John August

Scénárista, Producent, Režisér

4. dubna 1970 (56 let)
John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020).

He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps.

August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. In 2016, he was awarded the WGAw's Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the entertainment industry and the community at large and has been nominated for a BAFTA and a Grammy.

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Známý pro

  • Karlík a továrna na čokoládu
    Karlík a továrna na čokoládu2005
  • Velká ryba
    Velká ryba2003
  • Princ z Persie: Písky času
    Princ z Persie: Písky času2010
  • Mrtvá nevěsta Tima Burtona
    Mrtvá nevěsta Tima Burtona2005
  • Temné stíny
    Temné stíny2012
  • Frankenweenie: Domácí mazlíček
    Frankenweenie: Domácí mazlíček2012
  • Charlieho andílci
    Charlieho andílci2000
  • Go
    Go1999
  • Aladin
    Aladin2019
  • Charlieho andílci: Na plný pecky
    Charlieho andílci: Na plný pecky2003
  • Devítky
    Devítky2007
  • Titan A.E.
    Titan A.E.2000

Filmografie

2019
Aladdin · as Screenplay
2012
Frankenweenie · as Screenplay
2007
2005
Corpse Bride · as Screenplay
2005
2003
Big Fish · as Screenplay
2003
2000
2000
Titan A.E. · as Screenplay
1999
Go · as Screenplay

2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time · as Executive Producer
1999
Go · as Co-Producer

2021
Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! · as Self - Screenwriter
2011
On Story · as Self
2009
2007
2004
1992
HBO First Look · as Self
1991
Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee
1979

2012
Dark Shadows · as Story
2000
D.C. · as Co-Executive Producer
2000
D.C. · as Created By
1999
Go · as Second Unit Director