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Michael Arndt(II)

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Michael Arndt at an event for Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Michael Arndt was born on 11 November 1965 in Harris County, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
BornNovember 11, 1965
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BornNovember 11, 1965
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 17 wins & 38 nominations total

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Michael Arndt

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Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
7.8
  • Writer
  • 2015
Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine
7.8
  • Writer
  • 2006
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7.5
  • Writer(as Michael deBruyn)
  • 2013
Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, and Don Rickles in Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 3
8.3
  • Writer
  • 2010

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Writer

  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
    • screenplay by
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)
    Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
    • original film screenplay by
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016)
    Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
    • original film screenplay by (uncredited)
    • Video Game
    • 2016
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
    • written by
    • 2015
  • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
    Inside Out
    • additional story material by
    • 2015
  • Nick Nolte and Robert Redford in A Walk in the Woods (2015)
    A Walk in the Woods
    • screenplay (as Rick Kerb)
    • 2015
  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    • screenplay (as Michael deBruyn)
    • 2013
  • Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
    Oblivion
    • screenplay (as Michael deBruyn)
    • 2013
  • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, and Don Rickles in Toy Story 3 (2010)
    Toy Story 3
    • screenplay by
    • 2010
  • Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
    Little Miss Sunshine
    • written by
    • 2006

Additional Crew

  • Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
    Jurassic World: Dominion
    • special consultant
    • 2022
  • La Noria (2018)
    La Noria
    • consultant (as Michael Ardnt)
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
    Incredibles 2
    • story consultant
    • 2018
  • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
    Inside Out
    • additional story material
    • 2015
  • Kathy Najimy, John Ratzenberger, Andrew Stanton, Lori Alan, Bob Bergen, Ben Burtt, John Cygan, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Jeff Garlin, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Kim Kopf, Sherry Lynn, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Jeff Pidgeon, Jim Ward, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, and Niki McElroy in WALL·E (2008)
    WALL·E
    • senior creative team: Pixar
    • 2008
  • Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget (1999)
    Inspector Gadget
    • assistant: Mr. Broderick
    • 1999
  • Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan, Kelly Preston, and Tchéky Karyo in Addicted to Love (1997)
    Addicted to Love
    • assistant: Mr. Broderick
    • 1997

Producer

  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
    • associate producer
    • 2015
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  • Alternative names
    • Michael Ardnt
  • Born
    • November 11, 1965
    • Harris County, Texas, USA
  • Relatives
    • David Arndt(Sibling)

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    Had to quit his job as assistant to Matthew Broderick in order to write his Oscar-winning screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
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    My thing is that most scripts aren't bad scripts, they're just not finished yet.

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