as in script
the written form of a story prepared for film production
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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Directed and based on a screenplay by Gunn, David Corenswet plays Superman (aka Kal-El and Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent).
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The movie is directed by Susanne Bier (The Perfect Couple, Bird Box, In a Better World), with a screenplay co-written by Akiva Goldsman (co-writer of the original film) and Georgia Pritchett (Succession).
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
But it doesn’t get very thoroughly explored in Kermani’s screenplay, which teases with occult aspects that become red herrings, then doesn’t provide the alternative rationale of quasi-religious hysteria much definition, either.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 July 2025
Gunn, who also wrote the screenplay, avoids the origin story route as the action picks up with Kent already established as a reporter at the Daily Planet and Superman a beloved superhero fixture — but Luthor has a plan to change that.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The movie is directed by Susanne Bier (The Perfect Couple, Bird Box, In a Better World), with a screenplay co-written by Akiva Goldsman (co-writer of the original film) and Georgia Pritchett (Succession).
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
But it doesn’t get very thoroughly explored in Kermani’s screenplay, which teases with occult aspects that become red herrings, then doesn’t provide the alternative rationale of quasi-religious hysteria much definition, either.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 July 2025
Gunn, who also wrote the screenplay, avoids the origin story route as the action picks up with Kent already established as a reporter at the Daily Planet and Superman a beloved superhero fixture — but Luthor has a plan to change that.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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script
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To flip the script, more young people must be able to identify and access the skills to participate in a digital and green economy.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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How much was led by you on the set versus what was in the script or what the visual effects team needed to accomplish?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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