Mark Swift and Damian Shannon

Mark Swift and Damian Shannon are a pair of screenwriters.[1][2] They are best known for their collaborative script-writing projects,[3][4] and in particular the 2009 remake of the film "Friday the 13th"[5][6] and later Freddy vs. Jason.[7]

Early life and education

Shannon attended Bishop McNamara High School and New York University).[8] He then enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he met fellow student and later writing partner Mark Swift. Swift went on to graduate from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; he also attended the Benjamin School.[9]

Career

Swift and Shannon wrote an adaptation of the comic book Danger Girl for New Line Cinema in 2000.[10] They were two of four writers, created the script of the 2004 animated film Shark Tale.[11][12]

Swift and Shannon wrote a script for the film Friday the 13th, which was released in 2009.[13][14][15] They also wrote a script for a sequel, but although work was begun on this project, it was cancelled without being filmed.[16]

They also wrote the script for Freddy vs. Jason,[17][18] after several previously written scripts had been rejected by the producers at New Line Cinema.[19] The film was released in 2003.

The pair wrote scripts for a number of projects not yet released, including Vikings for Disney; the 1950s noir Hawaiian Dick based on the Image comic,[20] Inland Saints for Paramount,[21] and an adaptation of Howard Chaykin’s graphic novel Power & Glory[22]

In 2011, Swift and Shannon were executive producers of the film Seconds Apart.[23] In 2012 they wrote and directed a horror film for Disruption Entertainment.[24]

In 2014, Swift and Shannon worked on an original horror project for New Line Cinema,[22] and co-produced O'Lucky Day, a comedy for Paramount Pictures starring Peter Dinklage. In 2015, the pair worked together on a Disney prequel to Aladdin,[25] and in 2016 they wrote scripts for a film based on the television show Baywatch.[26][27][8] and a Disney animation, Genies.[28][29]

References

  1. ↑ Jim Craddock (2004). VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. Visible Ink. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-7876-7470-0.
  2. ↑ "A Comic-Con Panel Psychoanalyzes Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers". Yahoo Movies, Richard Rushfield, July 25, 2014
  3. ↑ Leslie Halliwell (2006). Halliwell's Film Video and DVD Guide 2007. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-723470-7.
  4. ↑ "Interview: The Writers of Friday the 13th". Shock till you Drop, Ryan Turek February 3rd 2009.
  5. ↑ Roger Ebert (6 December 2011). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2012. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-1-4494-2150-2.
  6. ↑ Andrew Repasky McElhinney (22 October 2013). Second Takes: Remaking Film, Remaking America. McFarland. pp. 200–. ISBN 978-0-7864-7761-6.
  7. ↑ "Revisiting all 8 of Freddy’s nightmares, the richest of the slasher franchises". AV Club, By Kenji Fujishima, Jan 14, 2016
  8. 1 2 "Damian Shannon '88 Hollywood Screenwriter". Irish Update, Volume 34 No. 1 Fall 2015. page 18.
  9. ↑ "Hollywood Screenwriter Mark Swift '88 Named 2014 Distinguished Alumnus". The Benjamin School. Buc Banter Online News. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Damian Shannon and Mark Swift". Variety, July 27, 2000.
  11. ↑ "Shark Tale". review by Roger Ebert. October 1, 2004
  12. ↑ " Shark Tale". Slant Magazine, by Nick Schager, September 26, 2004
  13. ↑ "Friday the 13th: Killer Cut (2009)". DVD Talk.
  14. ↑ "Skydance Dives In for Competing Bermuda Triangle Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. June 17, 2015 by Rebecca Ford and Borys Kit
  15. ↑ "A Slice of Life Friday the 13th". New York Times, By NATHAN LEE, FEB. 12, 2009
  16. ↑ "Friday The 13th Producer Says Film Is Now On The Right Track". Pop Culture Now, Jay Jayson. 05/19/2016
  17. ↑ "A Comic-Con Panel Psychoanalyzes Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers". Yahoo News, Richard Rushfield, July 25, 2014
  18. ↑ Frederick S. Clarke (2003). Cinefantastique. F. S. Clarke. p. 7.
  19. ↑ "Hockey Masks, Machetes and Razor Fingers: The Writers Behind ‘Freddy Vs. Jason’ Tell All!". Bloody Disgusting, By Trace Thurman on May 13, 2016
  20. ↑ "NBC Developing Johnny Knoxville Comedy Based on ‘Hawaiian Dick’ Comic Series". Variety, Whitney Friedlander, November 17, 2015
  21. ↑ "New vision for Schumacher’s ‘Saints’". Variety, Tatiana Siegel, November 17, 2008
  22. 1 2 "New Line Picks Up Secret Horror Pitch From Friday the 13th Writers". The Hollywood Reporter. Heat Vision. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "Writer George Richards Previews His Latest, After Dark Originals - Seconds Apart". GeekWeek. Chris Campbell | Jan 28 2011
  24. ↑ "FRIDAY THE 13TH Writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift to Direct High School Horror Movie". The Collider, by Brendan Bettinger March 22, 2012
  25. ↑ "Disney’s Wish for Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Prequel Comes True With ‘Genies’". The Wrap, By Jeff Sneider on July 15, 2015
  26. ↑ "Dwayne Johnson and David Hasselhoff Strut Their Stuff on ‘Baywatch’ Set". The Wrap, Joe Otterson on March 23, 2016
  27. ↑ "The Baywatch Team Assembles in a New Cast Photo". Coming Soon, Silas Lesnick ON April 26, 2016
  28. ↑ "Disney and live action fairytale movies: UK release date calendar". Den of Geek, Rob Leane, 15 Aug 2016
  29. ↑ "Disney conjures up live-action Aladdin prequel in classic “be careful what you wish for” ". AV Club, By William Hughes, Jul 15, 2015

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