John welcomes playwright, novelist and screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes to discuss having his first two movies — Challengers and Queer — produced a single year. After charting his journey from playwright to screenwriter, we compare two drafts of Challengers to look at how the story changed during a hasty development, including crafting that iconic three-way. We also explore adapting William S. Burroughs’ novel Queer, and the film’s approach to showing sex on screen. In our bonus segment for premium members, Justin looks back on his time as a viral YouTube potion seller, and the value of that creative outlet early in his career. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Kuritzkes">Justin Kuritzkes</a> on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/justinkuritzkes/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/JustinKuritzkes">YouTube</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16426418/">Challengers</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24176060/">Queer</a></li> <li>Justin’s novel, <a href= "https://static.macmillan.com/static/holt/famous-people/">Famous People</a></li> <li><a href= "https://amazonmgmstudiosawards.com/titles/challengers/">Challengers – Production Draft</a></li> <li><a href= "https://8flix.com/assets/screenplays/c/tt16426418/Challengers-2024-screenplay.pdf"> Challengers – First Draft</a></li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_(novel)">Queer</a> by William S. Burroughs</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_FQU4KzN7A">Potion Seller</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233142/">3000 Miles to Graceland</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.pgc.com.au/burnt-signs-and-how-to-prevent/">Why does my sign look like it has been burned?</a> by Perth Graphics Centre</li> <li><a href="https://know-your-enemy-1682b684.simplecast.com/">Know Your Enemy podcast</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://inneresting.substack.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a premium subscription!</a></li> <li>Craig Mazin on <a href= "https://www.threads.net/@clmazin">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/">Instagram</a></li> <li>John August on <a href= "https://www.threads.net/@johnaugust">Threads</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust">Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/machelli">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/667standard.mp3">here</a>.

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