Sentences with phrase «original screenplay written»

Primetime Emmy Award nominee Gareth Edwards is directing «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» from an original screenplay written by Academy Award nominee Chris Weitz and Gary Whitta, based on characters by four - time Academy Award nominee George Lucas.

Gus Van Sant helms the film from an original screenplay written by John Krasinski & Matt Damon, from a story by Dave Eggers.

Amazing Grace, based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce, is directed by Michael Apted from an original screenplay written by Academy

Adapting Jane Austen is an unexpected move for Stillman, whose first four films used original screenplays written only by him.

Black directs from an original screenplay he wrote with Anthony Bagarozzi.

Not exact matches

And it's unlike any other book I've ever written, for in addition to the memoir, it includes original poetry, short stories, soliloquies, and even a short screenplay — all aimed at capturing the wonder and beauty of Scripture, while honoring the best in biblical scholarship and acknowledging the challenges of its most difficult passages.

It's unlike any other I've written, for in addition to memoir, it includes original poetry, short stories, soliloquies, and even a short screenplay, all aimed at engaging your questions, doubts, ideas, and imagination as you wrestle with the Bible along with me.

The latest release has all of the original cast members returning (with star and Academy Award ® nominee Nia Vardolos again writing the screenplay) to sling their Greek wisdom and zingers on anyone and everyone in their line of fire.

Halsted Welles wrote the original 3:10 to Yuma's screenplay... not sure why Mangold and the producers thought Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, writers of some vapid action movies, would match him.

But unlike so many other recent (or upcoming) Hollywood products, it was made from an original screenplay (Faber and Fisher previously wrote for TV sitcoms); it didn't come from a source that audiences are already familiar with, like an old television show or a previous movie.

Sea currently resides in New York City and is writing an original screenplay and working collaboratively on the performance, film, and music project, THE EXCITING CONCLUSION.

The musical's original creative team was brought into the screenwriting process and asked to write entirely new lyrics to fill in the screenplay's original narrative which even called for a new song («Suddenly»).

Beatty, who, along with directing and starring in the movie, wrote the original story, co-wrote the screenplay, and co-produced it (he probably worked as a Foley walker when no one was looking), plays the likeable but maddening Bulworth as though he had prepared for this part all his acting life.

As a result, the plot of the screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger (both of whom also wrote the original) comes across as a series of false starts and ends, as the extent of Shen's plan unfolds in chunks along with the facts about Po's past, and since the details of both are foregone conclusions from the beginning, the simple story feels drawn out for little effect.

Diablo next wrote the screenplay for Juno, the unexpected indie hit of 2007, earning her numerous awards including an Oscar for Best Original Sscreenplay for Juno, the unexpected indie hit of 2007, earning her numerous awards including an Oscar for Best Original ScreenplayScreenplay.

And as for Jackson's novel being an allegorical criticism of society, I'll refer you to Nelson Gidding who wrote the screenplay adaptation for the original Robert Wise film.

It was in 1992, however, when he wrote and directed THE CRYING GAME, which was nominated for six academy awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Stephen Rea), Best Supporting Actor (Jaye Davidson) and for which Neil won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that the wider public became aware of him as a once in a lifetime directing talent.

First, an almost flawless first time original screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski, whose only other writing credit was for his adaptation of the Icelandic film that became the Mark Wahlberg hit «Contraband.»

«Hillbilly Elegy» «The Shape of Water» took home the biggest award at last night's Oscars ceremony, and while it didn't take home the statue for best original screenplay, writer - director Guillermo del Toro earned a nomination, and it's no surprise that his co-writer Vanessa Taylor is already prepping to write a new script.

CBS Films revived the project in 2012, with Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson writing the screenplay, but the story is based on «Human Revolution,» a prequel game set in 2027, rather than the original game's story.

«Her» Directed by: Spike Jonze Written by: Spike Jonze Main cast members: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Chris Pratt, Rooney Mara, and Portia Doubleday Number of Oscar nominations in total: 5 Other nominations besides Best Picture: Best Original Screenplay (Jonze), Best Production Design, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song Notable precursor wins: Won Best -LSB-...]

Tina Gordon Chism (Drumline) builds her script on the original story by Antwone Fisher (yes, the same one that wrote the screenplay for the film that bears his name), with a good ear for the lingo and attitudes that represent the area.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated PHILOMENA for four Academy Awards ® including: Best Picture; Best Actress in a Leading Role, Judi Dench; Best Music — Original Score, Alexandre Desplat; and Best Writing — Adapted Screenplay, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope.

On the other hand their Best Screenplay category encompasses all scripts, unlike the division the Academy Awards make in order to recognize the writers for either creating an original story, or succeeding in translating a previously written source material for the screen.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony PictureSCREENPLAY Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony PictureScreenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony Pictures Classics

The screenplay is written by fellow filmmaker Oren Moverman (The Dinner, Love & Mercy), based on an original story by Natalia Smirnoff.

The original story was by John Romano, an accomplished TV writer (Hill Street Blues, Party of Five) who went on to write the screenplays for Nights in Rodanthe and The Lincoln Lawyer.

Deadline reports the studio has tapped Christina Hodson («Shut In») to write the screenplay, but there's no indication whether original stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones will be returning.

An original draft of a screenplay was written back in 2005 shortly after the game's release, and Brett Ratner expressed interest in 2008.

This year, that picture is «Get Out,» and the original screenplay nod would reward Peele for his writing and direction.

The unusual nature of this year's Oscar season is that all five of the films named today are by writers and directors who wrote original screenplays.

Original Screenplay Will Win: «The Grand Budapest Hotel» Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness Could Win: «Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo

He was in serious financial debt when John Krasinski and Matt Damon, producer of the film, went to him with the original idea for Manchester by the Sea, and asked him to write the screenplay.

David Mathews («Narcos,» «Boardwalk Empire») writes from an original screenplay by crime writer James Ellroy («L.A. Confidential»).

Arndt won an Academy Award ® for Best Original Screenplay for writing Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing Toy Story 3 (2010).

Writing (Original Screenplay) Bridge of Spies Ex Machina Inside Out Spotlight Straight Outta Compton

Among the nominees are Pakistani American Kumail Nanjiani for «The Big Sick» (who wrote the original screenplay nominee with wife Emily V. Gordon, inspired by their courtship), «Mudbound» actress Mary J. Blige (in the supporting actress and original song categories, the latter of which she shares with Raphael Saadiq) and three directors — Jordan Peele («Get Out»), Greta Gerwig («Lady Bird») and Guillermo del Toro («The Shape of Water»)-- who don't fit their category's historically white male template.

Writer / director Kenneth Lonergan's crisp, sharp script is written perfectly for this part, which by the way will probably win Best Original Screenplay.

The screenplay is written by Chris Lee Hill and Tyler MacIntyre; based on an original screenplay by Justin Olson.

The Kids All Right took screenplay - I really hope that this issue nudges the NYFCC towards separating their categories into adapted and original but (in my opinion) NO ONE wrote a better screenplay than Aaron Sorkin did this year.

Indeed, were I in a mood to quibble, I might have faulted the academy for not giving «Phantom Thread» its proper due in the original screenplay race, especially considering Anderson's past writing nominations for «Boogie Nights,» «Magnolia,» «There Will Be Blood» and «Inherent Vice.»

Turner wrote the screenplays for The Longest Yard and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, and he is currently casting his directorial debut, By Virtue Fall, from his own original screenplay.

Francis Coppola's (he dropped the «Ford» in the»80s) Life Without Zoe (34:19) is the film's insignificant weak link, although it is noteworthy for being the first writing credit of Coppola's daughter Sofia, who has since blossomed into an esteemed director herself and an original screenplay Oscar winner.

The new film is written by John Hodge, who wrote the screenplay for the original movie 20 years ago, and is based on the novel Porno and its characters created by Irvine Welsh.

Gerwig, who wrote the original screenplay and makes her solo directorial debut, appears to be looking back at her own youth.

Curtis also had a hand in that screenplay, along with director Ol Parker, and Catherine Johnson — who wrote the original stage show for producer Judy Craymer.

During their brief stopover in San Francisco, we talked everything from Community getting renewed for a fifth, improbable season, to winning the aforementioned Academy Award, to the differences between adapting source material from another medium and writing an original screenplay, to character development, and casting The Way, Way Back with some of the better (if not the best) comedic actors of their (and our) generation.

Extras: Audio commentary with film producer and historian Bruce Block; new appreciation of the film and select scene commentary by film historian Philip Kemp; «The Flawed Couple,» a new video essay by filmmaker David Cairns on the collaborations between Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon; «Billy Wilder ABC,» an overview by David Cairns on the life and career of the filmmaker, covering his films, collaborators and more; new interview with actress Hope Holiday; «Inside the Apartment,» a half - hour «making - of» featurette from 2007 including interviews with Shirley MacLaine, executive producer Walter Mirisch, and others; «Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon,» an archive profile of the actor from 2007; original screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond (BD - ROM content); theatrical trailer; special collector's packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Ignatius Fitzpatrick; collector's 150 - page hardcover book featuring new writing by Neil Sinyard, Kat Ellinger, Travis Crawford and Heather Hyche, generously illustrated with rare stills and behind - the - scenes imagery.

Original screenplay Bridge of Spies — Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Ex Machina — Written by Alex Garland Inside Out Screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen Spotlight — Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy Straight Outta Compton — Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrscreenplay Bridge of Spies — Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Ex Machina — Written by Alex Garland Inside Out Screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen Spotlight — Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy Straight Outta Compton — Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and AndrScreenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen Spotlight — Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy Straight Outta Compton — Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and AndrScreenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, written and directed by Martin McDonagh, has secured two nominations in the technical awards - Original Score and Film Editing as well as Best Picture, Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Supporting Actor nominations for both Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson.