Katie Silberman Explained

Katie Silberman
Occupation:Screenwriter, film producer
Years Active:2010–present
Education:Dartmouth College (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)

Katie Silberman is an American screenwriter and film producer. She is most known for writing the screenplays to Set It Up (2018), Booksmart (2019), and Don't Worry Darling (2022).

Career

Silberman earned her BA from Dartmouth College and her Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University School of the Arts.[1] [2]

Silberman wrote the screenplay and served as a co-producer on romantic comedy film Set It Up, which appeared on the 2015 Black List.[3] [4] It was released in June 2018 by Netflix.[5] Silberman co-wrote Isn't It Romantic alongside Dana Fox and Erin Cardillo, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.[6]

In spring 2018, Silberman was hired to revise the screenplay for Booksmart, and to update the story; previous drafts had been written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel.[7] [8] Directed by Olivia Wilde, the film was released in 2019. Silberman, who also served as producer for the film, explored new concepts.[9] [7] She received a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination for the film.[10]

Silberman wrote a draft of the 2021 film Tom and Jerry.[11] [12]

Silberman wrote and produced Don't Worry Darling, a 2022 psychological thriller film, also directed by Wilde.[13] She is set to write and produce Most Dangerous Game for Netflix,[14] and an untitled holiday comedy film directed by Wilde for Universal Pictures.[15]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 New Movies from Columbia Alumni Filmmakers . 2022-11-19 . Columbia Magazine . en.
  2. Web site: Booksmart Screenwriter Katie Silberman '09 Gives Teen Film Genre a 2019 Upgrade Dartmouth Alumni . 2022-11-19 . alumni.dartmouth.edu . en.
  3. Web site: Writer to Watch: Katie Silberman of "Booksmart" and "Set It Up". Women and Hollywood. Rachel. Montpelier. May 8, 2019. June 13, 2020.
  4. Web site: Booksmart's Screenwriter Katie Silberman May Be The New Rom-Com Queen . . Kathryn . Lindsay . May 28, 2019 . May 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: Here Are All of Netflix's Original Movies Coming This Summer. Collider. Dave. Trumbone. April 9, 2018. June 13, 2020.
  6. Web site: Set It Up's Katie Silberman Is Here to Save the Rom-Com . . Amy . Nicholson . July 20, 2018 . May 29, 2019.
  7. Web site: Jason . Guerrasi . May 25, 2019 . How 'Booksmart' went from a 2009 script collecting dust to this year's must-see movie of the summer . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190525154309/https://www.businessinsider.com/booksmart-from-hyped-2009-script-to-a-2019-hit-movie-2019-5 . 2019-05-25 .
  8. Web site: Kate . Erbland . May 21, 2019 . How 'Booksmart' Writer Katie Silberman Turned a Beloved Years-Old Script Into the Movie of the Moment . . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526035555/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/booksmart-writer-katie-silberman-interview-1202143169/ . 2019-05-26 .
  9. Web site: How 'Booksmart' Writer Katie Silberman Captured The All-Out "War" That Is High School . . Casey . Cipriani . 20 May 2019. May 29, 2019.
  10. Web site: BAFTA Original Screenplay. BAFTA. June 13, 2020.
  11. Web site: Exclusive: Chloë Grace Moretz to Star in WB's 'Tom and Jerry' Movie. Collider. Jeff. Sneider. April 26, 2019. June 13, 2020.
  12. Web site: 'Matrix 4' Moves To 2022, 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Stomps To 2021 & More: Warner Bros. Release Date Change Friday. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. June 12, 2020. June 13, 2020.
  13. Web site: 'Don't Worry Darling': Florence Pugh, Shia LaBeouf & Chris Pine Set For Olivia Wilde New Line Thriller. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. April 24, 2020. June 13, 2020.
  14. Web site: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, 'Set It Up' Filmmakers Reteam for New Rom-Com (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Mia. Galuppo. May 2, 2019. June 13, 2020.
  15. Web site: Film News Roundup: Olivia Wilde to Direct Holiday Comedy for Universal. Variety. Dave. McNary. July 19, 2019. August 15, 2019.
  16. Web site: Kroll . Justin . 2020-08-19 . Olivia Wilde Tapped To Direct Untitled Female-Centered Marvel Movie At Sony . 2022-04-29 . Deadline . en-US.

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