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Based on a nationwide survey of 254 professional screenwriters, the second edition of the study finds that AI adoption is already widespread across age groups.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
But Layton’s attention to detail, mood and character development establish him as a first-class screenwriter and director, showing the style and vision of a Michael Mann and the grasp for dialogue and character like a Quentin Tarantino or Sydney Pollack.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
In January 2025, Sinclair’s close friend, the screenwriter and director Jeff Baena, died from suicide.
—Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
This felt very honest, delicate, and close to my own childhood memories, and also to those of André Araújo, the screenwriter.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
But Layton’s attention to detail, mood and character development establish him as a first-class screenwriter and director, showing the style and vision of a Michael Mann and the grasp for dialogue and character like a Quentin Tarantino or Sydney Pollack.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
In January 2025, Sinclair’s close friend, the screenwriter and director Jeff Baena, died from suicide.
—Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
This felt very honest, delicate, and close to my own childhood memories, and also to those of André Araújo, the screenwriter.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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screenwriter
noun
screen·writ·er
-ˌrīt-ər 
: a writer of screenplays
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