The Importance of Theme in Writing a Screenplay About an Historical Figure

“You may very well have to shape the details and contour of your central character’s life-story to make it a movie. As they say in Hollywood, ‘Don’t let the facts get in the way of the story.’”

In case you haven’t noticed, movies about historical figures are booming. Titles from the last two years alone include Ford v Ferrari, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Richard Jewell, Bombshell, A Hidden Life, Seberg, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Harriet, Judy, On the Basis of…