In 2006 , Berloff wrote the screenplay for the film '' World Trade Center '' , directed by Oliver Stone . The film marked her screenwriting debut for feature-length films . The film starred Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña as two policeman who were trapped in the rubble after the attacks on the World Trade Center during 9/11 . '' The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles '' reported that when writing the script , Berloff described that she did not want to create another disaster movie or epic film about American patriotism . Instead she set out to write the film as " a tribute to the survivors and the people who aided in saving them during 9/11 . " The idea was for her to keep the film " non-political . " They also reported that Berloff conducted much research for writing the script . She interviewed many survivors from the traumatic event including the two policeman the film is based on , John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno . The film took several months to write due to her extensive amount of research along with the stress of her responsibility to convey the story properly . Before production of the film , director Oliver Stone , assured Berloff that he would remain faithful to the script she wrote . Berloff ` s work on the script was seen as a success and even earned her a spot on '' Variety ` s '' list of 10 screenwriters to watch '' . '' In 2006 , Berloff also made her debut in playwriting with her work on '' Girl Scouts of America '' , a play depicting the activities of four girls , two of them being counselors , earning their Girl Scout badges at camp . She co-wrote the play alongside of Mona Monsieur , where they presented it at the '' New York International Fringe Festival . '' In 2006 , '' Empire '' reported that she had been hired to write the screenplay for Ridley Scott 's upcoming biopic on the Italian fashion designer Aldo Gucci . The film is still in development and has faced many concerns , specifically from some of the Gucci family members , regarding the portrayal of their family . The film has yet to begin production in light of all these concerns
New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
Andrea Berloff