They Will Kill You | Breakdown

Let’s break down They Will Kill You — the action/horror/comedy from New Line Cinema and Skydance Media starring Zazie Beetz. In this video, we’re getting into: 🟢 Who the filmmakers are and what lane this project sits in 🟢 Current ratings + audience reception 🟢 A full three-act structure breakdown — from setup to payoff Because even when a film is wild, stylized, or genre-bending, the structure still has to hold. If you don’t understand structure, the story feels random. If you do, you can track every decision the filmmakers made. If terms like act structure, beats, and story arcs still feel confusing, that’s exactly what our workbooks break down — step by step. Grab the Digital Screenwriting Starter Kit ➝ https://www.theprofessionalpen.com/workbooks ________________ The Professional Pen is your film school - on a budget - from idea to pitch. Resources for Screenwriters: 🟢 Join our Screenwriting Community – Learn, network, and grow with fellow writers. 👉🏾 https://www.skool.com/screenwriters 🟢 Learn Screenwriting – Let our digital screenwriting Starter Kits guide you from idea to script. 👉🏾 https://www.theprofessionalpen.com/workbooks 🟢 Enroll in The Screenwriters Academy – Online screenwriting courses from idea t to pitch. 👉🏾 https://www.theprofessionalpen.com/academy 🟢 Get Script Feedback – Finished your screenplay? Submit to our Story Experts for objective, actionable, page-by-page notes and next steps. 👉🏾 https://www.theprofessionalpen.com/development-notes Connect With Us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/theprofessionalpen Facebook: www.facebook.com/theprofessionalpen #screenwriting101 #screenwriting #filmmaking #filmschool #theprofessionalpen #shannanejohnson