Episode 46: Mission Impossible with David Koepp
A true screenwriting legend reflects on 1996’s espionage thriller, as well as others classics from his career including Spider-Man and Jurassic Park.
Episode 45: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with Michael Waldron
Marvel writer Michael Waldron explains the screenwriting sorcery behind the studio’s twisty new superhero horror.
Episode 44: Turning Red with Julia Cho
The co-writer of Pixar’s latest effervescent adventure discusses the importance of reflecting the reality for young girls on screen.
Episode 43: Drive with Hossein Amini
Start your engines for a fascinating chat with the writer of this neon-splashed cult smash about a stuntman by day – getaway driver by night.
Episode 42: Everything Everywhere All At Once with Daniels
The writer-director duo behind one of the most unique and ambitious releases of 2022 reveal how its mind-bending screenplay came together.
Episode 41: Prometheus with Jon Spaihts
The co-writer of this 2012 Alien prequel spills secrets from a first draft in which it’s suggested that the Xenomorph is a descendent of Jesus Christ.
Episode 40: The Good Place with Michael Schur
We’re back – and this season, we’re covering TV as well as movies, beginning with one of the most influential showrunners in modern comedy.
Episode 39: Back To The Future with Bob Gale
Great Scott, it's the end of season two! Helping us go out with a bang is the writer of one of the most iconic blockbusters in movie history…
Episode 38: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with Shane Black
One of the most influential voices in modern screenwriting revisits the first draft of his 2005 festive film noir classic.
Episode 37: Dead Poets Society with Tom Schulman
The Oscar winning screenwriting unpicks an early draft of one of the best-loved dramas of 'the ‘90s.
Episode 36: Point Break with W. Peter Iliff
Grab your surfboard for a 30th anniversary celebration of an action classic with the movie’s writer, W. Peter Iliff.
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.