Katie Silberman
{{short description|American screenwriter and film producer}}
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| occupation = Screenwriter, film producer
| years_active = 2010–present
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| education = Dartmouth College (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
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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.{{Cite web |title=9 New Movies from Columbia Alumni Filmmakers |url=https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/9-new-movies-columbia-alumni-filmmakers |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Columbia Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Booksmart Screenwriter Katie Silberman '09 Gives Teen Film Genre a 2019 Upgrade {{!}} Dartmouth Alumni |url=https://alumni.dartmouth.edu/content/booksmart-screenwriter-katie-silberman-%E2%80%9909-gives-teen-film-genre-2019-upgrade |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=alumni.dartmouth.edu |language=en}}
Silberman wrote the screenplay and served as a co-producer on romantic comedy film Set It Up, which appeared on the 2015 Black List.{{cite web|url=https://womenandhollywood.com/writer-to-watch-katie-silberman-of-booksmart-and-set-it-up/|title=Writer to Watch: Katie Silberman of "Booksmart" and "Set It Up"|website=Women and Hollywood|first=Rachel|last=Montpelier|date=May 8, 2019|accessdate=June 13, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2019/05/233865/katie-silberman-booksmart-plot-details-interview |title=Booksmart's Screenwriter Katie Silberman May Be The New Rom-Com Queen |website=Refinery29 |first=Kathryn |last=Lindsay |date=May 28, 2019 |accessdate=May 29, 2019}} It was released in June 2018 by Netflix.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/netflix-movies-release-dates-summer-2018/#cargo|title=Here Are All of Netflix's Original Movies Coming This Summer|website=Collider|first=Dave|last=Trumbone|date=April 9, 2018|access-date=June 13, 2020}} Silberman co-wrote Isn't It Romantic alongside Dana Fox and Erin Cardillo, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/set-it-ups-katie-silberman-is-here-to-save-the-rom-com.html |title=Set It Up's Katie Silberman Is Here to Save the Rom-Com |website=Vulture.com |first=Amy |last=Nicholson |date=July 20, 2018 |accessdate=May 29, 2019}}
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.{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Guerrasi |date=May 25, 2019 |title=How 'Booksmart' went from a 2009 script collecting dust to this year's must-see movie of the summer |work=Business Insider |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/booksmart-from-hyped-2009-script-to-a-2019-hit-movie-2019-5 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190525154309/https://www.businessinsider.com/booksmart-from-hyped-2009-script-to-a-2019-hit-movie-2019-5 |archive-date= 2019-05-25 }}{{cite web|first=Kate |last=Erbland |date=May 21, 2019 |title=How 'Booksmart' Writer Katie Silberman Turned a Beloved Years-Old Script Into the Movie of the Moment |website=Indiewire |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/booksmart-writer-katie-silberman-interview-1202143169/ |url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190526035555/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/booksmart-writer-katie-silberman-interview-1202143169/ |archive-date= 2019-05-26 }} Directed by Olivia Wilde, the film was released in 2019. Silberman, who also served as producer for the film, explored new concepts.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/how-booksmart-writer-katie-silberman-captured-the-all-out-war-that-is-high-school-17870724 |title=How 'Booksmart' Writer Katie Silberman Captured The All-Out "War" That Is High School |work=Bustle |first=Casey |last=Cipriani |date= 20 May 2019|accessdate=May 29, 2019}} She received a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination for the film.{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2020/film/original-screenplay|title=BAFTA Original Screenplay|website=BAFTA|accessdate=June 13, 2020}}
Silberman wrote a draft of the 2021 film Tom and Jerry.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/chloe-grace-moretz-tom-and-jerry-movie/#warner-bros|title=Exclusive: Chloë Grace Moretz to Star in WB's 'Tom and Jerry' Movie|website=Collider|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=April 26, 2019|accessdate=June 13, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/matrix-4-godzilla-vs-king-release-date-changes-1202958388/|title='Matrix 4' Moves To 2022, 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Stomps To 2021 & More: Warner Bros. Release Date Change Friday|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=June 12, 2020|accessdate=June 13, 2020}}
Silberman wrote and produced Don't Worry Darling, a 2022 psychological thriller film, also directed by Wilde.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/dont-worry-darling-florence-pugh-shia-labeouf-chris-pine-star-in-olivia-wilde-movie-1202917171/|title='Don't Worry Darling': Florence Pugh, Shia LaBeouf & Chris Pine Set For Olivia Wilde New Line Thriller|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=April 24, 2020|accessdate=June 13, 2020}} She is set to write and produce Most Dangerous Game for Netflix,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glen-powell-zoey-deutch-set-it-up-team-set-new-rom-1206576|title=Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, 'Set It Up' Filmmakers Reteam for New Rom-Com (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=May 2, 2019|accessdate=June 13, 2020}} and an untitled holiday comedy film directed by Wilde for Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/olivia-wilde-directing-holiday-comedy-1203274147/|title=Film News Roundup: Olivia Wilde to Direct Holiday Comedy for Universal|website=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=July 19, 2019|accessdate=August 15, 2019}}
Filmography
- Set It Up (2018)
- Isn't It Romantic (2019)
- Booksmart (2019)
- Don't Worry Darling (2022) (Also co-producer)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4199289|Katie Silberman}}
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Category:American film producers
Category:21st-century American screenwriters
Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:American women film producers
Category:American women screenwriters
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)