Allan Heinberg

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Allan Heinberg
Allan Heinberg at Belmont University in 2017
Born (1967-06-29) June 29, 1967 (age 56)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer

Allan Heinberg (born June 29, 1967) is an American film screenwriter, television writer and producer and comic book writer.

Heinberg is the screenwriter of the 2017 film

The Catch, starring Mireille Enos and Peter Krause and also developed the 2022 Netflix series on The Sandman
.

For

Patriot (Eli Bradley), Speed, and Wiccan. For DC Comics, Heinberg co-wrote JLA: Crisis of Conscience with Geoff Johns (art by Chris Batista
), and re-launched Wonder Woman with artists Terry and Rachel Dodson.

Early life

Heinberg was born to a

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh and the Vineyard Theatre's production of Bob Merrill's Hannah...1939 starring Julie Wilson.[2]

Career

Theatre

A stageplay called The Amazon's Voice helped launch Heinberg's screenwriting career in 1994.[3] The play was produced off-Broadway by the Manhattan Class Company and featured Tim Blake Nelson and Ellen Parker in lead roles.[4][5]

Comics

Heinberg's

Children's Crusade
storyline.

After co-writing a 5-issue arc of DC Comics's JLA with Geoff Johns, Heinberg and artist Terry Dodson relaunched Wonder Woman following the "Infinite Crisis" mini-series.

TV

On television, Heinberg worked on

The CW's pilot for their Wonder Woman origin series Amazon in 2012, but the pilot was not picked up to series.[7] In 2019, it was announced that Heinberg would develop a television adaptation of The Sandman for Netflix. He also executive produces the show with Neil Gaiman and David S. Goyer.[8]

Movies

Heinberg wrote the screenplay for the 2017 superhero film Wonder Woman, as well as co-wrote the story with Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs.[9]

Personal life

Heinberg is openly gay.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Credit Notes
2012 Blue Like Jazz Special thanks
2017 Playing It Straight Very special thanks Short film
Thirst Special thanks
Wonder Woman Screenplay by
Story by 		Co-wrote story with Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs

Television

Year Film Credit
1997–1998 The Naked Truth Written by
1998–2000 Party of Five Story editor, written by, story by, co-producer, producer
2000–2002 Sex and the City Creative consultant, written by, supervising producer
2000 Grosse Pointe Creative consultant
2002 Gilmore Girls Written by
2006 Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart Consulting producer TV movie
Grey's Anatomy: Under Pressure
Grey's Anatomy: Complications of the Heart
2007 Grey's Anatomy: Every Moment Counts Co-executive producer
Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine
2016–2017
The Catch
 		Developed by, executive producer, written by
2021 Hawkeye Created Kate Bishop (uncredited)
2022 The Sandman Developed by, executive producer, written by

Video games

Year Film Credit Notes
2013 Marvel Heroes Characters created by, uncredited Characters:
William "Billy" Kaplan/Wiccan
2016 Lego Marvel's Avengers Characters:
Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd/Speed
2016 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Characters:
William "Billy" Kaplan/Wiccan and Dorrek VIII/Theodore "Teddy" Altman/Hulkling

References

  1. American Israelite
    .
  2. ^ "'Sex and the City' writer to be guest at master's tea". Yale Bulletin and Calendar. November 5, 2004. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  3. ^ New York Film Academy Guest Speaker Series video at 2:26 Oct 10, 2018
  4. ^ newspapers.com February 25, 1994
  5. ^ nytimes.com February 23, 1994
  6. ^ "Young love?". The Advocate. May 24, 2005. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  7. ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (November 29, 2012). "The CW's 'Wonder Woman' pilot gets a twist: No more Diana Prince?". Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  8. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 1, 2019). "Netflix Orders 'The Sandman' Series Based On Neil Gaiman's DC Comic – Update". Deadline. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Warner Bros. Pictures brings Hero's and Magic" (Press release). July 11, 2016.
  10. ^ Figuracion, Neil (November 4, 2005). "Who The #*&% Is Allan Heinberg? - Part 3". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.

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