| volume 13 \ number 4 , Jul/Aug 2007 This Issue 1. The July/August Issue of Script is on Newsstands Today 2. Miss Beehive-ing: Leslie Dixon on Hairspray 3. Firing Up a New Season of Weeds 4. Independents: Writing Supporting Characters 5. Anatomy of a Scene: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 6. Writers' Resources 7. Subscribe Now and Save! |
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In the latest issue of Script, we celebrate The Simpsons with a roundtable interview of the creative team behind The Simpsons Movie. Plus, screenwriter Michael Davis explains how life lessons led to this summer's Shoot 'Em Up. David Cohen talks to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg about the 11-year journey of their script for Superbad. Michael Gordon explains what screenwriters need to know when it comes to WGA credit arbitration. Morgan Creek CEO James G. Robinson explains why his studio is one of the most writer-friendly in the business. High school friends Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman answer "10 Questions" about their partnership and the forthcoming Transformers. And meet the woman who brought Mencia, Colbert and Silverman to Comedy Central -- VP of Development and Original Programming Lauren Corrao. 
In 1988, John Waters' cult classic Hairspray came to the silver screen. Twenty years later -- and with the addition of a Tony®-winning score and book -- Leslie Dixon talks about beehives and big dreams in her colorful adaptation of the movie musical. 
When The Sopranos and Sex and the City changed the landscape of cable programming, Showtime had a mandate for edgier fare. Enter Jenji Kohan with her "suburban, widowed, pot-dealing mom" pilot and Weeds was born. In this issue, Kohan and Weeds writer Roberto Benabib discuss season three of their critically acclaimed series. 
With Knocked Up raking in box-office dollars, William Martell examines Judd Apatow's 2005 comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Using Virgin's cast of characters as a mini-masterclass, Martell illustrates how every person, place and prank in a script must support the main idea, and leading man. 
When Steve Kloves took a break from the Harry Potter franchise, Michael Goldenberg (Contact, Peter Pan) stepped in to pinch-hit for the series' fifth installment. In this issue's "Anatomy of a Scene," Goldenberg describes how he brought his unique sensibilities to a particular moment -- and to the movie as a whole.
