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Simon Stephenson is known for Luca (2021), Wonka (2023) and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
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Mar 10, 2024 · Simon Stephenson, whose previous work includes Pixar’s Luca and Paddington 2, accused Payne and Holdovers writer David Hemingson of the “line-by-line” theft of his 2013 screenplay Frisco in...
Mar 10, 2024 · Simon Stephenson, the Scottish screenwriter whose credits include Pixar’s critically acclaimed animated feature film Luca, has accused Oscar-nominated movie The Holdovers of plagiarism.
- Roisin O'connor
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The Oscar-winning film The Holdovers, which stars Paul Giamatti and is set at a New England boarding school in the 1970s, is brazenly similar to a screenplay that a former Pixar writer penned...
Mar 9, 2024 · Jan 23. On the eve of the 2024 Academy Awards, Variety reports that a screenwriter, Simon Stephenson (Luca, Wonka, Paddington 2), has leveled accusations that the screenplay for Alexander Payne’s...
- Richard Lawler
Mar 9, 2024 · Simon Stephenson—whose credits include 'Paddington 2'— complained to the WGA that the screenplay for Alexander Payne's 'The Holdovers' plagiarized him 'line by line.'
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Mar 10, 2024 · Screenwriter Simon Stephenson claims the hit movie ‘brazenly’ stole from his own screenplay, Frisco, saying there was ‘overwhelming’ evidence it had been plagiarised ‘line-by-line.’