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The Fast Five: Story Issues Shut Down a 'Star Wars' Production, While FX Fights For Its Name

January 27, 2020

You see this sentiment all the time, “There’s nothing more important than a good story.” If you’re questioning how true it actually is, then look no further than today’s Fast Five, where we cover a major Star Wars show getting shut down right before ...

The Fast Five: ‘Bond’s New Crooner is Unveiled, as Apple Deals With a Lawsuit Over ‘Servant’

January 20, 2020

Lawsuits in this industry are always fascinating. Creators may suspect their ideas have been stolen when watching a similar show or movie to their own, but very rarely do they go to the lengths of suing over the perceived theft. And when they do, the...

15th Annual Final Draft® Awards

January 2, 2020

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2nd - Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, now in its 29th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, today announced the honorees for the 15th Annual Final Draft Awards. Academy Award® winning screenwriter Quentin...

Write On with Oscar-Winning 'BlacKkKlansman' Writer David Rabinowitz

May 7, 2019

David Rabinowitz discusses how he and his writing partner Charlie Wachtel got the rights to adapt BlacKkKlansman, getting Jordan Peele and Spike Lee on board, and their Oscar win!

Green Book' Screenwriters on Weathering Bad Press, Constant Controversy

February 25, 2019

At the 91st annual Academy Awards® on Sunday, Green Book screenwriters Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly took home the award for best original screenplay. Mahershala Ali won for best supporting actor, and the film also secured the most...

Spike Lee, 'BlacKkKlansman' Screenwriters on the Scary Relevance of their KKK Narative

February 25, 2019

Photo courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter At the 91st annual Academy Awards® on Sunday, screenwriters Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee took home the award for best adapted screenplay for writing BlacKkKlansman. For Lee, ...

Write On with Writer-Director Isabella Eklöf

February 20, 2019

With the support of the Danish Film Institute, Swedish writer-director Isabella Eklöf premiered her feature debut ‘Holiday’ at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Eklöf discusses her creative and development process and her overall career in filmmaking.

Before You Know It Filmmakers On How To Get Your Passion Project Made

February 7, 2019

It’s a rare and difficult thing to write, direct, and star in your own film. But that is exactly what Hannah Pearl Utt and Jen Tullock did with their Sundance feature film debut, the comedy Before You Know It. The pair also knows what a tremendous fe...