The Marvel Comic Universe (MCU) is remarkably expansive one frequently adapted into film, television, and digital platforms. Marvel’s Black Panther is no exception. It has recently been adapted into an audio book and ebook series to further extend the reach of its rich characters and storylines. We spoke with writers Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes about their exciting journey. “I was very lucky to enter publishing in the nineties when there was a black books boom,” said novelist Tananarive Due (My Soul to Keep, The Good House). “Genre had an easier road for me than if I had tr ..read more

TV writer Miki Johnson (Ray Donovan, Hell On Wheels) garnered a WGA award for Episodic Drama for her episode Fire Pink in the award-winning TV series Ozark. We spoke with her about writing the penultimate episode of season three and what made it stand out. (This interview contains some spoilers). Fire Pink is a special episode, because it isn’t quite the last one of the season which typically gets more attention. “It’s amazing how often the second last episode of many TV shows is very explosive,” began Johnson. “The final episode must resolve the story arc of the season and promise someth ..read more

The first time Godzilla and Kong met on the big screen was in 1962 in a Japanese kanji film called King Kong vs Godzilla. Almost sixty years later, these iconic monsters reunite on the big screen as they duke it out. Screenwriter Max Borenstein who wrote the current release Godzilla vs Kong has been involved with both monsterverses spoke with Creative Screenwriting Magazine about bringing these legendary characters back to cinema. We asked him about the timeless, enduring nature of these monsters and why audiences love watching them. “Kong and Godzilla are iconic monsters that meant different ..read more

Aside from perhaps the dubious hairstyles and the VCR-referencing dialogue, 1991’s City Slickers is still a strongly relatable movie about a man nearing his fortieth birthday and contemplating mid-life and what brings him happiness. Starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, and Jack Palance, the movie follows a trio of unhappy Manhattan yuppies on a two-week cattle drive. “I’m so relieved when a movie works well today because it’s so easy for it not to,” said screenwriter Lowell Ganz. “We attended a screening with Billy a couple of years ago and the audience responded as if they had never seen it ..read more

When TV writer/ showrunner Noah Hawley (Bones, Legion) decided to adapt the Coen brothers’ 1996 film Fargo into an anthology series for TV, he knew he had a formidable task on his hands. Currently in the fourth season, it casts a core group of characters across a range of times and places with a few more additions along the way. Fargo has moved far beyond the frozen borders of the small town in North Dakota and tackles the meaty issues of racism, equality, and immigration with sharp teeth in this season. There is a poetry to the brutal truths of America – united and segregated simultaneously ..read more

You all know Angela Bourassa from her blog LA Screenwriter, jam-packed with resources for screenwriters which she started a decade ago to improve her writing. She also wrote an article for Creative Screenwriting Magazine on writing vomit drafts – figure of speech of course. Vomitus draftus is a necessary part of the writing journey. There is no actual emetic activity involved. Ten years later, something happened. She became what’s known in the business as “an overnight success.” Angela shared her major milestones so you too can become inspired.   What were the major milestones in you ..read more

adaptation. [ ăd′ăp-tā′shən ] A change in structure, function, or behavior by which a species or individual improves its chance of survival in a specific environment. In a similar fashion, adapted screenplays are based on pre-existing material or sources and developed for film or television. The most common adaptations range from novels, stage plays, articles, memoirs, nonfiction books, short stories, graphic novels, comics, podcasts, theatrical musicals, short films, proof of concepts, series based on films, and films based on or extensions of series. The goal of the screenwriter is to transf ..read more

In 1988, Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) of  the sovoreign African nation of Zamunda came to America in search of a wife who knew herself. Following an exhaustive search he found Lisa McDowell (Shari Headley) who only bore him daughters, But the heir to the throne must be a male. King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones), Akeem’s father advises him that he has an illegitimate son Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler) living in Queens, New York from a tryst with Mary Junson (Leslie Jones) he can’t remember because he was drugged. Fast forward to 2021, and Prince Akeem must travel back to Queens New York ..read more

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