John Logan (writer)
John Logan | |
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| Born | 24 September 1961 San Diego |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | Since 1996 |
John David Logan (born 24 September 1961) is an award-winning American screenwriter, playwright and film producer.
Personal life
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.
Career
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,[2] and on Broadway, where it received six Tony Awards in mid-June, 2010, 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 brought them to New York for a limited run ending in late June.[3]
Logan wrote Any Given Sunday and the television movie RKO 281, before gaining an Academy Award nomination for co-writing the Best Picture-winner, Gladiator in 2000. He gained another nomination for writing 2004's The Aviator, 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 most 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, and the film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret directed by Martin Scorsese.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tornado! | Written by | Television movie |
| 1999 | Bats | Written by | also Executive Producer |
| RKO 281 | Written by | Television movie | |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Screen story, Screenplay | |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Screenplay | |
| 2002 | The Time Machine | Screenplay | also Co-Producer |
| Star Trek Nemesis | Screenplay, story | ||
| 2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Screenplay | |
| The Last Samurai | Screenplay, story | ||
| 2004 | The Aviator | Written by | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Screenplay | also Producer |
| 2011 | Rango | Screenplay, story | |
| 2011 | Coriolanus | Screenplay | also Producer |
| 2011 | Hugo | Screenplay | |
| 2012 | Bond 23[4] | Screenplay |
Awards & nominations
- Winner, 2010 -Tony Award Best Play, for Red.
- Winner 2008 – Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for "Sweeney Todd"
- Winner, 1999 – Writers Guild of America Best TV Adapted Writing, for RKO 281
- Nominated, 2004 – Academy Award for Best Writing, 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 Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, for Gladiator.
- Nominated, 2000 – BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, for Gladiator
- Nominated, 1999 – Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Mini-Series or Movie, for RKO 281
References
- ^ "John Logan Biography (1963–)". Filmreference.com. 9 January 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Red". Donmar Warehouse. 6 February 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.
- ^ "Bond 23 set for Nov 9, 2012". CommanderBond.net. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-11.