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the written form of a story prepared for film production
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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Torres wrote the screenplay of the series that bowed on streamer Globoplay in Oct. 2023.
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Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 28 May 2025
The novel Abby fell asleep reading is a goof on City of Thieves, a novel by Game of Thrones co-showrunner David Benioff, who also wrote the novel adapted by Spike Lee into the great 2002 film 25th Hour (from Benioff’s screenplay).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2025
The screenplay for the 11-episode Disney series was written by Lee Eun-mi, who wrote the dramas Navillera and Tunnel.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
However, this one is billed as a Hank Bohm Film Directed By Fatih Akin, a tip of the hat to the veteran director Bohm now in his 80s who had planned to make this film but had to drop out after completing his screenplay.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 28 May 2025
The novel Abby fell asleep reading is a goof on City of Thieves, a novel by Game of Thrones co-showrunner David Benioff, who also wrote the novel adapted by Spike Lee into the great 2002 film 25th Hour (from Benioff’s screenplay).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2025
The screenplay for the 11-episode Disney series was written by Lee Eun-mi, who wrote the dramas Navillera and Tunnel.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
However, this one is billed as a Hank Bohm Film Directed By Fatih Akin, a tip of the hat to the veteran director Bohm now in his 80s who had planned to make this film but had to drop out after completing his screenplay.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenplay
script
Noun
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And while the Field of Dreams Game flirted with that all night, its ninth inning packed as much punch as a Hollywood script.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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What became Jesse Armstrong’s first script since Succession started with a book review.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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