Here’s the script for Win Win. This script, made available by Fox Searchlight, was written by Tom McCarthy.
Quote of the Day: Chris Patten
Those of us who had a perfectly happy childhood should be able to sue for deprivation of literary royalties.
Script: The Descendants
Here’s a script that I am particularly excited to read. The Descendants was written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash based on the novel of the same name.
Script: My Week with Marilyn
Thanks to awards season, lots of the year’s best scripts are now available online. Here is the script for My Week with Marilyn. This script was adapted by Adrian Hodges.
Script: Sherlock Holmes
Here’s a draft of Sherlock Holmes. This script was written by Mike Johnson based on the novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Quote of the Day: Kingsley Amis
If you can’t annoy somebody with what you write, I think there’s little point in writing.
Screenwriter Profile: Steven Zaillian
The Writer:
Steven Zaillian got started with such major hits as Schindler’s List and Mission: Impossible. This year, he’s had his biggest year in the last decade, penning the scripts for Moneyball and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Zaillian is also known as a top-notch script doctor and has done un-credited rewrites on such scripts as Twister, Patriot Games, Crimson Tide, and Saving Private Ryan. Read a recent interview with Mr. Zaillian here.
Quote of the Day: Spencer C Blackett
Avoid agents if you wish to succeed… the literary parasite is fully recognised as the grossest abuse of modern innovations. (1893)
Quote of the Day: Rachel Billington
When people, women included, hear that you are writing, they assume that it is simply a hobby to fill in the time between doing the washing-up and the ironing. It couldn’t possibly be a profession.




