The screenplay is the birthplace of a movie. It's the source of its ideas, of its world, of its characters, of its themes; it's the basis of everything that a creative team can then make it become. In ...

Without a doubt, screenplays play a crucial role in movies. Much like other important technical elements such as engaging soundtracks, pretty cinematography, and a talented cast, screenplays are a ...

There is perhaps no profession in the art form of filmmaking as foundational as screenwriting. It's the script and all that ...

The 2022 edition of the Black List, the annual collection of Hollywood insiders’ favorite unproduced screenplays, this year features films about a low-level worker saving his workplace crush while on ...

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will factor in this year’s movie awards races. Writer-director James Gray went back to the personal ...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with writer-director Cord Jefferson‘s feature film debut American Fiction. Adapted from Percival ...

There’s a lot of work that goes into creating the script of a movie but it doesn’t always come to life the way that everyone is hoping. For some actors, they realize that the script isn’t working even ...

James Gunn has stressed from the minute he took over DC Studios that no superhero movie under his watch would go into production without a completed script. Now, in a new interview with Rolling Stone, ...

Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie is a peculiar horror novel that takes a refreshing look at the haunted film subgenre, while also eliminating the line between novels and movie scripts. Dark, surprisingly ...