Simon Stephenson

Simon Stephenson is a Scottish screenwriter and author.

In March 2024, Variety reported that Stephenson had lodged a complaint against with the Writers Guild of America, alleging that David Hemingson's screenplay of the film The Holdovers plagiarized an unproduced script he wrote entitled Frisco. The validity of the claim was disputed by Frisco's producer.

Books

Filmography

Film

Year Title Writer Producer Notes
2017 Paddington 2 Additional
material		 No
2021 Luca Story No
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Yes Executive
2023 Wonka Additional
material		 No

Television

References

  1. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (March 9, 2024). "Alexander Payne's 'The Holdovers' Accused of Plagiarism by 'Luca' Writer (EXCLUSIVE)".
  2. ↑ "What I'm Hearing: Kassan v. Zimmer, In Their Own (Very Hostile!) Words". Puck. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Review | Simon Stephenson's hilarious 'Set My Heart to Five' follows a robot with Hollywood aspirations". Washington Post. 2020-09-07. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ↑ Birrell, Ian (July 30, 2011). "Let Not the Waves of the Sea by Simon Stephenson – review" – via The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Book review: Sometimes People Die, by Simon Stephenson".
  6. ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 24, 2021). "Timothee Chalamet Tapped To Play Willy Wonka In New Origin Tale From Warner Bros. and The Roald Dahl Story Co". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wonka". Writers Guild of America West. September 29, 2022. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2026.