The Hero’s Journey is the backbone of most myth-based stories in Hollywood. Mythic storylines, according to Chris Vogler, author of The Writer’s Journey, are the most sought-after…
The official story behind Indiana Jones’s first big-screen adventure, Raiders of the Lost Ark, has mythic status. George Lucas famously recounted his idea for an…
Court jesters, carnival sideshow freaks, circus clowns — the creepy, malevolent, clown has an uncomfortable history associated with entertainment and cruelty. Stephen King’s Pennywise recently…
Would you like to see genius at work? Would you like to see how one of cinema’s greatest heroes emerged from a blank sheet of…
Superhero movies are fun, but there are rarely any high stakes for the characters. Avengers: Endgame changed that. After watching the 20-plus film series, a marvel-ous…
Search your bookcase, you know it to be true In 1977, Star Wars hit the big screen. George Lucas’ space opera brought scope to science fiction….
What is a MacGuffin? It’s perhaps the most mysterious plot device in film. The MacGuffin (sometimes spelled McGuffin) is often misunderstood, and can be a…
The ‘Skywalker Saga’ has come to an end, and an exciting new direction is being charted for a galaxy far, far away. In fact, the…
The Mandalorian is the legacy of one of Star Wars’ most popular characters: bounty hunter Boba Fett. While the bounty hunter only ever had a few…
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What does it take to write a Marvel screenplay? You couldn’t ask for better guides into the process than screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely….