screenwriter

A screenwriter is suing director Alexander Payne, alleging that the Oscar winner rewrote his script “Frisco” to become “The Holdovers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The former James Bond actor credits screenwriter Jez Butterworth for the "orchestration" of his "clever" plot development.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Seven Psychopaths was overly meta, starring Farrell as a screenwriter named Martin struggling to pen a movie called Seven Psychopaths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

These cultural comparisons would and should be interesting, if not for screenwriter Ajon Singh’s frustratingly shallow screenplay and Oppenheim’s stylish yet one-note direction.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

He had changed hands as often as a dollar bill and was now running under the colors of a Hollywood screenwriter.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

BBC News spoke to Bailey, screenwriters, TV critics and former Drag Race contestants about the move and what it means for on-screen representation.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Murdoch, his business empire and his feuds with his six children have become rich pickings for authors, screenwriters and directors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

These things are hilarious because screenwriters Christina Friel and Connor Wright clearly approached the script by trying to make everything legitimately funny, instead of assuming that provocation immediately equates to humor.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

But within this current crop of TV movies and series, many novelists have been content to serve in a consultant capacity and leave the scripts to the screenwriters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

She did her graduate work at NYU, and for three weeks the four of us stayed in the city and socialized with her former teachers and classmates—novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, poets.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven