Beyond Words 2022: Adapted Screenplay Panel

The Writers Guild Foundation, in partnership with Final Draft, Variety and The Black List, present Beyond Words, our annual celebration of the 2022 Writers Guild Award nominees for screenwriting. Join us for a lively double-panel virtual discussion about this year’s acclaimed films.

We are splitting the virtual event into two back-to-back live panels on Thursday, February 10: The first features Adapted Screenplay nominees and the second features Original Screenplay nominees. Both panels are hosted and moderated by The Black List founder and CEO Franklin Leonard.

Panelists:

Guillermo del Toro & Kim Morgan - NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham

Sian Heder - CODA, Based on the Original Motion Picture La Famille Belier, Written by Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carree de Malberg, Eric Lartigau and Thomas Bidegain

Steven Levenson - TICK...TICK…BOOM!, Based on the play by Jonathan Larson

Tony Kushner - WEST SIDE STORY, Based on the Stage Play, Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Play Conceived, Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins

Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth - DUNE, Based on the novel Dune Written by Frank Herbert

Recorded on February 10, 2022.