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Film News: Falls’ underwater adventure generating buzz — The Gotham Group has optioned “Dark Life,” an underwater adventure tome by tyro scribe Kat Falls.

Film News: Scribe’s credits include ‘Alien,’ ‘Total Recall’ — Screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, whose credits include “Alien” and “Total Recall,” has died. He was 63.

Film News: Scribe to receive guild’s Herb Sargent Award — The Writers Guild of America East has tapped Gary David Goldberg as the recipient of its Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.