That didn't take long. Hollywood insiders leaked information to Vulture stating Michael Arndt has written a 40 page treatment.
Who is Michael Arndt?
Until 2006, Michael Arndt was best known as Matthew Broderick's assistant. That is, until he decided to start writing.
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"Little Miss Sunshine" was his writing debut.
He hit gold, garnering a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that year.
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Next he was tapped by Pixar to pen the script for "Toy Story 3".
And was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay (though The Social Network took home the prize).
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His most recent work is "Catching Fire", sequel to the blockbuster "Hunger Games".
While there is no way to know for sure, I will safely assume they wouldn't have handed such an important franchise to someone they weren't 100% sure of.
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