Jeremy Slater
Jeremy Slater is an American film writer.
Slater wrote My Spy, an action comedy film which will be directed by Jake Kasdan, as well as Tape 4, a horror film to be produced by Primal Pictures,[1] and Man of Tomorrow, a superhero noir film which was included in the 2012 Black List.
In July 2012, Slater was hired to write the script for the 2015 Fantastic Four film.[1] After the film was released in August 2015, Slater commented that a lot of what he wrote was not in the finished film (particularly his version of the first act), but that he'll "always be honored that [he] got to play in such a cool sandbox."[2]
Slater's original version of the script for Fantastic Four was said to feel more like an actual superhero adventure movie, being more light-hearted and fun in contrast to the final film's dark, grim, contemporary tone. It included the villains Galactus, where the four get their powers from, Dr. Doom and Mole Man, with Dr. Doom as a Latverian dictator, not as the anti-social programmer he was portrayed as in the finished film. It also contained lots of action, humor, and character interplay.[3]
In April 2015, it was announced that Adam Wingard would direct an upcoming live-action American film adaptation of Takeshi Obata's popular manga series Death Note, with the most recent draft of the screenplay written by Slater.[4]
Filmography
- The Lazarus Effect (2015)
- Fantastic Four (2015)
- The Exorcist (2016)
- Death Note (2017)
External links
References
- ^ a b "'Fantastic Four' Reboot Ramps Up with Writer Jeremy Slater (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Wakeman, Gregory (August 14, 2015). "Fantastic Four Writer Admits Most Of What He Wrote Isn't In Finished Film". Cinema Blend. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Chitwood, Adam (August 19, 2015). "Original 'Fantastic Four' Script Included Galactus, Mole Man, and Much More Action". Collider.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kit, Borys (April 27, 2015). "'Guest' Director Adam Wingard Signs On for 'Death Note' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.