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John August(I)

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  • Script and Continuity Department
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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's Angels (2000), and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (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
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BornAugust 4, 1970
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    Big Fish (2003)
    Big Fish
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, and Philip Wiegratz in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2005
    Frankenweenie (2012)
    Frankenweenie
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Go (1999)
    Go
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Toto
      • screenplay
      • Pre-production
    • Summer Lovin'
      • Writer
      • In Development



    • Will Smith, Alan Tudyk, Navid Negahban, Numan Acar, Marwan Kenzari, Naomi Scott, Mena Massoud, Adam Alzoubi, and Nathaniel Ellul in Aladdin (2019)
      Aladdin
      6.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2019
    • Frankenweenie (2012)
      Frankenweenie
      6.9
      • screenplay by
      • 2012
    • Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonny Lee Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green, Chloë Grace Moretz, Bella Heathcote, and Gulliver McGrath in 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 Corpse Bride (2005)
      Corpse Bride
      7.4
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, and Philip Wiegratz in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • Alaska (2003)
      Alaska
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2003
    • Big Fish (2003)
      Big Fish
      8.0
      • screenplay
      • 2003
    • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
      Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
      4.9
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2003
    • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)
      Charlie's Angels
      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.
      6.1
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2000
    • Go (1999)
      Go
      7.2
      • written by
      • 1999
    • God (1998)
      God
      6.7
      Short
      • written by
      • 1998

    Producer



    • Ben Kingsley, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Gemma Arterton in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
      Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Alaska (2003)
      Alaska
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacinda Barrett, Kristanna Loken, Gabriel Olds, and Daniel Sunjata in D.C. (2000)
      D.C.
      6.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2000
    • Go (1999)
      Go
      7.2
      • co-producer
      • 1999

    Script and Continuity Department



    • Will Smith in Hancock (2008)
      Hancock
      6.4
      • script revisions
      • 2008
    • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
      Iron Man
      7.9
      • script revision (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Jessica Alba in The Eye (2008)
      The Eye
      5.4
      • script revisions (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Hallie Eisenberg, Philip Bolden, Adam Hicks, Luke Benward, Alexander Gould, Ryan Malgarini, Alexander Agate, Austin Rogers, Blake Garrett, and Andrew Gillingham in How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
      How to Eat Fried Worms
      5.3
      • script revisions (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
      The Rundown
      6.7
      • script revisions (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Jurassic Park III (2001)
      Jurassic Park III
      5.9
      • script revision (uncredited)
      • 2001

    • 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 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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    • 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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