Vin Diesel Cried Over the ‘Fast Forever’ Script, but the Movie’s Director Still Hasn’t Read It: ‘There Will Be an Ending, and It’s Great’

The "Fast Forever" script made Vin Diesel cry, but director Louis Leterrier still hasn't read what gave Diesel the waterworks.

Sony Pre-Empts ‘The Ballad Of The Ember Knight’; 14th Century-Set Spec By First-Time Scribes Lands Near 7-Figures

Sony paid near seven-figures to the sibling writing team Kieran and Brennan O'Dea for their script The Ballad of the Ember Knight.
IndieWire

‘Gail Daughtry’: Inside the 7-Day Writing Exercise That’s Produced Three Feature Films

David Wain and Ken Marino break down how they went from having “no concept” to a completed first draft of “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” in a week. “The exercise is sourced out of the idea ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 3’ Taps Gary Dauberman to Pen Script

The writer behind the beloved 'It' and the 'Annabelle' movies is coming in to bring some fresh blood to the hit Blumhouse Atomic Monster video game movie franchise. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer ...
IGN

Seth Rogen Tells Filmmakers Using AI to Write Scripts to 'Go Do Something Else'

Seth Rogen has pushed back on the use of AI in movies, telling writers using the technology for their scripts to "go do something else." "I don't understand what it's supposed to do. Every time I see ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Seth Rogen Says If “Your Instinct Is to Use AI” to Write Scripts, “You Shouldn’t Be a Writer”

'The Studio' creator said people who are thinking about using the technology to aid their writing skills should try another occupation: "Go do something else." By McKinley Franklin Don’t expect Seth ...
New Scientist

A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

Early writing is a tale of two scripts. Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform both emerged independently about 5300 years ago. The political powers of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia ...
TechSpot

The Oscars just declared that AI actors and AI-written scripts can't win awards

A hot potato: With generative AI becoming more prevalent in society, are we heading toward a future where an AI-created actor or script wins an Oscar? If it does ever happen, it certainly won't be ...