Hack Writers
by scpaisan | created - 17 Feb 2023 | updated - 1 week ago | Public
1. Alex Kurtzman
Producer | Sleepy Hollow
Alex Kurtzman is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed People Like Us and the panned 2017 reboot The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. He wrote Transformers 1 and 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Star Trek, The Island and Cowboys & Aliens. He also created the TV show Fringe.
2. Skip Woods
Writer | Thursday
Skip Woods is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing the screenplay for "Swordfish", the film adaptation of the Hitman video game series, and the 5th installment of the Die Hard franchise, "A Good Day to Die Hard". He lives in Los Angeles, CA. Woods is also a partner in...
3. Roberto Orci
Producer | Star Trek
Roberto Orci was born on July 20, 1973 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a producer and writer, known for Star Trek (2009), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Fringe (2008). He has been married to Adele Heather Taylor since June 6, 2020. He was previously married to ...
4. Ehren Kruger
Writer | The Ring
Ehren Kruger is an American film producer and screenwriter who is known for writing The Ring starring Naomi Watts and Daveigh Chase. He also wrote a majority of the Transformers sequels, Scream 3 & 4, Reindeer Games, The Ring Two, Blood & Chocolate, Dumbo, The Skeleton Key, The Brothers Grimm and ...
5. Akiva Goldsman
Writer | A Beautiful Mind
Akiva Goldsman was born on July 7, 1962 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for A Beautiful Mind (2001), Batman & Robin (1997) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022).
6. Chris Terrio
Writer | Argo
Chris Terrio is an American filmmaker and screenwriter who had written the Ben Affleck film Argo and the Zack Snyder DC Extended Universe films Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League before Joss Whedon rewrote the script during re-shoots when Snyder stepped down as director. ...
7. Joby Harold
Producer | Obi-Wan Kenobi
Joby Harold is known for Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014). He has been married to Tory Tunnell since April 14, 2001. They have three children.
8. David Benioff
Producer | Game of Thrones
David Benioff was born on September 25, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), The Kite Runner (2007) and 25th Hour (2002). He has been married to Amanda Peet since September 30, 2006. They have three children.
9. D.B. Weiss
Producer | Game of Thrones
D.B. Weiss was born on April 23, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), 3 Body Problem (2024) and Metal Lords (2022). He is married to Andrea Troyer.
10. J.J. Abrams
Producer | Lost
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, the son of TV producer parents. At 15, he wrote the music for Don Dohler's Nightbeast (1982). In his senior year of college, he and Jill Mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which became Taking Care of Business (1990)....
11. Rian Johnson
Producer | Knives Out
Rian Johnson was born in Maryland and at a young age his family moved to San Clemente, California, where he was raised. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. His first feature film, Brick (2005), was released in 2005 ...
12. Colin Trevorrow
Producer | Safety Not Guaranteed
Born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland, Colin Trevorrow started making short films when he was 12 years old. He studied film and dramatic writing at New York University. After graduation, he wrote and directed "Home Base" a digital short that became one of the early viral successes on the ...
13. Matt Sazama
Writer | Morbius
Matt Sazama is known for Morbius (2022), Gods of Egypt (2016) and Madame Web (2024).
14. Burk Sharpless
Writer | Morbius
Burk Sharpless is known for Morbius (2022), Gods of Egypt (2016) and Madame Web (2024).
15. Simon Kinberg
Producer | The Martian
Simon Kinberg is a British film producer, director and screenwriter who is known for producing the X-Men films, Fant4stic, Logan, the Deadpool films, Cinderella and The Martian. He directed Dark Phoenix, the finale of the X-Men Beginnings films. He created Star Wars Rebels, an animated series set ...
16. Zack Snyder
Director | 300
Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, best known for action and science fiction films. Snyder made his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead and has gone on to be known for his comic book movies and ...
17. David Gordon Green
Producer | Halloween Kills
David Gordon Green was born on April 9, 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Halloween Kills (2021), Prince Avalanche (2013) and Halloween (2018).
18. Josh Trank
Writer | Fantastic Four
Joshua Trank is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He got his big break by directing the found footage superhero film Chronicle for 20th Century Fox in 2012. He was later hired to direct Fant4stic, an ill-fated reboot to the Tim Story Fantastic Four film series of the 2000s starring Miles ...
19. Randall Wallace
Writer | We Were Soldiers
Randall Wallace was born on July 28, 1949 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for We Were Soldiers (2002), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Braveheart (1995).
20. Jeff Nathanson
Writer | Speed 2: Cruise Control
Jeff Nathanson was born on October 12, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).
21. Damon Lindelof
Producer | Lost
Damon Lindelof was born on April 24, 1973 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Lost (2004), The Leftovers (2014) and Watchmen (2019). He has been married to Heidi Fugeman since May 28, 2005. They have one child.
22. Jeff Loveness
Writer | Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jeff Loveness is known for Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003), The Office (2005) and The Oscars (2017).
23. Michael Waldron
Producer | Loki
Michael Waldron was born on April 23, 1987. He is a producer and writer, known for Loki (2021), Rick and Morty (2013) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
24. Max Landis
Writer | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Max Landis was born on August 3, 1985 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016), Chronicle (2012) and Mr. Right (2015).
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