EXCLUSIVE: For Taika Waititi, the birth of Jojo Rabbit goes back to mom. It was his Jewish mother who brought Christine Leunens’ novel Caging Skies to his attention, and he became immediately smitten.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the year’s buzziest movies continues with Thelma, starring June Squibb doing most of her own stunts in a action comedy that marks ...

Acting often means interpreting the dialogue, actions, and directions set down in a screenplay. But what is it called when an actor goes off script? Actors sometimes have the opportunity to deviate ...

Setting out a script in a good format makes it easier for an actor - and anyone else - to read. However, what matters most is that what you do is laid out clearly and is easy to read. • Each new scene ...

All television writing can be summed up in one word: economy. TV pilots must communicate the world, characters, genre, stakes, and tone to the audience—all in the span of a single episode. One of the ...

The Instagram account Script to Screen compares movie screenplays to the final scene. You can see just how much directors, actors, editors, and everyone else puts into the final result. The account ...