Sean Hood (born August 13, 1966) is an American screenwriter and film director.

Early life

Hood graduated from

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, with a double major in pure mathematics and

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, and then spent several years working in Hollywood as a

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, prop assistant and art director working with filmmakers as diverse as

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and

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. He continued his studies at the

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, graduating in 1997 with an MFA in production. His student short film, "The Shy and the Naked" won a grant from the Sloan Foundation for the positive portrayal of science.

Career

Screenwriting

Hood sold his first spec screenplay to

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in 2000, and went on to sign a deal with

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, which included rewrites on '' Halloween: Resurrection'' and '' Cursed''. He went on to work on ''

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'' for producer

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, and '' Hercules: The Legend Begins''. Most recently, he penned an screenplay adaptation of the novel Rolling in The Deep, which will be produced by

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and directed by

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. In 2011, Hood was hired to write the script for the fifth ''Rambo'' film, titled ''Rambo: Last Stand'', however, Hood's script was put on hold in early 2012. In 2014, Hood's ''Rambo: Last Stand'' script was abandoned in favor of a new script by

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Television

He wrote the episode '' Echoes'' for the

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horror anthology series Fear Itself. Similarly, he contributed to the

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horror anthology series

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by penning the episode '' Sick Girl''. Hood also worked on ''Sick'' for

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. In 2022, he adapted

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' comic ''FreakAngels'' into an animated series for Crunchyroll.

Directing

He was one of the founding members of

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and often collaborates creatively with FA's president,

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. His most recent short film is Melancholy Baby.

Blogging

Hood wrote the screenwriting blog Genre Hacks from 2008 until 2017.

Teaching at USC

He is currently an adjunct professor at the

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Credits

Film

Television

References

External links

*
Genre Hacks
*Scripts & Scribes Intervie
with Sean Hood
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