Episode 91: Jessica Knoll, "Luckiest Girl Alive"

<p>Host <strong>Marina Fang</strong> talks to <strong>Jessica Knoll</strong> about the extensive process of adapting her own book, how her personal experiences shaped the film, why Gillian Flynn is her guiding light, and so much more.</p> <p><strong>Jessica Knoll</strong> is a screenwriter and novelist known for her thrillers <em>Luckiest Girl Alive</em>, and <em>The Favorite Sister</em>. In 2021, she was named a screenwriter to watch by Variety, and in 2019 her original script, 'TIL DEATH sold to Amazon and made The Black List.</p> <p>Her feature screenplay debut, LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE, is an adaptation of her first novel (of the same name). The mystery-thriller stars Mila Kunis as Ani Fanelli, an up-and-coming writer at a glossy magazine who is set to get married at a lavish Nantucket wedding. But when a director of a documentary urges Ani to go on camera to tell her side of a school shooting that took place when she was a teenager, Ani is forced to confront the dark truths of her past that threaten to unravel her meticulously crafted life.</p> <p>The film premieres on October 7, 2022 and will be available to stream on Netflix.</p> <p><em>Marina Fang (she/her) is a senior culture reporter at HuffPost, based in New York. She primarily covers film and television, examining their intersection with politics, race and gender. She can be found on Twitter at <a href= "https://twitter.com/marinafang">@marinafang</a>.</em></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">---</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><em>Before it was a podcast, OnWriting was a print publication. Check out <a href= "https://www.wgaeast.org/onwriting/print-archives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OnWriting: The Print Archives</a>.</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:</strong> <a href= "http://www.onwriting.org/">www.onwriting.org/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Follow the Guild on social media:</strong></span><br /> <span style=