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He co-wrote the script for [[Marvel Studios]]' 2016 live action ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.deadline.com/2014/06/marvel-setting-jon-spaihts-to-script-doctor-strange/|title=Marvel Setting Jon Spaihts To Script ‘Doctor Strange’|last=Fleming, Jr|first=Mike|work=Deadline|date=June 18, 2014|accessdate=June 18, 2014}}</ref> Spaihts also co-wrote the [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of ''[[The Mummy (2017 film)|The Mummy]]'' franchise for [[Universal Studios|Universal]], directed by [[Alex Kurtzman]].<ref>{{Citation
He co-wrote the script for [[Marvel Studios]]' 2016 live action ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.deadline.com/2014/06/marvel-setting-jon-spaihts-to-script-doctor-strange/|title=Marvel Setting Jon Spaihts To Script ‘Doctor Strange’|last=Fleming, Jr|first=Mike|work=Deadline|date=June 18, 2014|accessdate=June 18, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622020451/http://m.deadline.com/2014/06/marvel-setting-jon-spaihts-to-script-doctor-strange/|archivedate=June 22, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Spaihts also co-wrote the [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of ''[[The Mummy (2017 film)|The Mummy]]'' franchise for [[Universal Studios|Universal]], directed by [[Alex Kurtzman]].<ref>{{Citation
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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}}.</ref> Spaihts is an alumnus of [[Princeton University]]<ref name="Spaihts facebook profile"/> and has written several books for ''[[The Princeton Review]]''.<ref>E.g. Spaihts J. 1997. ''Student advantage guide to the best graduate programs: humanities and social sciences''. New York: Random House (The Princeton Review Series). {{ISBN|978-0-679-76911-8}}; cf. also ''WorldCat'' entries of Spaihts' publications [[Jon Spaihts#External links|''below'']].</ref> Spaihts lives and works in [[Venice, Los Angeles, California|Venice, California]],<ref name="Spaihts facebook profile">Cf. [https://www.facebook.com/spaihts Spaihts' profile] on Facebook.</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2015}} and is married to actress Johanna Watts.<ref>Cf. [https://www.facebook.com/johannawatts Watts' profile] on Facebook; see also {{IMDb name|id=1262249|name=Johanna Watts}}.</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2015}} He is also a photographer.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
}}.</ref> Spaihts is an alumnus of [[Princeton University]]<ref name="Spaihts facebook profile"/> and has written several books for ''[[The Princeton Review]]''.<ref>E.g. Spaihts J. 1997. ''Student advantage guide to the best graduate programs: humanities and social sciences''. New York: Random House (The Princeton Review Series). {{ISBN|978-0-679-76911-8}}; cf. also ''WorldCat'' entries of Spaihts' publications [[Jon Spaihts#External links|''below'']].</ref> Spaihts lives and works in [[Venice, Los Angeles, California|Venice, California]],<ref name="Spaihts facebook profile">Cf. [https://www.facebook.com/spaihts Spaihts' profile] on Facebook.</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2015}} and is married to actress Johanna Watts.<ref>Cf. [https://www.facebook.com/johannawatts Watts' profile] on Facebook; see also {{IMDb name|id=1262249|name=Johanna Watts}}.</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2015}} He is also a photographer.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}


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Jon Spaihts
Born
New York City, New York, United States
Other namesJonathan Spaihts[1]
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, author
Years active1996–present
SpouseJohanna Watts

Jon Spaihts is an American screenwriter and author.

Career

As a screenwriter, Spaihts became known in the film industry as a "go-to guy for space thrillers", when his science fiction romance Passengers was included on the 2007 Black List of unproduced high-value screenplays.[2] Keanu Reeves and Stephen Hamel had hired Spaihts to write the film after originally becoming attached to Spaihts' abandoned science fiction script Shadow 19.[3] After Reeves agreed to produce with Hamel and star in Passengers,[4] Spaihts was commissioned by Scott Free to write the next installments in the Alien saga, two prequel films to be directed by Ridley Scott, which eventually turned into the more autonomous story Prometheus, ultimately revised by Damon Lindelof.[5] For New Regency Spaihts also wrote the screenplay to the alien invasion thriller The Darkest Hour, based on a story by Leslie Bohem and M.T. Ahern.[6]

Spaihts has worked on a film version of St. George and the Dragon for Sony Pictures, and originated a Disney film project called Children of Mars. In 2012 he entered a two-picture deal at Jerry Bruckheimer Films to adapt Ashley Wood's graphic novel World War Robot[7] and write a space adventure film based on his own original pitch.[8]

He co-wrote the script for Marvel Studios' 2016 live action Doctor Strange film.[9] Spaihts also co-wrote the reboot of The Mummy franchise for Universal, directed by Alex Kurtzman.[10]

In 2013, Spaihts began work on the story for the Black Hole remake by Walt Disney Studios.[11] The rights to his early science fiction screenplay had originally been sold to the Weinstein Company, with Keanu Reeves and Reese Witherspoon set to star, and Game of Thrones director Brian Kirk at the helm.[12] The project was later made into the 2016 film Passengers by Sony Pictures, produced by Original Film and Company Films, directed by Morten Tyldum, and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.[13]

Personal life

Spaihts was born in New York, the son of Jean, a computer programmer, and Jim Spaihts, an electronics engineer.[14] Spaihts is an alumnus of Princeton University[15] and has written several books for The Princeton Review.[16] Spaihts lives and works in Venice, California,[15][unreliable source?] and is married to actress Johanna Watts.[17][unreliable source?] He is also a photographer.[citation needed]

Filmography

Year Film Credit
2011 The Darkest Hour screenplay and story
co-wrote with Leslie Bohem and M.T. Ahern
2012 Prometheus screenplay
co-wrote with Damon Lindelof
2016 Doctor Strange screenplay
co-wrote with Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill
Passengers screenplay, executive producer
2017 The Mummy co-wrote the story with Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet
TBA Van Helsing screenplay
co-wrote the story with Eric Heisserer
Cubed[18][19] screenplay

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Spaihts. Linked Authority File. OCLC/Library of Congress.
  2. ^ Leonard F (ed.). 2007. 2007 Black List, s.v. "Passengers by Jon Spaihts". 5. Cf. Halbfinger DM. 2007. "Tomorrow’s Oscar Hopefuls Today". The New York Times (2007-12-08).
  3. ^ Fleming M. 2009. "Alien prequel takes off". Variety (2009-07-30).
  4. ^ Sciretta P. 2007. "The Hottest Unproduced Screenplays of 2007". Slashfilm (2007-12-09).
  5. ^ Aspin, M. 2012. "Read The Original Alien-Style Prometheus Script". Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. What Culture (2012-11-13).
  6. ^ Siegel T. 2010. "Hirsch signs on for The Darkest Hour". Variety (2010-04-10).
  7. ^ Radish, Christina (April 9, 2012), "Screenwriter Jon Spaihts Talks Prometheus, World War Robot, Children of Mars, George and the Dragon, and More", Collider, archived from the original on April 10, 2012, retrieved April 10, 2012 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help).
  8. ^ Chitwoold, Adam (February 11, 2012), "Jerry Bruckheimer to Produce Space Adventure Film", Collider, archived from the original on May 2, 2012, retrieved April 2, 2012 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help).
  9. ^ Fleming, Jr, Mike (June 18, 2014). "Marvel Setting Jon Spaihts To Script 'Doctor Strange'". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Goldberg, Matt (April 4, 2012), "Prometheus Co-Writer Jon Spaihts to Reboot The Mummy Franchise", Collider, archived from the original on May 2, 2012, retrieved April 10, 2012 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Universal Studios press release in: (May 1, 2012), "Universal Signs Kurtzman and Orci; Pair Takes On The Mummy and Van Helsing", Deadline, archived from the original on May 2, 2012, retrieved May 1, 2012 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link).
  11. ^ Baxter, Joseph (April 5, 2013). "The Black Hole Remake Lands Prometheus Writer". TheFeed.
  12. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (May 21, 2013), "Cannes: Weinstein Co. Picks Up Reeves-Witherspoon Space Romance Passengers", The Hollywood Reporter, archived from the original on June 23, 2013, retrieved June 23, 2013 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help).
  13. ^ Donnelly, Matt (June 16, 2015), "Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence Sci-Fi Romance "Passengers" Greenlit at Sony Pictures", TheWrap, archived from the original on June 17, 2015, retrieved June 17, 2015 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help).
  14. ^ Olson, Pamry (May 1, 2012), "Prometheus Screenwriter: Humans Will Never Reach Another Star, And Other Sobering Views On The Future", Forbes, p. 2, archived from the original on May 2, 2012, retrieved May 2, 2012 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help).
  15. ^ a b Cf. Spaihts' profile on Facebook.
  16. ^ E.g. Spaihts J. 1997. Student advantage guide to the best graduate programs: humanities and social sciences. New York: Random House (The Princeton Review Series). ISBN 978-0-679-76911-8; cf. also WorldCat entries of Spaihts' publications below.
  17. ^ Cf. Watts' profile on Facebook; see also Johanna Watts at IMDb.
  18. ^ Kit, Borys (April 30, 2015). "Lionsgate to Remake Cult Sci-Fi Hit 'Cube'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  19. ^ Lesnick, Silas (April 30, 2015). "Lionsgate Plans Cube Remake, Cubed". Comingsoon.net.
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