How to Use screenplay in a Sentence

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• The screenplay was written by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
• Clooney wrote the Broadway play with Grant Heslov, who co-wrote the screenplay with Clooney.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
• Christy Hall penned the screenplay based on Hoover’s bestseller.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
• 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
• 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
• It is based on the novel by Rebecca Callard, who also wrote the screenplay.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• Macon Blair wrote the screenplay from a story by Etan Cohen.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
• 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
• Baird and Costner wrote the screenplay, with story by Baird, Costner and Kasdan.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
• And Tesich won an Oscar for the screenplay, so I am thoroughly overruled.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 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
• But both McNairy and Davis keep their characters grounded long after the screenplay falls apart.
  — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
• Since his screenplay’s primary source was an hours-long, 200-year-old play, Hamm was left with some heavy lifting to make the story palatable for modern audiences.
  — Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024