Interspersed with his real-life calamities are scenes from Josh's script-in-progress, a clunky B-movie called Zombie Wars, that features a beefy wish-fulfilment version of Josh called Major Klopstock who is battling to rid the world of a zombie scourge.
As reported in the Times, Theodore Sorensen, John F. Kennedy's adviser and speechwriter, and the crusading filmmaker Robert Greenwald — whose documentaries shine a light on, for example, the ugliness of Rupert Murdoch, Wal-Mart, and the American contractors who capitalized on the war in Iraq — complained about the scripts-in-progress.
Scripts in progress include "Welcome to Matteson!" about a culture clash that arises when black families are relocated from a rough Chicago housing project to the suburbs, and "A Hit Dog Will Holla," about activism that shifts, eerily and surreally, from macro to micro.
Burton confirmed a script was in progress in December 2014 and he would love to work with the Birdman star on it.
The screenwriter Chris Morgan developed a story in which Toretto and O'Conner must reluctantly reunite to take down a Mexican drug dealer, and it fell to Mr. Lin to sell his would-be stars on the premise while the script was in progress.
Fifteen years ago, a work-in-progress script titled Dancer by Hall was given an airing at Newcastle's Live Theatre.
The film was also shot without a screenplay; instead, Sjumandjaja wrote the script while shooting was in progress.
Remember that a good script is a work in progress and your first attempt may not get you the results you need.
After seeing a rough draft of the script and then a work-in-progress showing, Mr. Gantner urged him to reconsider the form and maybe some of the content, particularly a flabbergasting coup de théâtre.
So co-executive producer Larroquette decided to feature Pynchon in a script and sent the work-in-progress to Pynchon's agent for approval.
