Nick Hurwitch
@hewizard.bsky.social
Screenwriter and author. SUNDOWN / JUMPMAN / SO YOU CREATED A WORMHOLE / others. Nick-of-all-trades at @iam8bit.com. Rep: Joe Cavalier @ Heroes and Villains.
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Nick Hurwitch
@hewizard.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Doing the #ScriptSky intro thing:
I'm a (mostly) feature writer that specializes in turning genre tropes on their heads.
My sci-fi thriller SUNDOWN was on the 2023 Black List.
My biopic JUMPMAN: THE LEGEND OF SHIGERU MIYAMOTO was a 2024 Nicholl semifinalist.
I won the AFF Pitch Comp once.
Hi 👋
I'm a (mostly) feature writer that specializes in turning genre tropes on their heads.
My sci-fi thriller SUNDOWN was on the 2023 Black List.
My biopic JUMPMAN: THE LEGEND OF SHIGERU MIYAMOTO was a 2024 Nicholl semifinalist.
I won the AFF Pitch Comp once.
Hi 👋
I hope Jon M. Chu's Hot Wheels movie is THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS meets that scene in ANT-MAN on the toy train.
September 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I hope Jon M. Chu's Hot Wheels movie is THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS meets that scene in ANT-MAN on the toy train.
But that feeling of a shared bond among all Americans in the early weeks after the giant psychic squid attack is something I’m so glad I got to experience. Because it’s the thing that I think we’re missing the most today.
But that feeling of a shared bond among all Americans in the early weeks after the attack is something I’m so glad I got to experience. Because it’s the thing that I think we’re missing the most today.
September 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
But that feeling of a shared bond among all Americans in the early weeks after the giant psychic squid attack is something I’m so glad I got to experience. Because it’s the thing that I think we’re missing the most today.
Every doomsday AI newscycle is planned PR to make a dogshit technology seem more competent and impressive than it is.
The only way AI will wipe out humanity is by sapping our dwindling natural resources to power it and making us even stupider one user at a time.
The only way AI will wipe out humanity is by sapping our dwindling natural resources to power it and making us even stupider one user at a time.
Is there any good writing on AI apocalypse that wasn't written by someone ostensibly in AI psychosis or with a large personal investment in the companies? Bc I keep hearing "extinction event" but not *HOW*
September 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Every doomsday AI newscycle is planned PR to make a dogshit technology seem more competent and impressive than it is.
The only way AI will wipe out humanity is by sapping our dwindling natural resources to power it and making us even stupider one user at a time.
The only way AI will wipe out humanity is by sapping our dwindling natural resources to power it and making us even stupider one user at a time.
My 11yo Zelda megafan son's reaction to the Ocarina of Time Remake: "I hate his face."
September 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
My 11yo Zelda megafan son's reaction to the Ocarina of Time Remake: "I hate his face."
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💥 9/11/2001: Donald Trump calls into TV Station WWOR-UPN News during 9-11 WTC attacks. Full strange & shocking call
September 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
💥 9/11/2001: Donald Trump calls into TV Station WWOR-UPN News during 9-11 WTC attacks. Full strange & shocking call
evidently every subscription I have renews in September
September 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
evidently every subscription I have renews in September
Because everything is IP except for original screenplays.
September 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Because everything is IP except for original screenplays.
What's the record for the most general meetings without a produced feature? Asking for a friend.
September 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
What's the record for the most general meetings without a produced feature? Asking for a friend.
They're straight up selling Expanded Universe novels at the Lucas Museum gift shop? Shots fired.
September 7, 2026 at 2:48 AM
They're straight up selling Expanded Universe novels at the Lucas Museum gift shop? Shots fired.
Proud to share that my time loop comedy ZOETROPE is one of seven Finalists for the 2026 @cinestory.bsky.social Feature Fellowship.
September 4, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Proud to share that my time loop comedy ZOETROPE is one of seven Finalists for the 2026 @cinestory.bsky.social Feature Fellowship.
With the renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America, HOMES is now SHAME.
August 28, 2026 at 1:37 AM
With the renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America, HOMES is now SHAME.
Seems like Michael Mann's HEAT sequel arrived a little early, eh? Ehhhh?
August 26, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Seems like Michael Mann's HEAT sequel arrived a little early, eh? Ehhhh?
Just had a quintessential LA experience (4-hour doctor's appointment door to door)
August 25, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Just had a quintessential LA experience (4-hour doctor's appointment door to door)
What if you and I played the dual guitar parts from Jimmy Eat World's "Get It Faster" 👉👈
August 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
What if you and I played the dual guitar parts from Jimmy Eat World's "Get It Faster" 👉👈
After years of incurable Posters Syndrome, I no longer have The Posting. My brain does not think in terms of tweets. I have an idea and it doesn't occur to me, even passively, to put it in the form of a microblog. The death of twitter was good, actually.
August 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
After years of incurable Posters Syndrome, I no longer have The Posting. My brain does not think in terms of tweets. I have an idea and it doesn't occur to me, even passively, to put it in the form of a microblog. The death of twitter was good, actually.
tell you what if your online menu is all ai-generated food I am not ordering from your fucking restaurant
August 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
tell you what if your online menu is all ai-generated food I am not ordering from your fucking restaurant
the Snow White fairytale is the original Coffin Flop
August 17, 2026 at 2:12 PM
the Snow White fairytale is the original Coffin Flop
If you borrow from something popular, you're derivative. If you borrow from something obscure, you're inspired.
August 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If you borrow from something popular, you're derivative. If you borrow from something obscure, you're inspired.
really all I want is to be described posthumously as a "great thinker"
August 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
really all I want is to be described posthumously as a "great thinker"
Me to my home state of Michigan today
Dumb and Dumber: Redeem Yourself Quote
Alt: Dumb and Dumber: Redeem Yourself Quote
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August 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Me to my home state of Michigan today
Had a fever of 104 yesterday and spent most of the day and night in bed. But the worst part was losing my 425-day Connections streak.
August 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Had a fever of 104 yesterday and spent most of the day and night in bed. But the worst part was losing my 425-day Connections streak.
"Feed a cold, starve a fever" sung to the tune of "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"
August 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"Feed a cold, starve a fever" sung to the tune of "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"
Did you guys hear why Nolan only shot Agamemnon with his helmet on or from behind? So he could maintain his agamemnonymity.
July 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Did you guys hear why Nolan only shot Agamemnon with his helmet on or from behind? So he could maintain his agamemnonymity.
Did we... did we see the same movie?
July 27, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Did we... did we see the same movie?