Seth Lochhead is a Canadian screenwriter. He is best known for writing the 2011 film ''

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'' with David Farr.

Career

Lochhead attended

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's Writing for Film & Television program, where he wrote his first screenplay, ''

'', while he was in his early 20s. He completed the script after leaving film school and in 2006 it was listed on the Hollywood Black List of the best unproduced scripts in

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. Lochhead sold the screenplay to

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in March 2007, although he received a much higher bid from another American production company. ''Hanna'' was directed by

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and released in 2011 after being in development for a total of six years. Lochhead shared the writing credit with David Farr, a British writer and theatre director, who wrote another draft of the film during its development but whom Lochhead does not personally know. He has been chosen to write for the upcoming ''

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'' movie. Before ''Hanna'' had been produced, Lochhead was approached to pitch himself as a writer for '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' and a film adaptation of the ''

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'' series featuring

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. He has written several screenplays since ''Hanna'', including ''Cadar'', which was sold to

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, and ''Governess'', which was picked up by

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with

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as a producer. He has considered becoming a

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in addition to screenwriting, as well as relocating to

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Personal life

Lochhead currently lives in

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with his girlfriend. His mother is a feminist and his father is a skilled fisherman and carpenter; Lochhead has said they both influenced his self-sufficiency.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lochhead, Seth 1981 births Canadian screenwriters Living people People from Nanaimo Vancouver Film School alumni Writers from Vancouver