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Jonathan Hensleigh

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One of the most prolific screenwriters in the action/adventure genre, Jonathan started his career writing episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles for George Lucas and ABC. He wrote Die Hard: With a Vengeance, re-conceived from his original spec script "Simon Says". He followed that with Jumanji. His script for the The Saint was completely re-written by others... See full bio »

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Jonathan Blair Hensleigh
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2011 Kill the Irishman (screenplay)
 
2007 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (video) (Verdun segment)
 
2007 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance (video) (screenplay "Benares")
 
2007 Welcome to the Jungle (video)
 
2007 Next (screenplay)
 
2004 The Punisher (written by)
 
2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (video)
 
1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell (video)
 
1998 Armageddon (screenplay / story)
 
1997 The Saint (screenplay / story)
 
1995 Jumanji (screenplay)
 
1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (written by)
 
1992-1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV series)
– Transylvania, January 1918 (1993) (writer)
– Benares, January 1910 (1993) (writer)
– Germany, Mid-August 1916 (1992) (writer)
– Somme, Early August 1916 (1992) (writer)
– Verdun, September 1916 (1992) (writer)
 
1993 A Far Off Place (screenplay)
 
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2011 Kill the Irishman
 
2007 Welcome to the Jungle (video)
 
2004 The Punisher
 
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2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds (executive producer)
 
1998 Armageddon (executive producer)
 
1997 Con Air (executive producer)
 
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2007 Welcome to the Jungle (video)
 
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2004 The Punisher (executive soundtrack producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2013 Decoding Die Hard (video documentary)
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2007 Into the Wild: The Making of Welcome to the Jungle (video short)
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2007 The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Jonathan Hensleigh (video)
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2004 Keepin' It Real: Punisher Stunts (video documentary short)
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2004 War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher' (video documentary short)
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2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Did uncredited rewrites on The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), and Gone in Sixty Seconds 2000).

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Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Trivia:

Was originally slated to direct a sequel of The Punisher with Thomas Jane returning as Frank Castle/The Punisher. However, due to creative differences and budget cuts made by Lionsgate, Hensleigh left the project which Thomas Jane who leave later on for the same reason. Lionsgate then replace Hensleigh with director Lexi Alexander and decided to reboot the film into Punisher: War Zone. See more »