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The original film's director, David Frankel, screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and producer Wendy Finerman also returned for the sequel.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Colman Domingo, Nia Long, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Laura Harrier, Larenz Tate, Miles Teller, Kendrick Sampson, Mike Myers and Deon Cole were among cast members from the film who attended alongside director Antoine Fuqua, screenwriter John Logan and producers Graham King and John Branca.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Per Le Monde, Farès was gearing up to shoot her first feature film as a screenwriter and director this September.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2026
As far as adaptations go, this one seems primed to capture the spirit of the original thanks to who's onboard, with Thelma & Louise screenwriter, Callie Khouri, penning the book, while Case handled the music and lyrics.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Colman Domingo, Nia Long, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Laura Harrier, Larenz Tate, Miles Teller, Kendrick Sampson, Mike Myers and Deon Cole were among cast members from the film who attended alongside director Antoine Fuqua, screenwriter John Logan and producers Graham King and John Branca.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Per Le Monde, Farès was gearing up to shoot her first feature film as a screenwriter and director this September.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2026
As far as adaptations go, this one seems primed to capture the spirit of the original thanks to who's onboard, with Thelma & Louise screenwriter, Callie Khouri, penning the book, while Case handled the music and lyrics.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenwriter
Noun
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In classical Athens the playwright Aristophanes attacked purveyors of knowledge for being intellectually untrustworthy, essentially deceitful.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Đỗ is a Vietnamese American playwright and a second-year UCSD MFA playwriting student.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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But then, just as the scriptwriters were smelling another famous European night in Liverpool, Mariani was sent to the monitors by the VAR.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Suzuki Tsutomu, who served as both scriptwriter and producer, spoke to Variety about why Nippon TV moved early on AI, what happened when the technology surprised the production itself, and how the broadcaster is thinking about the model’s commercial future.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Associated Press writer David McHugh in Frankfurt, Germany, contributed to this report.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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When the student was identified as White, the feedback more often focused on argument structure, evidence and clarity — the kinds of comments that can push writers to strengthen their ideas.—
Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The debate centers on alternate theories proposing that Shakespeare was a front for the real dramatist (or dramatists).—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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The dramatist’s mode is broader and brasher, calculated for the sweep of the stage rather than the close-up, with splashes of color and humor that can verge on camp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Director Wincer and scenarist Wittliff have created a big-hearted epic that sits tall in the saddle, a vivid video display of cowboy iconography that’s got the Emmy brand all over it, and that thrillingly shows how the West can be magnificently won by Hollywood.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 June 2023
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In fact, there’s no pen or paper, either.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The visual, which was edited by Mikayla LoBasso, was filmed inside of a stationery store, featuring the song’s lyrics written with different pens on paper scattered throughout the store.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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