Screenplay (film)

Screenplay is a 2012 Japanese animated meta black comedy thriller film written and directed by Gorō Miyazaki. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Catherine O'Hara and Sam Elliott with Emily Blunt, Edward Norton, Olivia Colman, Jon Hamm and Emma Stone 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 films are ruined by studio interference. Screenplay was praised for its animation, screenplay, humor, themes and the performances of the Fannings, Elliott, and O'Hara. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards.

Cast
Dakota Fanning as Sakoto Nimura

Elle Fanning as Mikasa Nimura

Catherine O'Hara as Sarah Paldon

Mark Wahlberg as James Kennell

Emily Blunt as Sarah

Edward Norton as Michael Samson

Olivia Colman as TBA

Jon Hamm as TBA

Emma Stone as TBA

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.