David Koepp, Steven Soderbergh and Presence

'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,
‘Presence’ Writer David Koepp on That Devastating Ending, Steven Soderbergh Playing a Ghost and His Return to the ‘Jurassic’ Franchise
Presence' writer David Koepp on the devastating reveal of who is the ghost in the house, working with Steven Soderbergh and returning to 'Jurassic World.'
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 the cinema.
How 'Presence' Writer David Koepp Reinvented the Haunted House Movie From the Perspective of the Ghost
In 1989, both Steven Soderbergh and "Presence" screenwriter David Koepp had movies at the Sundance Film Festival. While the two didn't meet that year — Koepp was not in attendance for his "Bad Influence,
“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' Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost Story Is an Inventive Delight
Sundance, Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp return with Presence, a formally fascinating take on the ghost story.
‘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 get used to: "it took the first day of shooting and a mini panic attack."
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How ‘Presence’ Writer David Koepp Reinvented the Haunted House Movie From the Perspective of the Ghost It’s the writer’s second collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh, and two more ...
Steven Soderbergh on Hollywood cowardice – and George Clooney’s bottom
In Presence, cinema’s most shape-shifting director unveils his latest trick: a ghost story told from the spectre’s ...