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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Heald, Hurwitz, and Schlossberg are in early talks to write the screenplay and produce, with Hurwitz and Schlossberg in early talks to direct.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Despite the praise for the screenplay from studio executives and producers, Kazan couldn’t find partner willing to take on Cortés epic scope.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Word had begun to spread that the guy who’d made Barbarian had a new screenplay that was equally wild, and twice as ambitious.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025
Rocketman screenwriter Lee Hall, who was initially announced as the writer, is still set to write the screenplay.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Despite the praise for the screenplay from studio executives and producers, Kazan couldn’t find partner willing to take on Cortés epic scope.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Word had begun to spread that the guy who’d made Barbarian had a new screenplay that was equally wild, and twice as ambitious.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025
Rocketman screenwriter Lee Hall, who was initially announced as the writer, is still set to write the screenplay.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenplay
script
Noun
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But Tuesday night, things didn’t follow that script right away.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a time when globalization and fast fashion dominate the apparel industry, one New England manufacturer is rewriting the script.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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