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Films are written by screenwriters who are not the directors.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 18 June 2025
A number of his family members, including sister Talia Shire, daughter Sofia, son Roman, nephew Nicolas Cage, nephew Jason Schwartzman and granddaughter Gia Coppola, have also held flourishing careers as actors, directors and screenwriters.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 16 June 2025
After hitting theaters in the U.K. in November 2002 then making its way across the pond the following June, Boyle’s culture-shifting collaboration with screenwriter Alex Garland caught on like a contagion, earning more than $80 million worldwide against a reported budget of $8 million.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 June 2025
And how does Burns see screenwriters using Lexter moving forward?
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 18 June 2025
A number of his family members, including sister Talia Shire, daughter Sofia, son Roman, nephew Nicolas Cage, nephew Jason Schwartzman and granddaughter Gia Coppola, have also held flourishing careers as actors, directors and screenwriters.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 16 June 2025
After hitting theaters in the U.K. in November 2002 then making its way across the pond the following June, Boyle’s culture-shifting collaboration with screenwriter Alex Garland caught on like a contagion, earning more than $80 million worldwide against a reported budget of $8 million.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 June 2025
And how does Burns see screenwriters using Lexter moving forward?
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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screenwriter
noun
screen·writ·er
-ˌrīt-ər 
: a writer of screenplays
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