Mark Swift and Damian Shannon
Mark Swift | |
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Born | United States |
Occupation | Screenwriter, film producer |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Genres | Screenwriting, film |
Damian Shannon | |
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Born | United States |
Occupation | Screenwriter, film producer |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Genres | Screenwriting, film |
Mark Swift and Damian Shannon are American screenwriters and film producers.[1][2] They are known for their collaborative script-writing projects,[3][4] in particular Freddy vs. Jason[5] and later the 2009 reboot Friday the 13th.[6][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 on 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 before that project was canceled.[16] They had previously written the script for the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason,[17][18] after several previously written scripts had been rejected by the producers at New Line Cinema.[19]
In 2011, Swift and Shannon were executive producers of the film Seconds Apart.[20] In 2012 they wrote and directed a horror film for Disruption Entertainment.[21]
They wrote the script for Baywatch (2017), an adaptation of the TV series.[22][23][8]
In 2014, Swift and Shannon worked on an original horror project for New Line Cinema,[24] and co-produced O'Lucky Day, a comedy for Paramount Pictures starring Peter Dinklage. In 2015, the pair worked together on a script for a live-action Aladdin prequel titled Genies.[25][26][27]
Some of their unreleased projects include Vikings for Disney, an adaptation of the Image comic Hawaiian Dick,[28] Inland Saints for Paramount,[29] and an adaptation of Howard Chaykin’s graphic novel Power & Glory.[24]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | Screenwriters | |
2009 | Friday the 13th | From a story by Swift, Shannon, and Mark Wheaton | |
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Themselves | Documentary film | |
2011 | Seconds Apart | Executive Producers | |
2012 | I Heart Shakey | ||
2013 | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Themselves | Documentary film |
2017 | Baywatch | Screenwriters | From a story by Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Thomas Lennon, and Robert Ben Garant Nominated- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay |
References
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- ↑ "A Comic-Con Panel Psychoanalyzes Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers". Yahoo Movies, Richard Rushfield, July 25, 2014
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- ↑ "Interview: The Writers of Friday the 13th". Shock till you Drop, Ryan Turek February 3rd 2009.
- ↑ "Revisiting all 8 of Freddy’s nightmares, the richest of the slasher franchises". AV Club, By Kenji Fujishima, Jan 14, 2016
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Damian Shannon '88 Hollywood Screenwriter". Irish Update, Volume 34 No. 1 Fall 2015. page 18.
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- ↑ "Damian Shannon and Mark Swift". Variety, July 27, 2000.
- ↑ "Shark Tale". review by Roger Ebert. October 1, 2004
- ↑ " Shark Tale". Slant Magazine, by Nick Schager, September 26, 2004
- ↑ "Friday the 13th: Killer Cut (2009)". DVD Talk.
- ↑ "Skydance Dives In for Competing Bermuda Triangle Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. June 17, 2015 by Rebecca Ford and Borys Kit
- ↑ "A Slice of Life Friday the 13th". New York Times, By NATHAN LEE, FEB. 12, 2009
- ↑ "Friday The 13th Producer Says Film Is Now On The Right Track". Pop Culture Now, Jay Jayson. 05/19/2016
- ↑ "A Comic-Con Panel Psychoanalyzes Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers". Yahoo News, Richard Rushfield, July 25, 2014
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- ↑ "Hockey Masks, Machetes and Razor Fingers: The Writers Behind ‘Freddy Vs. Jason’ Tell All!". Bloody Disgusting, By Trace Thurman on May 13, 2016
- ↑ "Writer George Richards Previews His Latest, After Dark Originals - Seconds Apart". GeekWeek. Chris Campbell | Jan 28 2011
- ↑ "FRIDAY THE 13TH Writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift to Direct High School Horror Movie". The Collider, by Brendan Bettinger March 22, 2012
- ↑ "Dwayne Johnson and David Hasselhoff Strut Their Stuff on ‘Baywatch’ Set". The Wrap, Joe Otterson on March 23, 2016
- ↑ "The Baywatch Team Assembles in a New Cast Photo". Coming Soon, Silas Lesnick ON April 26, 2016
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Disney’s Wish for Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Prequel Comes True With ‘Genies’". The Wrap, By Jeff Sneider on July 15, 2015
- ↑ "Disney and live action fairytale movies: UK release date calendar". Den of Geek, Rob Leane, 15 Aug 2016
- ↑ "Disney conjures up live-action Aladdin prequel in classic “be careful what you wish for” ". AV Club, By William Hughes, Jul 15, 2015
- ↑ "NBC Developing Johnny Knoxville Comedy Based on ‘Hawaiian Dick’ Comic Series". Variety, Whitney Friedlander, November 17, 2015
- ↑ "New vision for Schumacher’s ‘Saints’". Variety, Tatiana Siegel, November 17, 2008