Shay Hatten (born March 1993/1994) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his work on '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019), ''

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'' and ''

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'' (both 2021).

Early life

Hatten was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 2012 and

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's School of Film and Television in 2016.

Career

Hatten started his career by writing several films including '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019) and the 2021

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films ''

'' and its prequel ''

''. He is currently developing scripts for the upcoming action thriller ''

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'', '' John Wick: Chapter 4'', and '' John Wick: Chapter 5'', which are all part of the ''John Wick'' franchise. He will also write ''Maximum King!'', which focuses on Stephen King during production on his only directorial feature film, ''

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'', ''(Future) Cult Classic'', a satirical television series, and '' Rebel Moon'', an epic space opera film for

directed by

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Filmography

Film

* '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019) * ''

'' (2021) * ''

'' (2021) * '' Day Shift'' (2022) * '' John Wick: Chapter 4'' (2023) * '' John Wick: Chapter 5'' (TBA) * '' Rebel Moon'' (TBA) * ''

'' (TBA)

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatten, Shay 1993 births 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American comedy writers American male screenwriters American male television writers American television writers Living people Loyola Marymount University alumni Screenwriters from California Showrunners Writers from Oakland, California