How to Use screenplay in a Sentence

screenplay

noun

• What was your first take on the screenplay by Aaron Sorkin?
  — Angela Dawson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• The screenplay was written by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
• Putting the Lime in the Coconut With three writers, the screenplay went through many changes.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
• Cameron has already turned in the screenplay for part four.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2022
• Rushdie offered her the rights for $1 and wrote the screenplay himself.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
• Clooney wrote the Broadway play with Grant Heslov, who co-wrote the screenplay with Clooney.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
• Christy Hall penned the screenplay based on Hoover’s bestseller.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
• His screenplay Swingles popped up on the Black List and was bought by Paramount.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022
• Most of the things came from the process, towards the end of recording audio and writing the screenplay.
  — Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 June 2022
• Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay, not Arthur Laurents.
  — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
• What inspired you to write the screenplay for Daddy’s Girl?
  — Almaz Ohene, refinery29.com, 2 June 2022
• In the five weeks in took to write the screenplay, Richard’s voice started getting markedly worse.
  — Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
• Moverman penned the screenplay and will direct the film, which is based on a true story and takes place in 1939.
  — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 10 May 2024
• Yet Nolan, who wrote the screenplay, has a fine taste for the delicious detail.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
• Crowe adapted his Oscar-winning screenplay to the book and co-wrote the lyrics with Kitt.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022
• Kevin Williamson will direct the film with a screenplay from Guy Busick.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
• There were some stories in there that inspired me to finish the screenplay.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• Bong will likely write the screenplay, direct and produce the film.
  — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• Rather than a remake of the 2000 feature, Burns’ screenplay will be a new adaptation of the IP.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
• Rose Gilroy, the daughter of actress Rene Russo, penned the screenplay.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 4 Apr. 2022
• Andrew Dominik sent his screenplay to me a long time ago.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2022
• Not great screenplays, but decent enough ideas to not have me get evicted.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• The three of them wrote the screenplay, and Gordon co-directed with Nick Lieberman.
  — Dan Stahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
• The film is based on the novel by Jessica Knoll, who also wrote the screenplay.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
• Pamplin, 56, wrote the screenplay and is serving as a producer on the film.
  — Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
• That said, the directors tried to divide the six-episode screenplay into three acts, just like a film.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
• The copyright assignment for all rights to the screenplay was struck with Lady Amos and Hill, the lawsuit said.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Carolin wrote the screenplay with a story by him and Brett Rodriguez.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2022
• Francis Lawrence will direct from a screenplay adaptation by Billy Ray.
  — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
• Craig and Carter Blanchard collaborated on the screenplay adaptation and the film relies on the kind of quickie reveals and twists that audiences would expect from this kind of thing.
  — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025