John Logan (writer)
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| Born | September 24, 1961 San Diego, California |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1996-present |
John David Logan (born September 24, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film producer.
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Personal life [edit]
Logan was born in San Diego on September 24, 1961. His parents emigrated to the US from Northern Ireland via Canada.[1] The youngest of three children, he has an older brother and sister. Logan grew up in California and New Jersey, before moving to Chicago to attend Northwestern University, where he graduated in 1983. He is openly gay.[2]
Career [edit]
Logan was a successful playwright in Chicago for many years before turning to screenwriting. His first play, Never the Sinner, tells the story of the infamous Leopold and Loeb case. Subsequent plays include Hauptmann, about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, and Riverview, a musical melodrama set at Chicago's famed amusement park.
His play Red, about artist Mark Rothko, was produced by the Donmar Warehouse, London in December 2009,[3] and on Broadway in 2010, where it received six Tony Awards, the most of any play, including best play, best direction of a play for Michael Grandage and best featured actor in a play for Eddie Redmayne. Redmayne and Alfred Molina had originated their roles in London and also performed on Broadway, for a limited run ending in late June.[4]
Logan wrote Any Given Sunday and the television movie RKO 281, before gaining an Academy Award nomination for co-writing (with David Franzoni and William Nicholson) the Best Picture-winner, Gladiator in 2000. He received another nomination for writing The Aviator (2004), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Other notable films written by Logan include Star Trek: Nemesis, The Time Machine, The Last Samurai, and the Tim Burton-directed musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, for which he received a Golden Globe Award.
Logan's recent feature films include Rango, an animated feature starring Johnny Depp and directed by Gore Verbinski, the film adaptation of Shakespeare's Coriolanus directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes, the film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret directed by Martin Scorsese and the James Bond film, Skyfall, along with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. He is slated to write the next two Bond films with the working titles Bond 24 and Bond 25.
Two new plays of Logan premiered in 2013, Peter and Alice, directed by Michael Grandage and starring Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw opened in London at the Noel Coward Theatre on March 25, 2013 and I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, directed by Joe Mantello and starring Bette Midler, opened on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on April 24, 2013.[5]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 1996 | Tornado! | Written by | Television film |
| 1999 | Bats | Written by | also Executive Producer |
| 1999 | RKO 281 | Written by | Television film |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Screen story, Screenplay | |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Screenplay | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2002 | The Time Machine | Screenplay | also Co-Producer |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Nemesis | Screenplay, story | |
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Screenplay | |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Screenplay, story | |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Written by | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Writer Nominated - Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay Nominated - Satellite Awards for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Screenplay | also Producer |
| 2011 | Rango | Screenplay, story | Annie Awards for Writing in a Feature Production |
| 2011 | Coriolanus | Screenplay | also Producer |
| 2011 | Hugo | Screenplay | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated - Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Associationfor Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated - Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| 2012 | Skyfall[6] | Written by | |
| 2014 | Noah | Screenplay | |
| 2014 | Bond 24 | Written by | |
| 2016 | Bond 25 | Written by |
Accolades [edit]
- Nominated, 2011 – Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Hugo
- Winner, 2010 – Tony Award Best Play, for Red.
- Winner 2008 – Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Winner, 1999 – Writers Guild of America Best TV Adapted Writing, for RKO 281
- Nominated, 2004 – Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for The Aviator.
- Nominated, 2004 – BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, for The Aviator
- Nominated, 2004 – Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay, for The Aviator
- Nominated, 2000 – Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for Gladiator.
- Nominated, 2000 – BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, for Gladiator
- Nominated, 1999 – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Mini-Series or Movie, for RKO 281
References [edit]
- ^ "John Logan Biography (1963–)". Filmreference.com. January 9, 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ Stockwell, Anne (March 1, 2005). "Logan's run: one of Hollywood's hottest screenwriters, The Aviator's John Logan proves that you don't have to be straight to write the blockbusters". The Advocate.
- ^ "Red". Donmar Warehouse. February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Time Is Short to See Tony Winners" by Patrick Healy, The New York Times, June 14, 2010 (p. C1 2010-06-15 NY ed.). Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Gans, Andrew. Bette Midler Is Showbiz Agent Sue Mengers in I'll Eat You Last, Opening on Broadway April 24" playbill.com, April 24, 2013
- ^ "Bond 23 set for Nov 9, 2012". CommanderBond.net. January 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
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