How to Use screenplay in a Sentence

screenplay

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  • The screenplay was written by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Christy Hall penned the screenplay based on Hoover’s bestseller.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • Yet Nolan, who wrote the screenplay, has a fine taste for the delicious detail.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
  • There were some stories in there that inspired me to finish the screenplay.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Once the screenplay, by Behl and Atika Chohan, was written, the next stage was to find financing.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 May 2023
  • Oh, maybe that screenplay that someone should write is a novel, and maybe that someone is me.
    — NBC News, 30 June 2023
  • The movie has had a long road to the big screen after being on the Black List, a list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, in 2010.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The screenplay is by Ryan Ridley, who grew up in metro Detroit.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2023
  • To know more about how to submit your screenplay to Kinolime, click here.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Curtis’ screenplay for the film is based on his 1991 teleplay Bernard and the Genie, and is directed by Sam Boyd.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach would be shaped into a 114 minute film.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Jon Watts, who directed the three latest Spider-Man films, wrote the screenplay and will direct the movie.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The voice acting is excellent all around, and even the film’s weakest element, the screenplay, isn’t that bad.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • At the outset of the pandemic, she was hired to write a screenplay about the late singer Janis Joplin, a project that’s in development.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Filer is now working on a sequel, his 10th book, and a screenplay about his father’s life.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
  • There’s an online venue for remarkable screenplays that haven’t found a home.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Gondry is set to direct from a screenplay by Martin Hynes and Steven Levenson.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Kwan is the first writer of a Chinese descent to win best original screenplay.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Miller directed the prequel and co-wrote the screenplay alongside Nico Lathouris.
    — Ej Panaligan, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The band’s lead singer and guitarist Damian Kulash co-directed the film with his wife Kristin Gore, who also wrote the screenplay.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 July 2023
  • Fennell took home the Academy Award for best original screenplay for the same film.
    — Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Payne asks sharply, adding that his creative and career decisions have always been based on one thing: the screenplay.
    — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Last week, Gunn released a cast photo after the first table read of the screenplay for Superman.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Writer/director Nicholas Meyer based his screenplay on the premise of Karl Alexander's novel of the same name.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Zauner is set to adapt the screenplay and, with Japanese Breakfast, will provide the film's soundtrack.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Mar. 2023

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