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John August(I)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Tales from the Script (2009)
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John August's screenwriting credits include Go (1999), Big Fish (2003), Titan A.E. (2000), Charlie et ses drôles de dames (2000), and Charlie's Angels: Les anges se déchaînent (2003).

Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, John earned a degree in journalism from Drake University in Iowa and an MFA in film from the Peter Stark program at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles. John has a weekly screenwriting column on Internet Movie Database, in the "Ask a Filmmaker" section of indie.imdb.com.
BornAugust 4, 1970
  • More at IMDbProContact info & Agent info
  • BornAugust 4, 1970
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

    Photos10

    John August
    John August and Melissa McCarthy in The Nines (2007)
    John August and Elle Fanning at an event for The Nines (2007)
    Ryan Reynolds and John August at an event for The Nines (2007)
    John August at an event for The Nines (2007)
    Ryan Reynolds, John August, Melissa McCarthy, and Elle Fanning at an event for The Nines (2007)
    John August at an event for The Nines (2007)
    John August
    John August

    Known for:

    Big Fish (2003)
    Big Fish
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Charlie et la Chocolaterie (2005)
    Charlie et la Chocolaterie
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2005
    Frankenweenie (2012)
    Frankenweenie
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Go (1999)
    Go
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Summer Lovin'
      • Writer
      • In Development
    • Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz
      • screenplay
      • Pre-production
    • Aladdin (2019)
      Aladdin
      6.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2019
    • Frankenweenie (2012)
      Frankenweenie
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Dark Shadows (2012)
      Dark Shadows
      6.2
      • story
      • 2012
    • Ryan Reynolds in The Nines (2007)
      The Nines
      6.2
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in Les noces funèbres (2005)
      Les noces funèbres
      7.4
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • Charlie et la Chocolaterie (2005)
      Charlie et la Chocolaterie
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • Alaska (2003)
      Alaska
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2003
    • Big Fish (2003)
      Big Fish
      8.0
      • screenplay
      • 2003
    • Charlie's Angels: Les anges se déchaînent (2003)
      Charlie's Angels: Les anges se déchaînent
      4.9
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2003
    • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie et ses drôles de dames (2000)
      Charlie et ses drôles de dames
      5.6
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Drew Barrymore and Matt Damon in Titan A.E. (2000)
      Titan A.E.
      6.6
      • screenplay
      • 2000
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacinda Barrett, Kristanna Loken, Gabriel Olds, and Daniel Sunjata in D.C. (2000)
      D.C.
      5.9
      TV Series
      • created by
      • writer
      • written by (creator) ...
      • 2000
    • Go: Deleted Scenes (1999)
      Go: Deleted Scenes
      Video
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Go (1999)
      Go
      7.2
      • written by
      • 1999
    • God
      6.7
      Short
      • written by
      • 1998

    Producer

    • Ben Kingsley, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Gemma Arterton in Prince of Persia: Les sables du temps (2010)
      Prince of Persia: Les sables du temps
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Alaska (2003)
      Alaska
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacinda Barrett, Kristanna Loken, Gabriel Olds, and Daniel Sunjata in D.C. (2000)
      D.C.
      5.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2000
    • Go (1999)
      Go
      7.2
      • co-producer
      • 1999

    Director

    • Ryan Reynolds in The Nines (2007)
      The Nines
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2007
    • God
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos5

    Tales From The Script
    Trailer 2:24
    Tales From The Script
    My Date with Drew
    Trailer 0:50
    My Date with Drew
    My Date with Drew
    Trailer 2:03
    My Date with Drew
    My Date with Drew
    Trailer 0:51
    My Date with Drew
    Tales from the Script
    Trailer 2:23
    Tales from the Script

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • John August's information on screenwriting.
      • MySpace
    • Born
      • August 4, 1970
      • Boulder, Colorado, USA
    • Spouse
      • Mike2008 - present
    • Other works
      (2014-2015 Season) Andrew Lippa and his musical, "Big Fish," was performed at the Theatre At the Center in Chicago, Illinois with Colette Todd in the cast.

    Did you know

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      Since 2011, has hosted, with good friend and fellow screenwriter Craig Mazin, 'Scriptnotes', a weekly podcast on the craft of screenwriting.
    • Quotes
      You tend to have a lot of ideas you would like to see made into movies, yet the reality is that most things that actually become movies aren't brand-new ideas. At this point in time, the movies that get made are based on some pre-existing piece of intellectual property.

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