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Sure, there’s a new director (Aaron Sorkin, the screenwriter of the original, is taking over for David Fincher) and a new actor is playing Mark Zuckerberg (Jeremy Strong replaces Jesse Eisenberg, who turned down the project).
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 June 2026
The students filling those auditoriums were not simply aspiring screenwriters.
—Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
His brothers, Shawn Wayans (who played Ray Wilkins) and Marlon Wayans (Shorty Meeks), also served as screenwriters for both films.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
The Hunt for Gollum takes place between Bilbo Baggins’s 111th birthday party and the Mines of Moria, both events which are seen in The Fellowship of the Ring, according to one of the film's screenwriters, Philippa Boyens.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 June 2026
The students filling those auditoriums were not simply aspiring screenwriters.
—Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
His brothers, Shawn Wayans (who played Ray Wilkins) and Marlon Wayans (Shorty Meeks), also served as screenwriters for both films.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
The Hunt for Gollum takes place between Bilbo Baggins’s 111th birthday party and the Mines of Moria, both events which are seen in The Fellowship of the Ring, according to one of the film's screenwriters, Philippa Boyens.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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screenwriter
noun
screen·writ·er
-ˌrīt-ər 
: a writer of screenplays
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