Episode 35: Last Night In Soho with Edgar Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
The Hot Fuzz director and 1917 co-writer pick apart the dark nostalgia and real-life inspirations behind their new supernatural thriller.
Episode 34: The Mitchells vs The Machines with Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe
We delve into the first draft of the year’s most riotous animated comedy, which originally involved a kung fu-kicking President of the United States.
Episode 33: Brokeback Mountain with Diana Ossana
Diana Ossana recounts how she and the late Larry McMurtry crafted one of the most devastating romantic dramas in movie history.
Episode 32: Mogul Mowgli with Riz Ahmed
The acclaimed British polymath reflects on the cultural barrier-breaking of his scintillating debut feature as a screenwriter.
Episode 31: 1917 with Krysty Wilson-Cairns
The co-writer of Sam Mendes’ impossibly tense First World War thriller explains how the film came to be – and why one of its central characters simply had to die.
Episode 30: Sinister with C. Robert Cargill
Don’t go into the attic. The writer of a modern horror cult classic peels back its terrifying layers in our latest episode.
Episode 29: Contact with James V. Hart
James Hart has written screenplays for Coppola, Spielberg and everyone in between – but nothing compares to the experience of penning this sci-fi classic, he tells Script Apart.
Episode 28: Black Widow with Eric Pearson
Screenwriter Eric Pearson gives us a glimpse inside the Marvel machine in this spoiler-filled chat about Natasha Romanoff’s MCU solo swan-song.
Episode 27: Speed with Graham Yost
Buckle up for a 50mph ride through the creation of an adrenaline-packed masterclass, with the movie’s writer Graham Yost at the wheel.
Episode 26: The Suicide Squad with James Gunn
The acclaimed writer-director explains how this DC misfit adventure “saved my life” – and why the movie’s real villain isn’t who you think it is.
Episode 25: The Last Of Us Part II with Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross
Our first video game episode! The director and co-writer of one of the greatest video games of all-time tell us about crafting its densely layered story and characters.
Episode 24: Sound Of Metal with Darius Marder
The co-writer/director of one of the year’s most moving character study dramas reveals his screenwriting inspirations in our latest awards season mini-series special.
Episode 23: The Trial Of The Chicago 7 with Aaron Sorkin
Our awards season mini-series continues with an exclusive chat with a giant of modern American storytelling, who tells us about the screenwriting habits he swears by.
Episode 22: Wolfwalkers with Will Collins
Next up in our awards season mini-series – the writer of one of the most enchanting animations in recent memory tells us how his first draft flirted with heartbreaking darkness.
Episode 21: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Our awards season mini-series begins with a glimpse inside Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s beautiful but heartbreaking August Wilson adaptation.
Episode 20: Terminator 2 – Judgement Day with William Wisher
We say hasta la vista to season one of Script Apart with a guided trip through the creation of one of the biggest action blockbusters of all time.
Episode 19: Inside Out with Meg LeFauve
An inside look at the masterful Inside Out, Pixar’s emotional adventure through the mind of an adolescent girl.
Episode 18: Soul with Kemp Powers
The co-writer of Pixar’s emotional new existentialist adventure uncovers early iterations of the film in a special bonus mini episode.
Episode 17: Die Hard with Steven E. de Souza
A very special festive deep-dive into the writing of an all-time classic Christmas movie, full of action, suspense and amazing one-liners.
Episode 16: Carol with Phyllis Nagy
Step inside the screenwriter’s 20-year fight to tell this moving tale of forbidden love, set against a beautifully snowy 1950s backdrop.