Jason Hall on Writing American Sniper
from Awards Daily
In this interview by Jazz Tangcay from Awards Daily, Hall discusses the transition from actor to screenwriter, what fascinated him about America's deadliest sniper - Chris Kyle, and his writing process for this screenplay.
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Bringing Hawking's Life Story to Film
In this interview, screenwriter Anthony McCarten talks about the challenges in portraying Stephen Hawking's life, his research to make the film as authentic as possible, and balancing the three main themes - physics, ALS, and a love story.
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You Are the Box Office Smash: The Personal Screenplay
Gordy Hoffman, BlueCat's founder and judge, shares his advice about opening up and writing honest work in this article from our BlueCat archives.
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Nick Hornby: From Author to Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter
 Many of Nick Hornby's novels have become films, but lately the author is focused on bringing others' books to the screen. Hornby talks with Joe Berkowitz of Co.Create about why he prefers it this way, and his latest adaptation, Wild.
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"For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they'll do in any scene you put them in."
- Justin Zackham
Writer of The Bucket List and The Big Wedding
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