Script Apart with Al Horner podcast

Script Apart with Al Horner

A podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies and TV shows. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn’t and why on its journey to the big screen. Hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies and TV shows. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn’t and why on its journey to the big screen. Hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#165

The Running Man with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall

Today on the show – Edgar Wright is back! The Running Man is his new Stephen King adaptati... more

09 Dec 2025

55 MINS

55:16

09 Dec 2025


#164

Wicked: For Good with Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox

Today on Script Apart, we’re off to see the wizards – the wonderful storytelling wizards, ... more

02 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:56

02 Dec 2025


#163

Nuremberg with James Vanderbilt

The history books will tell you that World War II ended on September 2, 1945. The filmmake... more

19 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:29

19 Nov 2025


#162

Sinners with Ryan Coogler

How well do you know Ryan Coogler? A couple of years ago, the Oakland-born filmmaker began... more

17 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:43

17 Nov 2025


#161

Ballad of a Small Player with Rowan Joffé and Edward Berger

The Festival of Hungry Ghosts is upon us – and today on Script Apart, we’re betting it all... more

14 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:33

14 Nov 2025


#160

Play Dirty with Shane Black

Today, Shane Black is back, returning to Script Apart four years since his last appearance... more

30 Oct 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:07

30 Oct 2025


#159

Good Fortune with Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari is a comedian who seems to always have been intrigued by the idea of status, a... more

17 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:08

17 Oct 2025


#158

The Life of Chuck with Mike Flanagan

Put down your briefcase and put on your dancing shoes, everybody, because today on Script ... more

15 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:29

15 Oct 2025


#157

All Of You with Brett Goldstein and William Bridges

If a technology existed that matched you with your soul mate – the one true person you’re ... more

01 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:27

01 Oct 2025


#156

Alien: Earth with Noah Hawley

In space, no one can hear you scream. On Earth, however, around 9pm for the last seven or ... more

26 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:30

26 Sep 2025


#155

Sorry, Baby with Eva Victor

Sorry Baby is a movie that makes no apologies. No apologies for how moved you’ll be by its... more

20 Sep 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:34

20 Sep 2025


#154

Adolescence with Jack Thorne

Where do we go and what happens next after the dust at long last settles on an experience ... more

15 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:28

15 Sep 2025


#153

Say Nothing with Joshua Zetumer

Get ready for another in our Emmy Awards nominees mini-series. Today, Joshua Zetumer, show... more

27 Aug 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:36

27 Aug 2025


#152

Dying For Sex with Kim Rosenstock

Today on Script Apart, the next in our run of conversations with nominees for this year’s ... more

26 Aug 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:25

26 Aug 2025


#151

Andor with Dan Gilroy

A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, writer-director Dan Gilroy became captivated ... more

25 Aug 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:18

25 Aug 2025


#150

Eddington with Ari Aster

Welcome to Eddington – population: all of us. The new film from writer-director Ari Aster ... more

22 Aug 2025

57 MINS

57:07

22 Aug 2025


#149

Stage Apart: My Neighbor Totoro with Tom Morton-Smith

All aboard the Cat Bus for a moving conversation about one of the greatest animations of a... more

14 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:47

14 Aug 2025


#148

M3GAN 2.0 with Gerard Johnstone

In 2023, Megan – a sassy robot, designed to be your daughter’s best friend – danced and di... more

13 Jul 2025

58 MINS

58:53

13 Jul 2025


#147

Black Mirror with Charlie Brooker

Today on Script Apart, we’re taking a long, hard look in the mirror – Charlie Brooker’s dy... more

04 Jul 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:25

04 Jul 2025


#146

Elio with Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian

As the Talking Heads once nearly sang: “And may find yourself beamed up into a spacecraft.... more

27 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:03

27 Jun 2025


#145

28 Years Later with Alex Garland

The last time acclaimed writer-director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation)... more

23 Jun 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:42

23 Jun 2025


#144

Havoc with Gareth Evans

Havoc is the new film from Welsh writer-director Gareth Evans, and it does exactly what it... more

02 May 2025

44 MINS

44:39

02 May 2025


#143

Clueless with Amy Heckerling

Did you think Script Apart was going to let the 30th anniversary of one of the most iconic... more

25 Apr 2025

50 MINS

50:25

25 Apr 2025


#142

American Psycho with Guinevere Turner

Today on Script Apart – one of cinema’s great monster movies. The terrifying creature at t... more

11 Apr 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:37

11 Apr 2025


#141

Severance with Dan Erickson

Praise Kier, it’s a Severance Script Apart special! In the spoiler conversation you’re abo... more

28 Mar 2025

47 MINS

47:42

28 Mar 2025