Screenplay (film)

Screenplay is a 2012 Japanese animated meta satirical black comedy-drama thriller film written and directed by Goro Miyazaki. The film stars Kimiko Glenn, Karen Fukuhara, Todd Haberkorn, Seth MacFarlane, Colin Farrell, Adam Scott, Gary Cole, Emma Stone, Emily Blunt, Edward Norton, Peter Dinklage and John Goodman. The film follows a Japanese-American teenage girl who after studio executives rewrite her script for a new video game movie, she decides to take extreme measures to ensure it does not become another terrible video game movie adaptation. The film is a satirical take on how studio executives sabotage their own movies. The film received universal acclaim for its animation, screenplay, humor, themes, musical score and voice acting. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Screenplay at the 85th Academy Awards.
== Plot ==
== Cast ==
Kimiko Glenn as Kris Nimura, a young Japanese-American talented screenwriter and Mikasa's older sister who after her Half-Life movie script is rewritten into an over-the-top action movie, she decides to take extreme measures to prevent it from becoming another terrible video game movie adaptation.
Karen Fukuhara as Annie Nimura, an optimistic and talented animator and Sakoto's younger sister who's short film Spark, a story about creative freedom mirrors the events of the movie.
Todd Haberkorn as Gary Sandford, a voice actor who voices the narrator on Mikasa's short film and Sakoto's love interest.
Seth MacFarlane as Matt Sprundle, the ruthless and narcissistic owner of Sprundle Pictures who rewrote Sakoto's script into an over-the-top cliched action movie.
Colin Farrell as Tommy Dandridge
Adam Scott as Nick Morton, the CEO of Sprundle Pictures.
Emma Stone as Herself
Gary Cole as John Sorman
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.
== Production ==
== Release ==
The film was released on May 11, 2012.
== Music ==
The film's score was composed by Carter Burwell.
== Transcript ==
Screenplay/Transcript
== Opening logos ==
== 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.
== Accolades ==
Award 	Category 	Nominee(s) 	Result
85th Academy Awards	Best Animated Feature 	Gorō Miyazaki	Nominated
85th Academy Awards	Best Original Screenplay	Gorō Miyazaki	Nominated
== Gallery ==
Screenplay/Gallery
== Trivia ==
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