Screenplay (film)

Screenplay is a 2012 Japanese animated meta satirical black comedy thriller film written and directed by Gorō Miyazaki. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Adam Scott and Emma Stone with Emily Blunt, Edward Norton, Peter Dinklage and John Goodman in supporting roles. The film follows a Japanese transfer student who after studio executives rewrite her script for a new video game movie, she decides to take extreme measures to ensure her she gets what she wants. The film is a satirical take on how studio executives sabotage their own movies. Screenplay was praised for its animation, screenplay, humor, themes, musical score and the performances of the Fannings, Scott and Stone. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score at the 84th Academy Awards.

Cast
Dakota Fanning as Sakoto Nimura

Elle Fanning as Mikasa Nimura

Adam Scott as Nick Morton

Emma Stone as Herself

Mark Wahlberg as James Kennell

Emily Blunt as Sarah

Edward Norton as Michael Samson

Peter Dinklage as Himself

John Goodman as Gabe Newell, the founder and CEO of Valve Corporation.

Release
The film was released on May 11, 2012.

Music
The film's score was composed by John Powell.

Transcript
Screenplay/Transcript

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Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 211 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Dizzyingly original, the loopy, multi-layered Screenplay is both funny and thought-provoking." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "universal acclaim." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale.