“One Needs A Head and The Other Needs A Body” Richard Gadd Talks Broken Masculinity in ‘Half Man’
Richard Gadd is a Scottish writer, actor, and comedian from Fife who transitioned from stand-up into dark, deeply personal TV drama. He began his career exploring his own trauma through stand up comedy before shifting to television writing. Baby Reindeer was a massive success that captivated global audiences with its gritty, honest writing. It quickly […]
Miranda Priestly: The Anti-hero in “The Devil Wears Prada 2” Screenwriters Can’t Stop Writing About
Miranda Priestly, the iconic editor of Runway Magazine in The Devil Wears Prada and The Devil Wears Prada 2, might be considered a character archetype. The immutable lady boss knows what she wants and won’t hold her tongue to get it. Despite her abrasive demeanor, there’s a touch of humanity inside her as she takes […]
How Ozark Creator Bill Dubuque Wrote The Premise Pilot For “M.I.A.” and Then Handed The Reins To Showrunner Karen Campbell
Peacock’s M.I.A. is hard-hitting crime drama created by Bill Dubuque (Ozark, The Accountant) and showrun by Karen Campbell (Outlander, Raised by Wolves). It tells the gripping story of Etta Tiger Jonze (Shannon Gisela) who’s drug-dealing family is blown to smithereens by the Rojas drug cartel. Etta eventually finds herself in Miami’s palm-lined, neon-lit underworld determined […]
Jeremy Slater on “Mortal Kombat 2”: Inside the Screenwriter’s Vision for the Sequel
Jeremy Slater (Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Moon Knight) returns to write the next chapter of Mortal Kombat with Ed Boon and John Tobias. The first Mortal Kombat film was released in 1995 and its sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation in 1997. The franchise went into hiatus and rebooted in 2021. Now, its sequel Mortal […]
Behind the Scenes with Olivia Newman — “Remarkably Bright Creatures” Netflix Adaptation
Snaffled up for adaptation at the manuscript stage of author Shelby van Pelt’s New York Times Best Seller, Remarkably Bright Creatures is a touching portrayal of home, friendship, family, loss, grief, and finding a way to move forward when you’re stuck. It stars Marcellus, a Pacific octopus trapped in an aquarium (voiced by Alfred Molina), […]
