screenwriter

noun

screen·writ·er | \ ˈskrēn-ˌrī-tər

Definition of screenwriter

: a writer of screenplays

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But the director and screenwriters didn’t want to lose touch with Eleanor, either. — Shannon Liao, The Verge, "How Crazy Rich Asians turns a traditional Asian rom-com trope into a modern statement," 18 Aug. 2018 Focus Features' new dramedy Tully, reuniting Charlize Theron with her Young Adult director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody, came in No. 7 with $3.2 million from 1,353 cinemas. — Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, "Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Earns Heroic $112.5M in Second Outing," 6 May 2018 The play, adapted by iconic screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and directed by Bartlett Sher, is a reimagining of the childhood favorite, expanding upon themes and scenes with powerful words behind them. — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, "Oprah, Uma, and Everyone You Know Flocked to To Kill a Mockingbird’s Broadway Opening," 14 Dec. 2018 McAdams, now 40, welcomed her son in April with boyfriend Jamie Linden, a screenwriter. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Rachel McAdams Opens Up About Being a Mom for the First Time," 28 Nov. 2018 The timing of this announcement is certainly quite bittersweet, after fans mourned the loss of screenwriter William Goldman last week. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "That PG-13 version of Deadpool 2 you’ve been asking for is coming—with Fred Savage," 19 Nov. 2018 According to screenwriter Lindsey Beer, Jamey actually doesn't have a last name in the film. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "7 Surprising Facts from "Sierra Burgess is a Loser" That’ll Change How You See The Movie," 7 Sep. 2018 The words are by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, screenwriters of the wildly popular Kung Fu Panda animated films, with songs by Sia, the Australian singer-songwriter, and costumes by Tim Yip, of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, "Inside The Shed, Manhattan's New State-of-the-Art Cultural Venue," 12 Dec. 2018 Also, no angsty Wolverine-style moping is allowed by directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (co-screenwriter with Phil Lord). — Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times, "‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: Pure fun flies by in ‘zip-zap-zop’ fashion," 10 Dec. 2018

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