re determined to create opportunities for others, too,” Lee said.

  Norwood is a good friend and loyal partner. However, he didn’t see a full-length screenplay from the premise Lee presented. “Lovelace is a great storyteller,” Norwood said. “I could see where he wanted to go with TOO YOUNG, but didn’t think it had the goods to deliver a feature-length story. I was wrong. This will make a great film!” Over the three-month writing period, the writers mostly used the Internet to craft the screenplay from Lee’s story. The writing was intense.

  “We met once in person at my house in San Diego,” Fields said. “We wrote for six straight hours without a break. Lovelace and Kevin proved they are beasts! They’re focused on the craft of screenwriting and get it done.” Fields even joked that she learned so much she expected to receive a bill. All kidding aside, she can now lead her own screenwriting team thanks to the experience. “I’m very grateful,” she said.

  TOO YOUNG is now in pre-production. The feature-length Christian drama will be shot in Perris, California.

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