Eric Bress is an American
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
,
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
producer, probably best known for his work on the
''Final Destination'' series and ''
The Butterfly Effect
''The Butterfly Effect'' is a 2004 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. It stars Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott, Elden Henson, Logan Lerman, Ethan Suplee, and ...
''. He frequently collaborates with
J. Mackye Gruber Jonathan Gruber, more commonly known as J. Mackye Gruber, is an American screenwriter and film director, probably best known for co-writing '' Final Destination 2'' and co-writing and co-directing '' The Butterfly Effect''.
Gruber always writes wit ...
.
His most recent project, ''
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'', is in development.
Since 2012 when the rights were optioned by AMPCO Films, he is no longer the screenwriter.
Bress received a secondary education from
Hackley School
Hackley School is a private college preparatory school located in Tarrytown, New York, and is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. Founded in 1899 by a wealthy philanthropist, Frances Hackley, Hackley was intended to be a Unitarian a ...
in
Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, approximately north of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North ...
, and is a graduate of
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
, where he studied film. He is originally from New York.
He worked as a sound engineer before becoming a screenwriter.
Filmography
Film
Television
The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
References
External links
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Interview with Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
American male screenwriters
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts alumni
Hackley School alumni
Screenwriters from New York (state)
American directors