# Can A.I. Actually Help Write a Screenplay? with 'Contagion' Writer Scott Z. Burns

An episode of [IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1142632832), 29 Jul 2025, 36 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC5778202038.mp3?updated=1753805248

On Toolkit we want to explore the challenges facing filmmakers today, and a growing concern is A.I. But we find for all the promises and fears of what A.I.will do, there are few conversations about what A.I. is actually able to do right now. Writer and director Scott Z. Burns has the perfect case study for us: trying to write a sequel to his and Steven Soderbergh's 'Contagion' using A.I. screenwriters and film critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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