Adam Cozad is an American screenwriter best known for writing the scripts for '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'', '' The Legend of Tarzan'', and '' Underwater''.

Life and career

Cozad was born and grew up in Chico,

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, where he attended Notre Dame School until his tenth grade. He later moved to

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and went to Trinity University, where he got his major degree in history. In 2014, Cozad wrote his first screenplay for the action film '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'', based on the

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, with rewrites by

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'' fame. ''Shadow Recruit'' stars

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(who also directed). His second screenplay was for the action adventure film '' The Legend of Tarzan'', which he wrote along with

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, and

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. Cozad had been hired to write the screenplay for the

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'' film. He was replaced with James Gunn. He also performed a revision of '' Underwater's'' script from Brian Duffield.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cozad, Adam Living people American male screenwriters Trinity University (Texas) alumni People from Chico, California Year of birth missing (living people) Screenwriters from California 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers