Since 1999 , Gatins had been working on '' Flight '' , an original screenplay which , by 2009 , was 149 pages . Robert Zemeckis picked up the script ; and the resulting film , starring Denzel Washington , was released to critical acclaim in 2012 . Gatins received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Writing ( Original Screenplay ) at the 85th Academy Awards for his screenplay
85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards
John Gatins