Steven Knight On His Approach To Writing ‘Maria’, Finding The Human Version Of The Facts & The “Elton John/Bernie Taupin” Relationship He Shares With Pablo Larraín

Since first collaborating on 2021’s Spencer, Steven Knight and Pablo Larraín have developed what the former calls “a very Elton John/Bernie Taupin sort of relationship.” Knight, who wrote Spencer and scripted this year’s Larraín-directed Maria, recently spoke with Deadline about his approach to the story thatt reimagines American-Greek soprano Maria Callas in her final days