Mattson Tomlin (born July 16, 1990) is a filmmaker and writer.

Career

In 2018, Tomlin wrote the script for the '' Project Power'' (2020) for

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, starring

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, and Dominique Fishback. He scripted and produced the film '' Little Fish'' (2021), based on a short story by Aja Gabel. He gained attention in 2019 when he was brought onboard to assist with ''

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'' (2022). The film would serve as a

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of the ''Batman'' film franchise and star Robert Pattinson. The script which was completed in 2019 was submitted to Warner Bros by Matt Reeves written by Reeves, Tomlin and Peter Craig although only Reeves and Craig received credit. By January 2020, Tomlin was writing the

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for an adaption of the comic book series ''

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'', and a film adaption of the comic book series ''

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'' for

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. Both projects would be produced by

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. He was also writing a film adaptation of the video game character Mega Man for Netflix. In May 2020, Tomlin sold a spec script, titled ''2084'', to Paramount Pictures. By September 2020, Tomlin wrote the script for '' Mother/Android'', with the intention to direct. In February 2021, Tomlin was hired to write the screenplay for an anime series based on the ''

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'' franchise, to be produced by Netflix,

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, and

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. In October 2021, Tomlin was writing the live-action film adaptation of '' BRZRKR''. In 2021, Tomlin wrote the comic book series '' Batman: The Imposter'' for

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, alongside artist Andrea Sorrentino and with variant covers by artist

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. In August 2022, it was announced Tomlin would co-write the sequel to ''The Batman'' with Matt Reeves. In September 2022, it was announced that Tomlin would write a three-issue maxiseries for

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entitled ''A Vicious Circle'', with

serving as artist, and publication beginning in December 2022.

Bibliography

* '' Batman: The Imposter'' (2021) * ''A Vicious Circle'' (2022–23)

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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