Salinger

Shane Salerno Interview - Salinger

Shane Salerno is a self processed J.D. Salinger geek. Known until now as a screenwriter for Armageddon and Savages, and currently working by day on a sequel to Avatar, he has taken on his greatest passion project that consumed the last decade of his life. Salerno brings us Salinger, a documentary that chronicles the life and secrets behind one of North America’s most celebrated authors, J.D. Salinger.

Salerno is finally opening up about a private quest he worked on for a decade, spending $2 million of his own money. He says he has found more than even he had imagined, including what the author might have written over the last half century of his life.

Tribute.ca spoke with Shane via satellite from Los Angeles to find out why he is so passionate about Salinger and what surprised him most about his favourite author.

Interview by Bonnie Laufer, Tribute Entertainment Media Group