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{{short description|American screenwriter}} |
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'''Mike Werb''' is an American screenwriter, whose writing credits include ''[[Face/Off]]'',<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B04E1DE1231F934A15755C0A961958260|title=Good and Evil Trade Places, Body and Soul|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Maslin, Janet|authorlink=Janet Maslin|date=June 27, 1997}}</ref> ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'' and the story for ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]''. |
'''Mike Werb''' is an American screenwriter, whose writing credits include ''[[Face/Off]]'',<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B04E1DE1231F934A15755C0A961958260|title=Good and Evil Trade Places, Body and Soul|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Maslin, Janet|authorlink=Janet Maslin|date=June 27, 1997}}</ref> ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]'' and the story for ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]''. |
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A Los Angeles native, Werb attended Stanford. He is a UCLA Film School graduate. |
A Los Angeles native, Werb attended Stanford. He is a UCLA Film School graduate. |
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==Credits== |
==Credits== |
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===Film=== |
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* ''The Secret of the Ice Cave'' (1989) |
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* ''[[The Human Shield]]'' (1991) |
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* ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'' (1994) |
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* ''[[Darkman III: Die Darkman Die]]'' (1996) |
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* ''Things That Go Bump'' (1997) |
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|rowspan="2"|1989 |
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* ''[[Face/Off]]'' (1997) |
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|''[[Food of the Gods 2]]'' |
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|Screenplay by |
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* ''[[Curious George (film)|Curious George]]'' (2006) |
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|Co-wrote screenplay with Richard Bennett, based on a story by Richard Bennett; as E. Kim Brewster |
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* ''[[Firehouse Dog]]'' (2007) |
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* ''[[Tekken (2010 film)|Tekken]]'' (2010) |
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|''The Secret of the Ice Cave'' |
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* ''[[Unnatural History (TV series)|Unnatural History]]'' (2010) |
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|Written by |
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* ''[[Salvation (TV series)|Salvation]]'' (2018) |
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|As Michael Werb |
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|rowspan="2"|1991 |
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|''[[The Human Shield]]'' |
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|Story by |
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|Co-wrote story with [[Mann Rubin]] |
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|''The Disco Years'' |
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|Story editor |
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|Short film |
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|1994 |
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|''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]'' |
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|Screenplay by |
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|Based on a story by Michael Fallon and [[Mark Verheiden]] |
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|1996 |
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|''[[Darkman III: Die Darkman Die]]'' |
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|Written by |
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|rowspan="3"|Co-wrote with [[Michael Colleary]] |
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|rowspan="2"|1997 |
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|''Things That Go Bump'' |
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|Written by, supervising producer |
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|''[[Face/Off]]'' |
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|Written by, co-producer |
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|2001 |
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|''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'' |
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|Story by |
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|Co-wrote story with Michael Colleary and Sara B. Cooper |
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|2006 |
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|''[[Curious George (film)|Curious George]]'' |
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|Story by |
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|Co-wrote with Ken Kaufman |
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|2007 |
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|''[[Firehouse Dog]]'' |
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|Written by, producer |
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|Co-wrote with Claire-Dee Lim & Michael Colleary |
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|2009 |
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|''[[Tekken (2009 film)|Tekken]]'' |
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|Uncredited script work<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Dana|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/news/screen-gems-taps-tekken-1117922942/?jwsource=cl|title=Screen Gems Taps ''Tekken''|date=May 16, 2005|website=Variety|accessdate=August 23, 2020}}</ref> |
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|Co-wrote with Michael Colleary |
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===Television=== |
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The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes. |
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
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! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title |
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! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year |
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! colspan="3" scope="col"| Credited as |
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! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Network |
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |
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! Creator |
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! Writer |
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! Executive<br />Producer |
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! scope=row| ''[[Tarzan (2003 TV series)|Tarzan]]'' |
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| 2003 |
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| {{yes|Developer}}<!-- Credited as developer, not creator! --> |
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| {{yes}} (1) |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[The WB]] |
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! scope=row| ''[[Unnatural History (TV series)|Unnatural History]]'' |
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| 2010 |
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| {{yes}} (5) |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Cartoon Network]] |
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! scope=row| ''[[Extant (TV series)|Extant]]'' |
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| 2015 |
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| {{no}} |
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| {{yes}} (1) |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[CBS]] |
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| consulting producer (3 episodes) |
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! scope=row| ''[[Salvation (TV series)|Salvation]]'' |
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| 2017–18 |
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| {{no}} |
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| {{yes}} (3) |
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| {{no}} |
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| CBS |
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| consulting producer (19 episodes) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 23 July 2023
Mike Werb | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Alma mater | Stanford University UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
Notable works | Face/Off |
Mike Werb is an American screenwriter, whose writing credits include Face/Off,[1] The Mask and the story for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
A Los Angeles native, Werb attended Stanford. He is a UCLA Film School graduate.
He has worked as a collaborator with Michael Colleary.[1] The duo won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Face/Off in 1998. They previously worked on projects "Top Ten", "Stretch Armstrong" and "King's Ransom" (the latter one for director John Woo), but neither of these films were produced. He is the creator of Unnatural History.
Credits
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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1989 | Food of the Gods 2 | Screenplay by | Co-wrote screenplay with Richard Bennett, based on a story by Richard Bennett; as E. Kim Brewster |
The Secret of the Ice Cave | Written by | As Michael Werb | |
1991 | The Human Shield | Story by | Co-wrote story with Mann Rubin |
The Disco Years | Story editor | Short film | |
1994 | The Mask | Screenplay by | Based on a story by Michael Fallon and Mark Verheiden |
1996 | Darkman III: Die Darkman Die | Written by | Co-wrote with Michael Colleary |
1997 | Things That Go Bump | Written by, supervising producer | |
Face/Off | Written by, co-producer | ||
2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Story by | Co-wrote story with Michael Colleary and Sara B. Cooper |
2006 | Curious George | Story by | Co-wrote with Ken Kaufman |
2007 | Firehouse Dog | Written by, producer | Co-wrote with Claire-Dee Lim & Michael Colleary |
2009 | Tekken | Uncredited script work[2] | Co-wrote with Michael Colleary |
Television
[edit]The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes | ||
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Creator | Writer | Executive Producer | ||||
Tarzan | 2003 | Developer | Yes (1) | No | The WB | |
Unnatural History | 2010 | Yes | Yes (5) | Yes | Cartoon Network | |
Extant | 2015 | No | Yes (1) | No | CBS | consulting producer (3 episodes) |
Salvation | 2017–18 | No | Yes (3) | No | CBS | consulting producer (19 episodes) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Maslin, Janet (June 27, 1997). "Good and Evil Trade Places, Body and Soul". The New York Times.
- ^ Harris, Dana (May 16, 2005). "Screen Gems Taps Tekken". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2020.