David Koepp, Presence and Steven Soderbergh

How ‘Presence’ Writer David Koepp Reinvented the Haunted House Movie From the Perspective of the Ghost
David Koepp is re-teaming with Steven Soderbergh for Presence, a ghost story from the ghost's point-of-view, and we talk all about it.
‘Presence' Writer David Koepp on That Devastating Ending, Steven Soderbergh Playing a Ghost and His Return to the ‘Jurassic' Franchise
This article discusses the plot and ending of "Presence," now playing in theaters. As with many ghost stories, the presence in "Presence" has a good reason to haunt its house. After watching on as the Payne family turns against one another,
“The Boys in the Basement Were Very Active On This One”: Screenwriter David Koepp on Writing Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost POV Thriller Presence
Over Zoom I spoke to Koepp about writing within the confines of the film’s single point-of-view, the value of what’s left out of a story, dreams and screenwriting, and his thoughts on the business of screenwriting today. Presence opens January 24, 2025 from NEON.
Steven Soderbergh's "Presence" is a ghost story unlike anything you've seen before
Koepp's writing is thorny and cuts deceptively deep, like a scrape that looks like a surface wound until it won’t stop bleeding.
'Presence's Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp on ghosts, horror, and hating winks
Credit: NEON Koepp expanded on this: "In the last 10 to 15 years, horror has really been prominent and changed. Gore and jump scares are huge. When people hear horror, they think of that. When I think of horror,
Why screenwriter David Koepp says ghosts stories like ‘Presence’ are ‘hopeful’
The writer teams with Steven Soderbergh on this haunting story with a twist: The entire film is shot from the point-of-view of the ghost.
‘Presence’ Star Chris Sullivan Talks His Steven Soderbergh Reunion and Fact-Checking ‘Better Call Saul’
The actor admits that Soderbergh's unusual way of capturing the film — told from a ghost's point of view — was a challenge to ...
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Jurassic World Rebirth Writer Sees The New Movie As A Chance To Start Over
David Koepp, screenwriter of the first Jurassic Park, returned for Jurassic World Rebirth and says it's 'a chance to start ...
Jurassic World Rebirth’s Writer Explained His Return To The Franchise, And Shared A Tease For The New Film That Has Me Pumped
During a recent interview with Variety, David Koepp, who penned the scripts for the first two Jurassic Park films, shared ...
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Director Steven Soderbergh and Screenwriter David Koepp Team Up for a Second Film, ‘Presence,’ a Notable Addition to the Haunted House Canon
Campfire tales of spectres, spirits, and spooks have been with us since Day One. Certainly, they've proved good fodder for ...
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JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH Writer Says The Film Will include a Novel Scene Cut From The Original JURASSIC PARK Film
Rebirth , David Koepp, recently revealed that the creative team behind the film is bringing back a scene from the original ...
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Jurassic World Rebirth has a sequence from the first Jurassic Park novel that didn’t make it into 1993’s seminal Jurassic ...
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Jurassic World Rebirth Screenwriter Says "Dinosaurs Are Still Fun"
Screenwriter David Koepp has revealed that a scene from the Jurassic Park novel, which wasn't in the first movie, made its ...
'Presence' Twist Ending Explained: Who Is The Ghost?
The latest collaboration from director Steven Soderbergh and writer David Koepp is "Presence," a haunted house movie set in ...