as in scripts
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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Recent Examples of screenplays
This wasn’t about developing screenplays, shooting scenes, or seeking financing.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Actually, there are screenplays that the same writer wrote — James Fogle.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
Rather than the stiff alien chitchat that dots his own screenplays, the characters in The Favourite trade the witty, venomous bon mots of The Great creator Tony McNamara.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
McNamara’s screenplays are equally strange and enchanting, but also florid, absurd and randy.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
But Lanthimos doesn’t always write his film’s screenplays.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Lavender will work with Osborne and the team on films and series based on novels including Beautiful Animals and The Glass Kingdom, as well as short stories and original screenplays.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Just as ChatGPT can generate entire screenplays in response to short, unspecific prompts, or follow long, detailed instructions, so too can the new Sora invent a complex scene on the basis of either.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Rundell will turn the first two books set in the fictional world of the Glimouria Archipelago filled with magical beasts into movie screenplays under the Disney Live Action banner.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
Actually, there are screenplays that the same writer wrote — James Fogle.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
Rather than the stiff alien chitchat that dots his own screenplays, the characters in The Favourite trade the witty, venomous bon mots of The Great creator Tony McNamara.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
McNamara’s screenplays are equally strange and enchanting, but also florid, absurd and randy.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
But Lanthimos doesn’t always write his film’s screenplays.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Lavender will work with Osborne and the team on films and series based on novels including Beautiful Animals and The Glass Kingdom, as well as short stories and original screenplays.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Just as ChatGPT can generate entire screenplays in response to short, unspecific prompts, or follow long, detailed instructions, so too can the new Sora invent a complex scene on the basis of either.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Rundell will turn the first two books set in the fictional world of the Glimouria Archipelago filled with magical beasts into movie screenplays under the Disney Live Action banner.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenplays
scripts
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Running for almost 20 years, the Brit List seeks to platform the buzziest unproduced UK film and TV scripts from top up-and-coming talent by showcasing those with the most recommendations.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The producers are currently fine-tuning scripts and closing financing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Screenplays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplays. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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