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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The screenplay is by Natacha De Pontcharra, with additional writing from Achour, Doria Achour, and Sylvain Cattenoy.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, which was published in screenplay format (ergo its title), Interior Chinatown follows Yang’s Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural titled Black & White.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
Rather than a remake of the 2000 feature, Burns’ screenplay will be a new adaptation of the IP.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Following the commercial failure of Dune in 1984, which Lynch felt was compromised by studio interference, the director set out to film Blue Velvet, the screenplay for which existed for years and was balked at by major studios for its graphic content.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, which was published in screenplay format (ergo its title), Interior Chinatown follows Yang’s Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural titled Black & White.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
Rather than a remake of the 2000 feature, Burns’ screenplay will be a new adaptation of the IP.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Following the commercial failure of Dune in 1984, which Lynch felt was compromised by studio interference, the director set out to film Blue Velvet, the screenplay for which existed for years and was balked at by major studios for its graphic content.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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