Katie Silberman is an American screenwriter and

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. She is most known for writing the screenplays to ''

Set It Up ''Set It Up'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Claire Scanlon, written by Katie Silberman, and starring Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, and Lucy Liu. The plot follows two overworked assistants who try to set up their deman ...

'' (2018), ''

Booksmart ''Booksmart'' is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman. It stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two grad ...

'' (2019), and ''

Don't Worry Darling ''Don't Worry Darling'' is a 2022 American psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Katie Silberman, based on a spec script by Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Silberman. The film stars Florence Pugh, Harry ...

'' (2022).

Career

Silberman earned her BA from

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and her Master of Fine Arts degree from

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. Silberman wrote the screenplay and served as a co-producer on romantic comedy film ''

'', which appeared on the 2015 Blacklist. It was released in June 2018 by

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. Silberman co-wrote '' Isn't It Romantic'' alongside

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and

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, directed by

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. In spring 2018, Silberman was hired to revise the screenplay for ''

'', and to update the story; previous drafts had been written by

Emily Halpern Emily Halpern is an American film and television screenwriter and singer/songwriter. She is best known for co-writing the screenplay of ''Booksmart'' and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the British Academy of Film and Television Art ...

, Sarah Haskins and

Susanna Fogel Susanna Fogel is an American director, screenwriter and author, best known for co-writing the 2019 film ''Booksmart'' and for co-writing and directing the 2018 action/comedy ''The Spy Who Dumped Me''. Her many accolades include a DGA Award and nom ...

. Directed by Olivia Wilde, the film was released in 2019. Silberman, who also served as producer for the film, explored new concepts. She received a

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nomination for the film. Silberman wrote a draft of the 2021 film ''

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''. Silberman wrote and produced ''

'', a 2022 psychological thriller film, also directed by Wilde. She is set to write and produce ''Most Dangerous Game'' for

, and an untitled holiday comedy film directed by Wilde for

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Filmography

* ''

'' (2018) * '' Isn't It Romantic'' (2019) - with

and

* ''

'' (2019) - with Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, and

* ''

'' (2022) - with Carey Van Dyke and

Shane Van Dyke Shane Van Dyke (born August 28, 1979) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, television writer, and film producer. He is the son of Barry Van Dyke and grandson of Dick Van Dyke. Early life Van Dyke was born in Los Angeles, California ...

* ''

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'' (TBA) - with

Olivia Wilde Olivia Jane Cockburn ( ; born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' ( ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silberman, Katie American film producers 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American women writers American women film producers American women screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Dartmouth College alumni Columbia University School of the Arts alumni