Evan Daugherty is an American screenwriter. He wrote the movies Killing Season, Snow White and the Huntsman, and the film adaptation of Divergent. Read full biography of Evan Daugherty →
Those are the two best words in English, 'Bidding' and 'war'.
I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way.
After 'Divergent,' I got a job rewriting a sci-fi script at Paramount. I think they really liked what I did, so I got a call saying... →
No one prepared me for the stress and insanity of a week leading up to a movie. Years and years of work come down to three days.
I didn't write 'Snow White' for any class, but I got bitten by the screenwriting bug and wrote a couple of scripts in my spare time... →
The truth is, there are probably eight more 'Snow White' scripts floating around out there. And once one 'Snow White' script got hot... →
As a writer, you sit around a computer all day, and it's too easy to open another tab and keep Rotten Tomatoes there.
'Lord of the Rings' was going on; like, my college years were the years of 'Lord of the Rings,' an awesome time to be in film school.
Most scripts that get written in Hollywood don't go anywhere.
That TV show, 'After Thought,' is really exciting. It's a cross between 'Inception' and 'CSI' that I'm working on... →
A script is a unique literary form, because it's not the end product; it's a blueprint. If you're not thinking of that end product... →
I loved 'Star Wars' as a kid, but I missed out on the experiences of seeing them for the first time. It was before my time, and 'Lord of... →
I never really knew that I would be a lifer of strong female characters, but that seems to be the drops I'm being given, and I'm very happy... →
Evan Daugherty is an American screenwriter. He wrote the movies Killing Season, Snow White and the Huntsman, and the film adaptation of Divergent.