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When it comes to penning stories, Taylor Sheridan gives off an effortlessly original energy. As a scriptwriter, the retired actor holds an air of authority around him that keeps him on the radar of most Hollywood firms. And yet, the filmmaker hides an aspect of himself from the public eye as his life gets increasingly shoved under the spotlight.
Aside from his filmography, Taylor Sheridan’s talent as a Hollywood screenwriter underscores a greater truth – his affinity toward uncovering the lost cultures that once constituted the heart and soul of the nation. As his weight as a writer grows, so does his ability to bring the fringes of American society to the front and center of the people’s attention.
The story behind Sheridan’s Oscar-nominated script
ForTaylor Sheridan, time has never been a matter of worry or concern. The writer has always churned out one script after another like an unstoppable juggernaut of creativity. With an increasing number of Paramount+ shows to steer home, Sheridan takes up responsibility for each of them all by himself.
In 2016, right after the global acclaim wrought on by the success ofSicario, Taylor Sheridan delivered yet another explosive material titledHell or High Waterthat went on to become another success. The film not only established Sheridan’s talent as a writer but also proved that Westerns weren’t dead yet.
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Speaking about how he crafted the script of the film in just 3 weeks, Sheridan said in a 2017 interview withThe New York Times:
I don’t outline. I sit down to write and I take the ride. If something starts to not feel right, I go back to the last place that felt like jazz to me.
Although Sheridan makes his job sound easy enough, the scriptwriter has delivered powerful character and plot-driven stories that aren’t anyone’s cup of tea.Hell or High Water, theChris PineandJeff Bridgesfilm, is one such example of Sheridan’s innate gift of making the simplest storylines stand out as epic dramas.
The 2016 film now boasts a staggering 97% rating onRotten Tomatoeswith an earning of $37.5 million at the box office [viaThe Numbers], and 4 Oscar nominations, including Best Original Screenplay for Taylor Sheridan.
Hollywood gives Taylor Sheridan a suitable platform
Taylor Sheridan’s scripts have never been able to outshine its contemporary projects. No matter what the subject matter of other films and series may be, Sheridan’s stories have managed to hit a nerve with the modern audience and arouse a sensation that has otherwise remained absent from the public consciousness.
For the aspiring actor-turned-writer, the platform that Hollywood provided him with was an opportunity that was simply too good to turn down. The new job allowed him to explore not only the farthest reaches of his imagination but also give a voice to a societal faction of American society that had never found its way on television before.
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Projects likeSicarioandWind Riverare as radically explosive as they are groundbreaking. Their central plots which revolve around the cross-border drug war and the crime against Native American women on reservation lands have a quality of journalistic integrity to them.
Sheridan’s ability to lift up the darkened corners of American society and help shine a light on them is one of his greatest gifts as a writer.
Hell or High Wateris available to stream on Paramount+ and Prime Video.
Diya Majumdar
Senior Writer
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
