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While the 32-year-old screenwriter and his family had been open about his previous substance abuse, this mental health update is newly public – and raises plenty of questions heading into a trial.
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David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the movie's screenwriter Peter Iliff says that Cameron added scenes to the film as its executive producer, but not enough for the Writers Guild of America to rule that he should be credited as a screenwriter.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
However, the screenwriter said that Spielberg eventually backed out of directing, but wanted to keep the movie at DreamWorks with Binder as director.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
In 1972, the home changed hands again when Henreid sold it to legendary screenwriter and producer Norman Lear.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the movie's screenwriter Peter Iliff says that Cameron added scenes to the film as its executive producer, but not enough for the Writers Guild of America to rule that he should be credited as a screenwriter.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
However, the screenwriter said that Spielberg eventually backed out of directing, but wanted to keep the movie at DreamWorks with Binder as director.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
In 1972, the home changed hands again when Henreid sold it to legendary screenwriter and producer Norman Lear.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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screenwriter
noun
screen·writ·er
-ˌrīt-ər 
: a writer of screenplays
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