“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.
Soderbergh uses the barrier of the screen as part of the film’s story—as if to say we can look, but we can’t touch. Although ...
Presence may not be your typical horror movie, but that doesn't mean it won't leave you a bit shaken up.
Presence, Steven Soderbergh's new haunted house movie, has a big mystery at its center and we're digging into that mystery.
The inventive director embraced POV filmmaking on “Presence,” his haunted-house film shot from the spirit’s perspective.
The story of the parents and children, as depicted by director Steven Soderbergh, is so interesting, it would work well even ...
Presence is a 2024 American psychological thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by David Koepp. It stars Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, and Chris Sullivan.
Also starring Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, and Callina Liang, Presence originally premiered at Sundance Film Festival last January, where Neon bought the distribution rights in a $5 million deal.
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