How to Use screenplay in a Sentence

screenplay

noun
  • Sutton, who stars in the film and wrote the screenplay, drew most of the art for it as well.
    — Natalie Meade, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
  • What was your first take on the screenplay by Aaron Sorkin?
    — Angela Dawson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The screenplay was written by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Putting the Lime in the Coconut With three writers, the screenplay went through many changes.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Cameron has already turned in the screenplay for part four.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Rushdie offered her the rights for $1 and wrote the screenplay himself.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Clooney wrote the Broadway play with Grant Heslov, who co-wrote the screenplay with Clooney.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
  • Christy Hall penned the screenplay based on Hoover’s bestseller.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • His screenplay Swingles popped up on the Black List and was bought by Paramount.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Most of the things came from the process, towards the end of recording audio and writing the screenplay.
    — Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • The move to pass zoning reform has been a yearslong odyssey with the twists and turns of a screenplay.
    — New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Jeff Nathanson, who wrote the screenplay for the 2019 movie, is returning to write the follow-up.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay, not Arthur Laurents.
    — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Meanwhile, John Hamburg is set to go four-for-four in the franchise and write the screenplay.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 June 2025
  • What inspired you to write the screenplay for Daddy’s Girl?
    — Almaz Ohene, refinery29.com, 2 June 2022
  • In the five weeks in took to write the screenplay, Richard’s voice started getting markedly worse.
    — Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Moverman penned the screenplay and will direct the film, which is based on a true story and takes place in 1939.
    — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 10 May 2024
  • Yet Nolan, who wrote the screenplay, has a fine taste for the delicious detail.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
  • Crowe adapted his Oscar-winning screenplay to the book and co-wrote the lyrics with Kitt.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Kevin Williamson will direct the film with a screenplay from Guy Busick.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
  • There were some stories in there that inspired me to finish the screenplay.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
  • Bong will likely write the screenplay, direct and produce the film.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Rather than a remake of the 2000 feature, Burns’ screenplay will be a new adaptation of the IP.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Rose Gilroy, the daughter of actress Rene Russo, penned the screenplay.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Andrew Dominik sent his screenplay to me a long time ago.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Not great screenplays, but decent enough ideas to not have me get evicted.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The three of them wrote the screenplay, and Gordon co-directed with Nick Lieberman.
    — Dan Stahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The film is based on the novel by Jessica Knoll, who also wrote the screenplay.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Pamplin, 56, wrote the screenplay and is serving as a producer on the film.
    — Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In practice, the screenplay by Steven Rogers (I, Tonya) doesn’t develop any of these strands fully enough to follow them anywhere interesting.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025

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