A screenplay is the written version of a film or an episode of television. Simple, right? Wrong. Unlike a completed work, such as a novel or a short story, a screenplay is the first in a long series ...

Train Dreams is directed by Clint Bentley, who joined with his Sing Sing co-director and co-writer Greg Kwedar to adapt Denis ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series highlighting the buzziest scripts of the awards season continues with the tense ...

Maybe you’re thinking about writing a screenplay, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’re interested in following in the footsteps of writer-directors such as Mindy Kaling or Jordan Peele.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series shining a spotlight on the scripts behind the year’s buzziest awards-season movies continues with Searchlight’s A Complete Unknown, James Mangold’s micro-biopic ...

A great screenplay is more than snappy dialogue and a compelling hook; it's structure, rhythm, character, subtext, and that intangible electricity that makes you lean forward. It's the invisible hand ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...