screenwriter

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Colbert said he and Jackson further discussed the project with veteran screenwriter Philippa Boyens and presented it to production company NewLine and its parent company, Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He added: "I started talking it over with my son Peter, who's also a screenwriter, and we worked out what we thought would work, especially as a framing device for that story."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Why an Oscar-winning screenwriter would make a film that makes so little attempt to dig into its central character is baffling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

To my surprise, I was gripped from its outset, fascinated by the way Pakula and screenwriter William Goldman managed to make the mundane so fascinating.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 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