SCREENPLAYS
Explore the original screenplays and film adaptation projects of award-winning author and storyteller Richard Paolinelli. Drawing on his experience writing science fiction, mysteries, political thrillers, and suspense-filled adventures, Paolinelli develops stories featuring compelling characters, cinematic settings, and high-stakes conflicts.
His screenwriting projects span multiple genres, from espionage and international intrigue to speculative fiction and dramatic storytelling. These works reflect the same emphasis on imaginative concepts, intricate plots, and memorable characters found throughout his published novels and short fiction.
Among the projects featured below is Ghost Memorandum, an original espionage thriller involving a former operative whose mysterious past threatens to ignite a dangerous international confrontation.
Visitors can explore descriptions of current screenplay projects, discover their central premises, and learn more about Richard Paolinelli's broader body of creative work.
For producers, literary representatives, and entertainment professionals interested in discussing screenplay projects or potential adaptations, the website's contact page provides a direct way to make an inquiry.
FINISHED SCREENPLAYS
SCREENPLAYS IN PROGRESS
Reservations
Escaping Infinity
The Ghost Memorandum
That Night In Cairo
The screen adaptation of Richard's opening chapter of the Del Rio Mystery Series is currently in development with Step By Step Pictures.
The screen adaptation of Richard's award-winning sci-fi epic is complete and ready for production. Interested producers can contact Leslie Varney at Prentis Literary to discuss acquisition of this screenplay.
This original screenplay is a spy-thriller that tells the story of the reappearance of Lucas Shade, code name: Ghost, 25 years after his mysterious disappearance while on mission in Ukraine. His former handlers are convinced he's hiding a secret that threatens national security. So do the Russians. Now, both sides are after him, and they mean to wrest his secret from him before killing him.
They were a perfect team. The Agency knew they would always hit their target with no one ever knowing they'd been there. Then, one night in Cairo, he made it out alive. She didn't. For two decades her death haunted him until he finally learned the truth. Now, he's hunting for the person or persons responsible for her death. He'll have to hurry, because his targets know he's coming, and he has no clue who he should be wary of.
