Screenwriters

Bollywood screenwriter Javed Akhtar reacted to the ongoing controversy over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar being asked to display their owners' names

Study in UK: The university adopts a holistic approach to admissions, considering exceptional portfolios and writing samples, even if applicants do not meet the minimum academic criteria

Veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar hit out at a social media user who branded him "son of gaddar (traitor)", and said his family has been part of the Indian freedom movement since the Revolt of 1857.

"Everywhere you look, there are more screenwriters and producers eager to take great stories and make them their own," said George RR Martin

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live-action adaptation, developer CD Projekt Red confirmed. The project is being developed in collaboration with Anonymous Content, the independent media company best known for True Detective and The Revenant. It’s still in the early stages of development and therefore, there’s no confirmation on whether the adaptati...

Noted Malayalam director and screenwriter Siddique died at a private hospital in Kochi, his family said on Tuesday.

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are likely to be postponed due to the ongoing dual strikes called by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in the US. As per Variety, vendors had been told the awards would no longer be happening on September 18 as planned. It will be for the first time in two decades that Emmys have been pushed from their planned date.

Ruben Östlund, head of this year's Cannes festival jury said he supports the screenwriters’ strike in Hollywood ahead of the opening ceremony for the industry shindig on the French Riviera. The strike in Hollywood kicked off on May 3 after negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and major US studios and streaming services failed....

The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which represents Hollywood studios in contract talks with striking writers, claimed that it offered wage increases of close to $97 million (about Rs. 792 crore). The amount is more than double the $41 million (about Rs. 335 crore) the writers claim they are being offered, the studios revealed i...

Anshula Kapoor has confirmed her relationship with screenwriter Rohan Thakkar

Some beautiful moments of camaraderie between Gulzar and Javed Akhtar, two of the nation's finest poets and screenwriters, were caught on camera during the launch of Mr Akhtar's biography.

Avengers: Secret Wars has reportedly found its screenwriter in Michael Waldron, as per Deadline. The writer is best known for his work on Loki, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Rick and Morty. The movie will conclude Phase 6 of the MCU, capping off The Multiverse Saga. Avengers: Secret Wars releases November 7, 2025 in theatres.

Blade, the upcoming Marvel film based on the vampire hunter, has lost its director. Bassam Tariq has exited his duties as the director, thanks to “continued shifts” in the production schedule. Furthermore, an insider suggests that lead Mahershala Ali was “frustrated” with the project, and that the script was merely 90 pages long. For now, M...

The Kang Dynasty, the next Avengers movie, has reportedly found its screenwriter in Jeff Loveness. The writer recently finished work on the Paul Rudd-led Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and will join director Daniel Cretton to conceive the next Avengers chapter. The movie is set in Phase 6 of the MCU, and is slated for a May 2, 2025 release date...

J.K. Rowling has finally broken the silence about her absence from the Harry Potter reunion special. In an interview with Graham Norton, the controversial British author of the Harry Potter books revealed that it was her choice not to appear in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. The special premiered on HBO Max and Amazon Prime Vide...

Bollywood screenwriter Javed Akhtar reacted to the ongoing controversy over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar being asked to display their owners' names

Study in UK: The university adopts a holistic approach to admissions, considering exceptional portfolios and writing samples, even if applicants do not meet the minimum academic criteria

Veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar hit out at a social media user who branded him "son of gaddar (traitor)", and said his family has been part of the Indian freedom movement since the Revolt of 1857.

"Everywhere you look, there are more screenwriters and producers eager to take great stories and make them their own," said George RR Martin

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live-action adaptation, developer CD Projekt Red confirmed. The project is being developed in collaboration with Anonymous Content, the independent media company best known for True Detective and The Revenant. It’s still in the early stages of development and therefore, there’s no confirmation on whether the adaptati...

Noted Malayalam director and screenwriter Siddique died at a private hospital in Kochi, his family said on Tuesday.

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are likely to be postponed due to the ongoing dual strikes called by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in the US. As per Variety, vendors had been told the awards would no longer be happening on September 18 as planned. It will be for the first time in two decades that Emmys have been pushed from their planned date.

Ruben Östlund, head of this year's Cannes festival jury said he supports the screenwriters’ strike in Hollywood ahead of the opening ceremony for the industry shindig on the French Riviera. The strike in Hollywood kicked off on May 3 after negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and major US studios and streaming services failed....

The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which represents Hollywood studios in contract talks with striking writers, claimed that it offered wage increases of close to $97 million (about Rs. 792 crore). The amount is more than double the $41 million (about Rs. 335 crore) the writers claim they are being offered, the studios revealed i...

Anshula Kapoor has confirmed her relationship with screenwriter Rohan Thakkar

Some beautiful moments of camaraderie between Gulzar and Javed Akhtar, two of the nation's finest poets and screenwriters, were caught on camera during the launch of Mr Akhtar's biography.

Avengers: Secret Wars has reportedly found its screenwriter in Michael Waldron, as per Deadline. The writer is best known for his work on Loki, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Rick and Morty. The movie will conclude Phase 6 of the MCU, capping off The Multiverse Saga. Avengers: Secret Wars releases November 7, 2025 in theatres.

Blade, the upcoming Marvel film based on the vampire hunter, has lost its director. Bassam Tariq has exited his duties as the director, thanks to “continued shifts” in the production schedule. Furthermore, an insider suggests that lead Mahershala Ali was “frustrated” with the project, and that the script was merely 90 pages long. For now, M...

The Kang Dynasty, the next Avengers movie, has reportedly found its screenwriter in Jeff Loveness. The writer recently finished work on the Paul Rudd-led Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and will join director Daniel Cretton to conceive the next Avengers chapter. The movie is set in Phase 6 of the MCU, and is slated for a May 2, 2025 release date...

J.K. Rowling has finally broken the silence about her absence from the Harry Potter reunion special. In an interview with Graham Norton, the controversial British author of the Harry Potter books revealed that it was her choice not to appear in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. The special premiered on HBO Max and Amazon Prime Vide...