Brian Tucker is an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on ''

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'' and ''

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Career

Tucker gained notability from writing an unsolicited screenplay for ''

'' (2013), which was bought by

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. The script became part of the film industry's 2008

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of "best, albeit unproduced, screenplays." Speaking about the finished film, Emily Helwig of ''

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'' said "Tucker's screenplay might have been the problem and that it may have been a better story told as a period piece." Michael Phillips of the ''

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'' had issues with the "coincidence and improbability" of Tucker's script. In November 2019, it was announced that Tucker would serve as a screenwriter on a remake of '' The Fugitive''. In August 2021, it was revealed that Tucker had been hired to rewrite

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's screenplay for the upcoming ''

'' reboot. Tucker was also attached to write the screenplay for a ''

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'' remake and an original film titled ''Expiration''.Adrien Brody set to play a poisoned CIA agent in action thriller Expiration
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Filmography

References

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