Why a movie about Royal?
I met a man named Brian Evans in 2012 and started forming and interesting friendship with him right away. It wasn't long after meeting him that we had a long conversation about some of the adventures I had been through and that inspired him to tell me a little about his great uncle, Royal.
A biography was written about Capt. Leonard, "Forgotten Aviator" by Barry S. Martin. Brian loaned me a copy and it gave me wealth of knowledge about an incredible human being. After talking with Brian we decided to collaborate and turn Royal's life into a script.
Brian had a long-standing ambition to act professionally. I had a long time love of cinema and a passion for (attempting) writing. It only made sense that the things that Capt. Leonard had done, needed to be shared with the world. Partly for the awe of it. Mostly for the laughs.
As always life got in the way, things changed, and people moved on. The idea is still out there waiting to be discussed, written down, and made. There will always be time to do that... right?
A biography was written about Capt. Leonard, "Forgotten Aviator" by Barry S. Martin. Brian loaned me a copy and it gave me wealth of knowledge about an incredible human being. After talking with Brian we decided to collaborate and turn Royal's life into a script.
Brian had a long-standing ambition to act professionally. I had a long time love of cinema and a passion for (attempting) writing. It only made sense that the things that Capt. Leonard had done, needed to be shared with the world. Partly for the awe of it. Mostly for the laughs.
As always life got in the way, things changed, and people moved on. The idea is still out there waiting to be discussed, written down, and made. There will always be time to do that... right?