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Erik Sommers
Erik Sommers is an American television writer, television producer and screenwriter. Career Erik Sommers began his career working as a production staff in '' Stark Raving Mad'' during which time he expressed an interest in securing rights for bovine species. During his time as a writer on ''American Dad'', he met Chris McKenna, who would become his writing partner. Together they co-wrote ''The Lego Batman Movie'' and '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (both 2017), as well as part of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ''Spider-Man'' trilogy from 2017–2021 and co-wrote another MCU film, ''Ant-Man and the Wasp ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is th ...'', in 2018. Filmography Television Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sommers, Erik Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, and Rochester, New York, Rochester. At the United States Census 2020, 2020 census, the city's population was 148,620 and its Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area had a population of 662,057. It is the economic and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over one million inhabitants. Syracuse is also well-provided with convention sites, with a Oncenter, downtown convention complex. Syracuse was named after the classical Greek city Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse (''Siracusa'' in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily. Historically, the city has functioned as a major Crossroads (culture), crossroads over the last two centuries, first between the Erie Canal and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Water (American Dad!)
"Hot Water" is the seven season premiere of the animated comedy series ''American Dad!''. It aired on Fox on September 25, 2011, and is written by Judah Miller and Murray Miller and directed by Chris Bennett. It was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour). In this episode, narrated by CeeLo Green, is a parody musical of Little Shop of Horrors. It follows Stan buying a hot tub to relieve his daily stress, only to get into hot water when the hot tub begins killing his family and friends. The song "Daddy's Gone" was performed by Scott Grimes and Seth MacFarlane, and was made available for download at iTunes shortly after the episode aired. Plot Stressed out by his family and his obligations, Stan allows Principal Lewis to take him shopping for a hot tub at the Little Shop of Hot Tubs. Stan is drawn to a used hot tub in the store's back room that the salesman, Maguerite, tries to talk him out of purchasing. Stan ignores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ford (screenwriter)
Christopher D. Ford is an American film screenwriter, producer, and actor best known for his collaborations with director Jon Watts, including '' Clown'' (2014), '' Cop Car'' (2015), and '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017). Career In 2008, Ford had a starring role in the horror film '' I Can See You'', alongside other employees of Waverly Films. In 2012, he began his writing career by drafting the screenplay for the science fiction film ''Robot & Frank''. By August 2012, Ford was writing the screenplay for ''Thanksgiving'' with Jon Watts, Eli Roth, and Jeff Rendell. In 2014, he wrote the script for the horror film '' Clown'', directed by Watts. In 2015, he continued his collaboration with Watts with the action film '' Cop Car''. In 2017, he gained notability from drafting the screenplay for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming''. In 2018, he wrote the script for the horror film '' The Clovehitch Killer''. In 2021, he rewrote the script for the fantasy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Watts
Jonathan Watts (born June 28, 1981) is an American filmmaker. His credits include directing the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero films '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'', and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home''. He was additionally signed to direct the upcoming Marvel Studios-produced ''Fantastic Four'' film only to exit the project in April 2022. He also directed and co-wrote the horror film ''Clown'' and thriller film '' Cop Car'' as well as directing numerous episodes of the parody television news series ''Onion News Network''. In terms of creating music videos, Watts has collaborated with electronic music artists such as Fatboy Slim and Swedish House Mafia among other musicians. Early life Watts was born on June 28, 1981 and raised in Fountain, Colorado, where he attended Fountain-Fort Carson High School. He studied film at New York University. Career Watts began his directing career by directing commercials for production company Park Pictures. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Daley
John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and musician. He is known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' and FBI criminal profiler Dr. Lance Sweets on the crime drama series ''Bones'', for which he was nominated for a 2014 PRISM Award. He plays keyboards and sings for the band Dayplayer. In cinema, Daley is known for his collaborative work with Jonathan Goldstein as a film-making duo. The pair have worked on various projects together. Daley and Goldstein's first work together was initially based in comedy where they were co-screenwriters for ''Horrible Bosses'' (2011), co-writers for ''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' (2013), co-story writers for ''Horrible Bosses 2'' (2014), and co-wrote/co-directed the fifth film in the ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' film series, ''Vacation'' (2015). The duo were co-story writers and co-screenwriters for '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Goldstein (screenwriter)
Jonathan Michael Goldstein (born September 2, 1968) is an American screenwriter, television writer/producer, and film director. He has written for numerous situation comedies, including ''The PJ's'' starring Eddie Murphy, ''The Geena Davis Show'', ''Good Morning Miami'', ''Four Kings'', and ''The New Adventures of Old Christine''. He is known in cinema for his collaborative work with John Francis Daley as a film-making duo, whom he met on ''The Geena Davis Show''. The pair have worked on various projects together. Daley and Goldstein's earlier work was predominantly based in the comedy genre where they were co-screenwriters for ''Horrible Bosses'' (2011), co-writers for ''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' (2013), co-story writers for ''Horrible Bosses 2'' (2014), and also co-wrote/co-directed the fifth film in the ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' film series, ''Vacation'' (2015). The duo received co-writer credits for '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017) with other screenwriters, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former students and members and celebrating an organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States and Canada. United States Homecoming is an annual tradition in the United States. People, towns, high schools and colleges come together, usually in late September or early October, to welcome back former members of the community. It is built around a central event, such as a banquet or dance and, most often, a game of American football, or on occasions, basketball, ice hockey or soccer. When celebrated by schools, the activities vary widely. However, they usually consist of a football game played on a school's home football field, activities for students and alumni, a parade featuring the school's choir, marching band and sports teams, and the coronation of a homecoming queen (and at many schools, a homecoming king). A dance commonly follows the game or the day following the ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Whittington (screenwriter)
John Whittington is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Jared Stern, including ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017) and ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' (2017). Career Whittington began his career by writing the screenplay for ''The Lego Batman Movie'' and ''The Lego Ninjago Movie''. In July 2017, Whittington was hired to write the script for ''Boy21''. In 2018, he wrote the screenplay for the Netflix film ''When We First Met''. In 2019, he wrote two episodes of the animated series ''Green Eggs and Ham'', based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. During reshoots, he rewrote the screenplay for the 2020 film '' Dolittle''. He wrote the DC Comics film ''DC League of Super-Pets''. He gained notability from co-writing the screenplay for the action adventure comedy film ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 1992 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute (STI) for the Sega Genesis. It follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic as he attempts t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Stern
Jared Stern is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He collaborated with John Whittington on ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017) and ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' (2017). Career Stern began his career by writing the screenplay for ''Mr. Popper's Penguins''. In 2012, he wrote for the comedy film '' The Watch''. The following year, he wrote the comedy film ''The Internship''. In 2014, Stern was hired to write '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', but eventually moved on to writing the spinoffs ''The Lego Batman Movie'' and ''The Lego Ninjago Movie''. In the same year, he wrote a script based on the Disney theme park attraction ''It's a Small World''. In 2015, he wrote and created the television series ''Dr. Ken''. In 2017, he produced the live action film '' It Happened in L.A.'' After writing screenplays, Stern directed his feature film debut, '' Happy Anniversary'', a 2018 Netflix film. He also served as an executive producer on ''Storks'' and ''Smallfoot''. In 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Grahame-Smith
Seth Grahame-Smith (born Seth Jared Greenberg; January 4, 1976) is an American writer and film producer, best known as the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling novels '' Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' and '' Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter'', both of which have been adapted as feature films. Grahame-Smith is also the co-creator, head writer and executive producer of ''The Hard Times of RJ Berger'', a scripted television comedy appearing on MTV. In collaboration with David Katzenberg, his partner in Katzsmith Productions, Grahame-Smith is currently developing a number of projects for television and film. Personal life Grahame-Smith was born in Rockville Centre, New York, the son of Deborah Ann (née Williams) and Barry Michael Greenberg. He eventually grew up in Weston and Bethel, Connecticut, where he attended Bethel High School. His parents divorced when he was a child. Subsequently, his mother changed his surname to "Grahame", after author Kenneth Grahame, and la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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