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- Professions: Writer, Producer, Script and Continuity Department
William Davies has got his fingerprints all over some of the wildest swings in animation and comedy. Like, if you’ve ever watched How to Train Your Dragon and felt that little lump in your throat (yeah, don’t lie, everyone gets teary at Toothless), you’ve got Davies to thank for some of that magic. He’s one of those writers who just hops genres like it’s nothing—one second he’s in the middle of a slapstick action flick like Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (which, let’s be real, is a fever dream of early ‘90s buddy-cop nonsense), and the next he’s helping turn claymation rats into swashbuckling heroes in Flushed Away. His scripts never really sit still. There’s always this energy—sometimes chaotic, sometimes surprisingly heartfelt. Like, How to Train Your Dragon? That’s not just a kids’ movie. There’s real soul in there, a sense of adventure and finding connection in the most unexpected places. Not every writer can swing from sight gags and mom-jokes to epic dragon flights, but Davies pulls it off. And Flushed Away, man, that movie’s a sneaky gem—fast-paced, British humor, and a whole lot of heart for a story about sewer rodents. He’s got this knack for making the ridiculous feel sort of touching, and the emotional moments hit without getting sappy. You get action, comedy, and a little bit of that “wow, did that just happen?” energy. Honestly, Davies’ filmography is a weird, fun ride—never boring, always unexpected.
Back in the wild days of the late '90s, screenwriter Will Davies hit the Hollywood jackpot—he sold his script “Fool on the Hill” for a jaw-dropping $3 million, with a potential bump to $4 million if everything lined up. Why the crazy price tag? Well, Jim Carrey, comedy legend and box office dynamo, was circling the project, and that kind of star power makes studios throw cash like it’s Monopoly money. Here’s the kicker: despite all that hype and cash, the movie never even got made. Not a single frame shot, just a script collecting dust somewhere in development hell. And get this—Davies pulled it off again. He landed another huge deal for an “Untitled Romantic Comedy” for $2.5 million. Guess what? Still unproduced. So, basically, Davies got paid serious money for scripts that never saw the light of day. Only in Hollywood, right?
Konidela Ram Charan