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  • A Friend Request From Aaron Sorkin ('The Social Reckoning')

    October 22, 2026 · 51 min

    There's plenty to reckon with in The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin's sequel-of-sorts to The Social Network – one of the most lauded films of the century so far. That David Fincher-directed tale explained how Facebook, one of the most…

  • What 'Whalefall' Means To Daniel Kraus and Brian Duffield

    October 21, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Live from the belly of the beast – aka a London hotel room before the European premiere of their new movie – Brian Duffield (Spontaneous, No One Will Save You) and Daniel Kraus (the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angel Down) are my…

  • 'Coyote Vs Acme' Vs The World

    October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

    That's all, folks? Not by a long shot. Coyote Vs Acme – the Who Framed Roger Rabbit-esque courtroom comedy written by my guest today. Samy Burch – was famously cancelled by Warner Bros in late 2023 but has since experienced a remarkable…

  • 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Was Almost A Courtroom Comedy

    September 19, 2026 · 57 min

    The world has forgotten New York's famous web-slinger in the latest blockbuster outing in the MCU. The irony is, in real life, Peter Parker is a character that pop culture could never forget or cast aside. In today's Script Apart, Erik…

  • How The Writers Of 'Tony' Found A New Recipe For Biopics

    September 11, 2026 · 60 min

    Time to delve into screenwriting parts unknown with the writers of one of 2026's most moving coming-of-age dramas. Todd Bartels and Lou Howe are my guests today, discussing in spoiler-filled detail how they cooked up a biopic exploring the…

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  • Where We've Been...

    September 8, 2026 · 5 min

    Five weeks in hospital. Five months of being away from your podcast feeds. Yes, listeners, it's been a weird time. But Script Apart is finally coming back in the coming days! Before new episodes start dropping, here's a quick note from Al…

  • Project Hail Mary with Drew Goddard, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

    March 26, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

    Ground control to Script Apart listeners – today on the show, we’re blasting off into the cosmos with three formidable sci-fi storytelling talents. Phil Lord and Chris Miller are the writer-director-producer pair responsible for films like…

  • Bugonia with Will Tracy

    March 15, 2026 · 59 min

    Today on the show – a conversation about Bugonia, with the film’s writer, Will Tracy. Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the upcoming Academy Awards, the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film is an black comedy thriller about a…

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver

    March 14, 2026 · 46 min

    Pandora beckons once more, guys. Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa are back on the show today, spilling secrets from their screenplay for the recent third film in the Avatar franchise, Fire & Ash. The husband-wife duo came on the show around…

  • Train Dreams with Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

    March 12, 2026 · 59 min

    Today on the show, our short run of episodes about Oscar 2026 awards contenders continues with a story about grief and growth amid the final flickers of the old West. Train Dreams – adapted from a novella by Dennis Johnson by my guests…

  • Weapons with Zach Cregger

    February 24, 2026 · 56 min

    It’s officially that time of year again: Oscar season! We’re now just a few weeks away from the 98th Academy Awards and to celebrate, over the coming days and weeks we’ll be posting conversations about movies in the mix for all sorts of…

  • The Plague with Charlie Polinger

    February 18, 2026 · 46 min

    The Plague is writer-director Charlie Pollinger’s unflinching portrait of childhood bullying in which the titular contagion is a skin rash that may or may not be real. Set in 2003, at an all-boys summer camp, it follows Ben – played by…

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About the show

A podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies and TV shows. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn’t and why on its journey to the big screen. Hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek.