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Max Botkin is an American screenwriter and producer. Botkin's original script for What Happened to Monday? was featured on the 2010 Blacklist for best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.

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He began writing for TV with Wolverine and the X-Men . [1] What Happened to Monday? was filmed by Tommy Wirkola and starred Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, and Willem Dafoe. [2] The film was released theatrically in Europe and Asia and Netflix bought the streaming rights to the film for the United States as well as the U.K. and Latin America. [3] [4] He also wrote Robosapien: Rebooted (originally scheduled to be released in 2009, [5] the film was released in the US on May 28, 2013) and Opposite Day . [6] [7]

In 2015, Max sold his original screenplay Ponce to Lionsgate/Pantelion and is executive producing, with Eugenio Derbez attached to star, produce and direct. [8] In April 2017, Botkin signed a deal with award-winning multimedia company 1stAvenueMachine to produce films with them through a first of its kind directors incubator. [9] In 2016, he co-wrote Show Dogs . The film was released in the United States on May 18, 2018, [10] directed by Raja Gosnell.

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  2. ↑ Richford, Rhonda (31 July 2015). "Willem Dafoe Joins Glenn Close, Noomi Rapace in 'What Happened to Monday'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 August 2015. The Oscar-nominee boards the sci-fi thriller as it starts principal photography in Romania.
  3. ↑ Setoodeh, Ramin; Lang, Brent. "Toronto: Netflix Buys 'What Happened to Monday?' With Noomi Rapace (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "'Seven Sisters' Trailer Shows off Noomi Rapace's Strong 'Orphan Black' Vibes". 2 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Robosapien: Rebooted Plot Details and Poster". sfluxe.com. San Francisco Luxury Living. January 5, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
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  8. ↑ "Variety Ponce article". Variety. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Screenwriter Max Botkin Inks Deal With Production Company 1stAveMachine (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  10. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 9, 2017). "Open Road Changes Release Dates for 'Midnight Sun', 'Show Dogs' & 'Playmobil'". Deadline. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
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