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Oliver Stone, as the screenwriter of the Miami-set feature, is credited for writing the line.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
One of the buzziest screenwriters of 2024 is now giving back to the indie filmmaking community.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
Miller, the original film’s screenwriter, and Robert M. Barsamian hold rights to various aspects of the Friday the 13th franchise, determined after a years-long copyright dispute between Miller and the first film’s director and producer, Sean S. Cunningham.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Although Disney promised to approach that aspect of the story with greater sensitivity, purists can rest assured that the director Marc Webb and the screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson have seen fit to keep Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, and Dopey in the picture.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
One of the buzziest screenwriters of 2024 is now giving back to the indie filmmaking community.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
Miller, the original film’s screenwriter, and Robert M. Barsamian hold rights to various aspects of the Friday the 13th franchise, determined after a years-long copyright dispute between Miller and the first film’s director and producer, Sean S. Cunningham.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Although Disney promised to approach that aspect of the story with greater sensitivity, purists can rest assured that the director Marc Webb and the screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson have seen fit to keep Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, and Dopey in the picture.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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screenwriter
noun
screen·writ·er
-ˌrīt-ər 
: a writer of screenplays
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