| John Logan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1961 San Diego, California |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Producer |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
John David Logan (born 24 September 1961) is an American screenwriter and film producer.
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Personal life
Logan was born in San Diego, growing up in California and New Jersey before moving to Chicago to attend Northwestern University, where he graduated in 1983. His parents immigrated to the US from Northern Ireland and his father served in the U.S. navy.[1] The youngest of three children, he has an older brother and sister. He 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.
Logan lives in Malibu, California.
Career
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 Tim Burton-helmed musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He also wrote a script for I Am Legend, which was to be directed by Ridley Scott, but that project collapsed and was never produced.
Logan's future projects include Rango, an animated feature about a lizard, and Bioshock, based on the popular video game for Universal Pictures. He also wrote the upcoming film Empire which will be directed by Michael Mann and will star Will Smith.[2]
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 | |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Written by | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Screenplay | also Producer |
| 2010 | BioShock | Written by |
Awards & nominations
- 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
External links
- John Logan (writer) at the Internet Movie Database
- I Am Legend unused script by John Logan
- 2008 Interview with John Logan
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