BY KEVIN CARR

Earlier this year, screenwriter Mark Fergus received an Oscar nomination for his adaptation of “Children of Men.” Now, he is getting ready to release his new film “First Snow,” a psychological thriller starring Guy Pearce, Piper Perabo and J.K. Simmons. Fergus took some time to speak with Kevin Carr about his Oscar nomination, his new film, and what inspired the movie. Excepts from the interview follow.

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KC: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR OSCAR NOMINATION (FOR “CHILDREN OF MEN”). CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE?
MF: We adapted that novel quite a while ago, and it was a fantastic sort of surprise to have it come back and be such a great movie and to have found its way into such great hands. The next thing you know, you’re invited to the Oscar luncheon, and you’re on line with Spielberg and Scorsese and Clint Eastwood. Every person you ever idolized, they’re all just hanging around in a room eating lunch with you.

And then Oscar night, it’s this ridiculous pageant. None of the photographers or reporters really want to talk to screenwriters, but you give it a shot anyway. Some people will talk to you, and some people will wait for the big guns to arrive.

You’re sitting in there, and you try not to think of winning. As it gets closer, you just can’t help it. It’s great. It’s really something you’ve gotta do once in your lifetime.
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