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Recent Examples of scriptwriter
But for all those American fans who plan to watch the Cortina Olympics, be forewarned: Hollywood’s best scriptwriters are sitting at their typewriters, pounding out the bones of a sports movie about Lindsey Vonn.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
On this occasion, there were no jostling journalists, no opportunistic influencers and no sign of the Hollywood scriptwriter looking to buy the rights to a story that has resonated around the world.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Head scriptwriter Erik Ahrnbom (Thin Blue Line, Keep It Together) joins for season 2 alongside writers Maria Nygren (Meaning of Life, Love & Anarchy) and Martin Larsson (Keep It Together).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Both play it perfectly straight, which only adds to the enjoyment of a near-perfect people pleaser, and scriptwriter Ben Hopkins is clearly having a field day.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
On this occasion, there were no jostling journalists, no opportunistic influencers and no sign of the Hollywood scriptwriter looking to buy the rights to a story that has resonated around the world.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Head scriptwriter Erik Ahrnbom (Thin Blue Line, Keep It Together) joins for season 2 alongside writers Maria Nygren (Meaning of Life, Love & Anarchy) and Martin Larsson (Keep It Together).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Both play it perfectly straight, which only adds to the enjoyment of a near-perfect people pleaser, and scriptwriter Ben Hopkins is clearly having a field day.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scriptwriter
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In other news related to the feature film program, Irish actress-producer-director Sharon Hogan and screenwriter and producer Russell T Davies have been unveiled as keynote speakers, joining Neon founding head Tom Quinn, who was announced last week.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Later, director and screenwriter Sofia Alvarez spent an hour on the phone with Dessen talking about the book.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Great science-fiction writers, almost by definition, are masters of cognitive estrangement.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Born and raised in New York, Lanie Goodman is an arts and travel writer based in the south of France since 1988.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Like any playwright, William Shakespeare made stuff up.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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While known for his onscreen roles, including Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Wallace is also a prolific playwright, with plays including Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Designated Mourner and Grasses of a Thousand Colors, in addition to his other collaborations with Gregory.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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The dramatist’s mode is broader and brasher, calculated for the sweep of the stage rather than the close-up, with splashes of color and humor that can verge on camp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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The dramatist’s encounter with the audience, whether disappointing or exhilarating, is a unique, indelible experience.—
John Lahr,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Director Wincer and scenarist Wittliff have created a big-hearted epic that sits tall in the saddle, a vivid video display of cowboy iconography that’s got the Emmy brand all over it, and that thrillingly shows how the West can be magnificently won by Hollywood.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 June 2023
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For most of the year, the animals roam the island’s northern pastures, hills and cliffs, but in the days before Christmas, they’re rounded up and brought to the shearing pens.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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White seabass hatched in Carlsbad are distributed to 10 coastal holding pens operated by volunteers from San Diego to Ventura, including a large site at Santa Catalina Island.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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