Eric Heisserer
| Eric Heisserer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 41–42) United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Eric Heisserer is an American screenwriter.
[edit] Career
Heisserer's professional screenwriting career was launched with the sale of The Dionaea House to Warner Bros. in 2005,[1] based on an online epistolary story of the same name that he wrote in October 2004.[2] He then developed an original television pilot for Paramount Pictures and CBS, and wrote feature projects for Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Warner Bros..[3] In 2007, he sold a pitch to Regency Pictures and Fox called Inhuman, a supernatural thriller set in Tokyo that combines live action and anime sequences.[citation needed]
In December 2008, Heisserer was hired to re-envision and rewrite the script for the franchise reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street, produced by Platinum Dunes.[4] An early draft had been written by Wesley Strick. The script went on to land director Samuel Bayer, actor Jackie Earle Haley, and began filming in May 2009.[5]
He rewrote the prequel to director John Carpenter's 1982 remake The Thing.[6] In April 2010, Heisserer signed on to write Final Destination 5,[7] the fifth film of the horror film franchise.
[edit] References
- ^ Hollywood Reporter article about the sale of Dionaea to Warner Brothers[dead link]
- ^ Heisserer, Eric. "The Dionaea House" Correspondence from Mark Condry". http://www.dionaea-house.com.
- ^ "Writer Eric Heisserer Talks Getting Final Destination 5 Right". DreadCentral.com. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37246/writer-eric-heisserer-talks-getting-final-destination-5-right.
- ^ "Eric Heisserer Paying Attention to the Hallmarks of 'Final Destination' Franchise". Bloody-Disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20019.
- ^ Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton to star in 'The Thing'[dead link]
- ^ "Screenwriter Eric Heisserer Talks Bringing The Thing Story Full Circle". DreadCentral.com. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37186/screenwriter-eric-heisserer-talks-bringing-the-thing-story-full-circle.
- ^ "New Title for Fifth 'Final Destination', Opening Disaster Revealed!". Bloody-Disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20744.
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