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The Script Lab Podcast

Featuring deep-dive interviews and lectures from Academy Award-winning screenwriters, TV show-runners, producers, literary managers, agents, studio executives, and leading educators.

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Casey Affleck — Oscar-Winning Actor and Writer/Director/Star of LIGHT OF MY LIFE (2019)

Casey Affleck — Oscar-Winning Actor and Writer/Director/Star of LIGHT OF MY LIFE (2019)

Guest: Affleck also directed I'm Still Here (2010), which he also wrote and produced starring Joaquin Phoenix. Affleck a... Read more

10 Aug 2019

22mins

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Jennifer Kent — Writer/Director/Producer of THE NIGHTINGALE, Known for THE BABADOOK

Jennifer Kent — Writer/Director/Producer of THE NIGHTINGALE, Known for THE BABADOOK

Guest: Jennifer Kent is an actress and director, known for The Babadook (2014), The Nightingale(2018) and Monster (2005)... Read more

14 Aug 2019

22mins

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Dawn Luebbe and Jocelyn DeBoer — Writers/Directors/Stars of GREENER GRASS

Dawn Luebbe and Jocelyn DeBoer — Writers/Directors/Stars of GREENER GRASS

Guests: Dawn Luebbe and Jocelyn DeBoer wrote, directed and star in the new feature film GREENER GRASS, a surreal comedy ... Read more

1 Nov 2019

28mins

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Tim Greenberg — Showrunner for Netflix's LIVING WITH YOURSELF & Two-Time Emmy-Winner for THE DAILY SHOW

Tim Greenberg — Showrunner for Netflix's LIVING WITH YOURSELF & Two-Time Emmy-Winner for THE DAILY SHOW

Guest: Timothy Greenberg. As executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Greenberg won two Primetime Emmy Awa... Read more

19 Oct 2019

27mins

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Max Eggers — Co-Writer of THE LIGHTHOUSE

Max Eggers — Co-Writer of THE LIGHTHOUSE

Guest: Max Eggers and his brother Rob Eggers wrote the screenplay for THE LIGHTHOUSE, with Rob directing. The movie is a... Read more

24 Oct 2019

25mins

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Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg — Writer/Director and Co-Writers of JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg — Writer/Director and Co-Writers of JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

Guests: JAKE KASDAN (Director, Co-Writer, Producer) made his feature film debut as writer and director of Zero Effect. T... Read more

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IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE Writer/Director/Producer Chris Henchy

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE Writer/Director/Producer Chris Henchy

Guest: Chris Henchy is best known as the producing partner with Will Farrell and Adam McKay, working on movies like Dadd... Read more

21 Feb 2020

32mins

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Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi — Writers of LUCY IN THE SKY

Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi — Writers of LUCY IN THE SKY

Guests: Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi initially got attention when their biopic about Shel Silvertein made the B... Read more

1 Oct 2019

23mins

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Christopher Pratt — Former Literary Manager Turned Screenwriter

Christopher Pratt — Former Literary Manager Turned Screenwriter

Guest: Christopher Pratt is the author of Remember the Future: How Steve Jobs Used Time Travel to Think Different (Chait... Read more

23 Nov 2019

42mins

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John August — Highland 2.5 Software, ALADDIN and His Upcoming GREASE Prequel

John August — Highland 2.5 Software, ALADDIN and His Upcoming GREASE Prequel

Guest: John August's screenwriting credits include Go (1999), Big Fish (2003), Titan A.E. (2000), Charlie's Angels (2000... Read more

18 Jul 2019

16mins

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Sophia Takal — Director and Co-Writer of Blumhouse's BLACK CHRISTMAS

Sophia Takal — Director and Co-Writer of Blumhouse's BLACK CHRISTMAS

Guest: Sophia Takal is an American actress, writer and director best known for her work in indie films such as All the L... Read more

12 Dec 2019

23mins

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Minhal Baig — Writer/Director of HALA and BOJACK HORSEMAN + Actress Geraldine Viswanathan

Minhal Baig — Writer/Director of HALA and BOJACK HORSEMAN + Actress Geraldine Viswanathan

Guest: Minhal Baig is the writer/director of Hala, a deeply personal film about a teen girl struggling to please her Mus... Read more

30 Nov 2019

33mins

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Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz — Writers/Directors of THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON (2019)

Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz — Writers/Directors of THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON (2019)

Guest: First time writers/directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz chat with us about the challenges making this asto... Read more

15 Aug 2019

16mins

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Andrea Berloff — Writer/Director of THE KITCHEN (2019) and Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter of STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015)

Andrea Berloff — Writer/Director of THE KITCHEN (2019) and Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter of STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015)

Guest: Andrea Berloff is a writer and actress, known for Straight Outta Compton (2015), World Trade Center (2006) and Bl... Read more

12 Aug 2019

16mins

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John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle — YA Authors of the Book that Inspired the New Netflix Film LET IT SNOW

John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle — YA Authors of the Book that Inspired the New Netflix Film LET IT SNOW

Guests: John Green, author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, Maureen Johnson, author of TRULY DEVIOUS: A MYSTERY, and Lauren My... Read more

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Krysty Wilson-Cairns — Co-Writer of '1917' with Director Sam Mendes

Krysty Wilson-Cairns — Co-Writer of '1917' with Director Sam Mendes

Guest: Krysty Wilson-Cairns was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, then trained at the National Film and Television S... Read more

27 Dec 2019

25mins

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Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon — Directors of THE ADDAMS FAMILY and SAUSAGE PARTY

Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon — Directors of THE ADDAMS FAMILY and SAUSAGE PARTY

Guests:  Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan again collaborate on the new animated film The Addams Family, having previously ... Read more

10 Oct 2019

19mins

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Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky — Writers of GOOD BOYS (2019) and THE OFFICE (US) for Five Seasons

Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky — Writers of GOOD BOYS (2019) and THE OFFICE (US) for Five Seasons

Guests: Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky writers of Good Boys (2019), Bad Teacher (2011) and The Office (2005-2010), ta... Read more

16 Aug 2019

23mins

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Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter of TROOP ZERO & BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD Lucy Alibar

Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter of TROOP ZERO & BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD Lucy Alibar

Guests: LUCY ALIBAR, screenwriter and playwright, discusses her new Amazon film Troop Zero along with her 2012 film Beas... Read more

17 Jan 2020

21mins

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James Vanderbilt — Screenwriter of MURDER MYSTERY starring Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler

James Vanderbilt — Screenwriter of MURDER MYSTERY starring Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler

Guests: James Vanderbilt was born in 1975 in the USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Zodiac (2007), Independence... Read more

19 Jun 2019

26mins

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