Recommended Screenwriters

If you want to write an action movie, you need to listen to this podcast. Screenwriter Drew Pearce breaks down how he identifies themes, brainstorms set pieces and works through tense moments of Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation, all while hanging out at Tom Cruise’s house!   So, how does this vetern screenwriter get started when

How do you get an A-list actor to fall in love with your characters? I spent a year interviewing major actor's production companies to find out what actors need in a screenplay and how to get your script in the door.   From those 32 interviews, we discovered many insights into what it takes to land

We’ve all heard before how bad sugar is for the body, for kids and why we should cut it out, but you’ve never heard it quite like this. Australian TV personality Damon Gameau created a documentary about sugar that will have you throwing out every cup of low fat yogurt, healthy cereal and juice in

Less than ten years ago, the Lego Group struggled with a debt crisis that nearly caused them to go bankrupt. It’s hard to believe that was even possible given the rise of Lego building sets and The Lego Movie that grossed more than four and a half million dollars in worldwide. “Everything is awesome” seems

“Get in the car kids, or perhaps you don’t want to see the second largest ball of twine on the face of the earth which is only four short hours away…” says Chevy Chase playing Clark W. Griswold in the classic 1983 romp-com National Lampoon’s Vacation.  It’s 32 years later, and we’re finally getting another

Thirty years after starting their career as writing partners in Hollywood, Josie McGibbon and Sara Parriott are still making waves. Their latest feature is the Disney Channel Original Movie, Descendants.    What happens when the Disney villains have kids and then those kids go to high school with the Disney heroes? A big mess of

ScreenwritingU Alum, Dan Gordon (ProSeries 40, MSC 3) has been hired by Janet Place of Tiara Entertainment  to write a sci-fi screenplay. The project is in development. Dan has had three of his original screenplays optioned! His most recent a sci-fi, BORN OF TWO PLANETS optioned by Beach House . That screenplay was created in the ProSeries; then marketed in the Master Screenwriter

Screenwriting U Alums A.J. Ferrara (ProSeries 18) and Amy Demner (Pro Series 31) have had their Joe Pepitone sports biopic JOE, YOU COULDA MADE US PROUD, optioned by producers Alexandra Yacovlef and Alexia Melocchi of Little Studio Films. A.J. Ferrara’s company Magic City Pictures originally optioned the book rights from Mr. Pepitone in 2014 and

Being that it was Robin Williams' last film, the quiet indie drama Boulevard is difficult to watch without thinking of the actor's impact on the world and the choices he made in his final days. Screenwriter Douglas Soesbe sits down with ScreenwritingU to discuss his process of writing the script, getting it to Williams and

ScreenwritingU Alum Jenna Avery (ProSeries 35B, MSC 2) has been hired by Daniel Oron of Faranj Productions Inc. to write a sci-fi feature based on his original story concept. Daniel is an award winning show-runner, director, producer and content creator and will be directing the project. Jenna is a sci-fi writer known for writing strong female