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Jon Spaihts On A Potential ‘Dune’ Trilogy & Collaborating With Park Chan-Wook [Interview]

March 10, 2022 3:03 pm

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Jon Spaihts is a very busy man. Not only is he currently writing "Dune: Part Two" with Denis Villeneuve, but he's exploring other aspects of Frank Herbert's universe beyond his one-time association with a tele...

‘The Lost Daughter’ & ‘Dopesick’ Take 2022 USC Scripter Awards

Gregory Ellwood

February 27, 2022 2:43 pm

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In an online ceremony, the USC libraries announced the winners of their 2022 USC Scripter Awards, an honor that rewards not only the screenwriter, but the author of the original adapted work. On the film side,...

‘Dune,’ ‘Lost Daugther’ & ‘WandaVision’ Among 2022 USC Scripter Awards Nominees

Gregory Ellwood

January 19, 2022 1:56 pm

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The USC Libraries announced the nominees for the 34th USC Scripter Awards this morning and it was perhaps the most genre-based group of honorees ever. "Dune," "Station Eleven" and "WandaVision" earned nominati...

‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Fleabag’ & ‘Watchmen’ Earn 2019 USC Scripter Award Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

December 18, 2019 1:30 pm

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The USC Libraries named the finalists for the 32nd-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year's most accomplished film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. T...

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Screenwriters Revisit Their Historic Blockbuster & Tease New Cambridge Analytica Film

Gregory Ellwood

October 25, 2019 5:00 pm

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To say that Stephen McFreely and Chris Markus have had a very good run is a bit of an understatement. The screenwriting partners established themselves as the go-to writers for Marvel Studios after the box of...

‘Leave No Trace,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Sharp Objects’ Earn 2019 USC Scripter Nods

Gregory Ellwood

January 15, 2019 3:32 pm

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The 31st USC Scripter Awards nominees were announced by the USC Libraries this morning and they made the race for Oscar's Adapted Screenplay even more intriguing than previously thought. READ MORE: Debra Gra...

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‘Widows’: Gillian Flynn On Working With Steve McQueen And Potentially More ‘Sharp Objects’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

November 28, 2018 10:30 am

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Impressively, Gillian Flynn hasn't turned into a one-screenplay hit wonder. The former television critic made her name as a novelist, but when she adapted her own novel "Gone Girl" into a movie she earned Gol...

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2019 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 25, 2018 1:33 pm

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Spike Lee should win his first non-honorary Oscar for co-writing the screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman." If that sadly doesn't occur than either Barry Jenkins will win for "Beale Street" or Bradley Cooper and Eric...

‘Call Me By Your Name’ And ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Are 2018 USC Scripter Winners

Gregory Ellwood

February 11, 2018 4:46 am

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The 30th Annual Scripter Awards were handed out in Los Angeles Saturday night and 89-year-old "Call Me By Your Name" screenwriter James Ivory may be one step closer to winning an Oscar. Ivory and original nove...

‘Last Flag Flying’ Puts Richard Linklater And Steve Carell Back In Oscar’s Sights

Gregory Ellwood

September 28, 2017 2:46 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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Amazon Studios already has one Best Picture player with "The Big Sick" which wowed at Sundance and became a summer box office hit the industry adores. After today's screening at the New York Film Festival of "L...

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