How to Use screenplay in a Sentence
screenplay
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Sutton, who stars in the film and wrote the screenplay, drew most of the art for it as well.
—Natalie Meade, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
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What was your first take on the screenplay by Aaron Sorkin?
—Angela Dawson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
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The screenplay was written by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
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Putting the Lime in the Coconut With three writers, the screenplay went through many changes.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Cameron has already turned in the screenplay for part four.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2022
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Rushdie offered her the rights for $1 and wrote the screenplay himself.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
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Clooney wrote the Broadway play with Grant Heslov, who co-wrote the screenplay with Clooney.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
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Christy Hall penned the screenplay based on Hoover’s bestseller.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
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His screenplay Swingles popped up on the Black List and was bought by Paramount.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022
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Cates, who currently lives in Austin, wrote the screenplay for the film.
—Britton Peele, Dallas News, 30 June 2021
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Most of the things came from the process, towards the end of recording audio and writing the screenplay.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 June 2022
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The move to pass zoning reform has been a yearslong odyssey with the twists and turns of a screenplay.
—New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
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Jeff Nathanson, who wrote the screenplay for the 2019 movie, is returning to write the follow-up.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Aug. 2021
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Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay, not Arthur Laurents.
—New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
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Meanwhile, John Hamburg is set to go four-for-four in the franchise and write the screenplay.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 June 2025
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What inspired you to write the screenplay for Daddy’s Girl?
—Almaz Ohene, refinery29.com, 2 June 2022
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It’s been 28 years since David Koepp wrote a screenplay about dinosaurs.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 1 July 2025
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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
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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
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What were the hardest parts of the stage musical to condense or cut from the screenplay?
—Marcus Jones, EW.com, 15 June 2021
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Yet Nolan, who wrote the screenplay, has a fine taste for the delicious detail.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
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Crowe adapted his Oscar-winning screenplay to the book and co-wrote the lyrics with Kitt.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022
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Kevin Williamson will direct the film with a screenplay from Guy Busick.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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There were some stories in there that inspired me to finish the screenplay.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
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Bong will likely write the screenplay, direct and produce the film.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
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Rather than a remake of the 2000 feature, Burns’ screenplay will be a new adaptation of the IP.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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Rose Gilroy, the daughter of actress Rene Russo, penned the screenplay.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 4 Apr. 2022
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Andrew Dominik sent his screenplay to me a long time ago.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2022
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Not great screenplays, but decent enough ideas to not have me get evicted.
—Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
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The studio acquired the rights for Weir's novel before it was even published and brought on Drew Goddard to write the screenplay.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
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