The original screenwriter, Peter Morgan, left the project during the suspension.

The original screenwriter was Len Deighton, but he was replaced because of a lack of progress.

Mr. Bill's direction doesn't iron out unsightly bumps, but neither does it mute the voice of what often sounds to be a strong and original new screenwriter.

Lucas contacted the original screenwriter, David Duncan, who agreed to write a mini-sequel to George Pal's film.

Roger Avary replaced the original screenwriters in writing the script for Driver, as well as directing the film.

For instance, Hecht said of the original screenwriter, Sidney Howard: "We toasted the dead craftsman and fell to work."

The original screenwriter for the film was Len Deighton, but he was replaced because of his slow progress.

Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, the original screenwriters for the series, devised many of the running jokes.

"I was the original screenwriter," Mr. Howard said by phone from his Los Angeles office.

Kumar was the original screenwriter for the TV series, adapting his own novel.