Bradley Cooper, Guillermo del Toro and More
The Hollywood Reporter••general
Key Points:
- The 2024 THR Writers Roundtable featured six screenplays, all sharing themes of trauma and grief, with some writers drawing from personal pain to shape their stories, such as Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams and Shannon Mahina Gorman’s Rental Family.
- Writers discussed their diverse backgrounds, approaches to character development, and the importance of dialogue rhythm, likening it to music; Bradley Cooper emphasized dialogue as "the heroin" of screenwriting, while Guillermo del Toro highlighted its musicality and natural flow.
- The panelists shared insights on overcoming writer’s block, the iterative nature of writing through editing and directing, and the balance between scripted dialogue and improvisation, with Cooper noting the importance of knowing what you want while allowing actors freedom.
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