Joby Harold is an English

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. ...

, producer and director who runs Safehouse Pictures with his producing partner,

Tory Tunnell Tory Tunnell is an American producer who runs Safehouse Pictures with her producing partner, Joby Harold. The company was co-founded in 2005. The duo currently have an overhead tv deal with Legendary TV and Amazon Prime for features. Career ...

. The company was co-founded in 2005.

Career

Harold's latest projects are the upcoming films ''Space Mountain'' and ''Atlas'' starring Jennifer Lopez,

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, and

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both of which he will be producing alongside Tunnell. He is also working on the new ''Untitled Godzilla Projec''t with Legendary starring

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, Wyatt Russell, Ren Watabe, Anna Sawai, and Kiersey Clemons. Harold is developing the movie ''I.F.'' with Mike Mitchell attached to direct and Tiffany Haddish set to star. Recently, he wrote and Executive Produced the series ''

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'' for

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and also worked on '' Transformers: Rise of the Beasts'', the last in the live action ''Transformers'' film series, for

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as a sequel to ''Bumblebee'', along with a sci-fi thriller ''Cloaker'' for

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., which Safehouse Pictures is producing. Previously, he executive produced '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'', after writing on '' John Wick: Chapter 2''. He also executive produced '' Edge of Tomorrow'' for

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, starring

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and Emily Blunt as well as co-writing '' King Arthur: Legend of the Sword'' starring Charlie Hunnam and

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, which he and

produced under their Safehouse banner. He also wrote a draft for the upcoming superhero movie ''The Flash'', as part of the

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which Matthew Vaughn and Robert Zemeckis were formally circling to direct, followed by

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, and Phil Lord and Chris Miller. He recently co-wrote the zombie movie '' Army of the Dead,'' alongside director Zack Snyder and Shay Hatten, which was released on Netflix in May 2021. His company Safehouse Pictures is producing several projects including the ''Battle of Britain'' for director

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, ''Liberators'' with Michael B. Jordan attached to star,

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’s directorial debut ''Love Canal'', and the feature adaptation of '' Space Invaders''. In television, Harold produced the female drama '' Spinning Out'' at Netflix, starring January Jones and

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. She previously was a partner with Weed Road Pictures, until they struck a deal with Sony in 2015. He previously executive produced the WGN series '' Underground''. Harold broke into a business in 2005, writing and directing the film '' Awake'' for

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, starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba,

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and

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, which Tunnell also produced.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

* https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harold, Joby Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Writers from London English screenwriters English male screenwriters English film producers English film directors