David Koepp
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WGA East's Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement |
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Some of the best-known films he has written include the sci-fi adventure films Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008); the crime film Carlito's Way (1993); the action spy films Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014); the superhero film Spider-Man (2002); the sci-fi disaster film War of the Worlds (2005) and the mystery thriller Angels & Demons (2009). Koepp has directed seven feature films over the course of his career: The Trigger Effect (1996), Stir of Echoes (1999), Secret Window (2004), Ghost Town (2008), Premium Rush (2012), Mortdecai (2015), and You Should Have Left (2020).
Early life and education
Koepp was born in
Career
As a writer, Koepp worked on blockbuster
Koepp was reportedly paid $4,000,000 for his
Koepp's work as a director has not had quite the same box office success. His films include Secret Window, Stir of Echoes, and The Trigger Effect.
Koepp has also worked in television, creating the 2002 series
In 2012, Koepp directed Premium Rush, which he co-wrote with John Kamps.[11] In an August 2011 lawsuit, Joe Quirk, the author of the 1998 novel The Ultimate Rush, accused Koepp and the makers of Premium Rush of copyright infringement.[12] On April 2, 2013, U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg dismissed this case, finding that the two works were not substantially similar.[13]
On February 17, 2013, Koepp received the WGA East's Ian McClellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement.[14]
On July 10, 2013, Lionsgate was reported to have acquired the comedic crime novel The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery, written by Kyril Bonfiglioli.[15] Koepp directed the film, titled Mortdecai, from a script by Eric Aronson;[16] Johnny Depp played the lead role of Charlie Mortdecai,[17] and the film also featured Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, and Paul Bettany.[18] Koepp adapted the Marcus Sakey novel Brilliance, which will star Will Smith and Noomi Rapace.[19]
On March 15, 2016, The Walt Disney Company announced a fifth installment of the Indiana Jones saga, with Koepp as its screenwriter and Spielberg directing again.[20][21] By June 2018, Koepp ultimately backed out of the project due to his commitment to You Should Have Left, a horror drama film Koepp wrote and directed.[22] Based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Kehlmann, You Should Have Left was released in 2020, and stars Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried.[23][24] The film was eventually released on June 30, 2023 but directed by James Mangold and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth.
On September 3, 2019, Koepp made his novel debut with the publication of Cold Storage, a science-fiction thriller.
On December 10, 2020, Amasia Entertainment and Universal Pictures announced Koepp had been tapped to write the script for a reboot of the Green Hornet franchise titled The Green Hornet and Kato.[28]
Koepp's second novel Aurora was published on June 7, 2022 and a film adaptation of the book is in development for Netflix, with Koepp writing the script and Kathryn Bigelow directing.[29]
On January 22, 2024, it was announced that Koepp would return to the Jurassic Park franchise by writing a new Jurassic World film, with Gareth Edwards directing and Spielberg producing.[30] On April 17, 2024, it was confirmed that Koepp and Spielberg would work again on in an original film about UFOs.[31]
Personal life
Koepp is married to Melissa Thomas, a writer, with whom he has two children.[32][33] He was previously married to artist Rosario Varela, with whom he has two children.[4][34]
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1988 | Apartment Zero | No | Yes | Yes | co-wrote with Martin Donovan |
1990 | Bad Influence | No | Yes | No | |
Why Me? | No | Yes | No |
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I Come in Peace | No | Yes | No |
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1991 | Toy Soldiers | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Daniel Petrie Jr. |
1992 | Death Becomes Her | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Martin Donovan |
1993 | Jurassic Park | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Michael Crichton |
Carlito's Way | No | Yes | No | ||
1994 | The Paper | No | Yes | Co-producer | co-wrote with Stephen Koepp |
The Shadow | No | Yes | No | ||
Suspicious | Yes | Yes | No | Short film | |
1996 | Mission: Impossible | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Robert Towne and Steven Zaillian |
The Trigger Effect | Yes | Yes | No | ||
1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | No | Yes | No | Also second unit director and cameo |
1998 | Snake Eyes | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Brian De Palma |
1999 | Stir of Echoes | Yes | Yes | No | |
2002 | Panic Room | No | Yes | Yes | |
Spider-Man | No | Yes | No | ||
2004 | Secret Window | Yes | Yes | No | |
2005 | War of the Worlds | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Josh Friedman |
Zathura: A Space Adventure | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with John Kamps | |
2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson |
Ghost Town | Yes | Yes | No | co-wrote with John Kamps | |
2009 | Angels & Demons | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Akiva Goldsman |
2011 | The Little Engine That Could | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with John Kamps, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser |
2012 | Premium Rush | Yes | Yes | No | co-wrote with John Kamps |
2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Adam Cozad |
2015 | Mortdecai | Yes | No | No | |
2016 | Inferno | No | Yes | No | |
2017 | The Mummy | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman |
2020 | You Should Have Left | Yes | Yes | No | |
2022 | Kimi | No | Yes | Yes | |
2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | No | Yes | No | co-wrote with Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and James Mangold[35] |
2024 | Presence | No | Yes | No | |
2025 | Untitled Jurassic World film | No | Yes | No | |
TBA | Cold Storage | No | Yes | Yes | based on his novel[36] |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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2002 | Hack | No | Yes | Creator |
2003 | Suspense | Yes | No | TV movie |
Unproduced scripts
Year | Title | Notes |
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1987 | FatCity Upside Down | |
1990 | Here and There | |
1997 | Blackwater | co-wrote with Brian De Palma |
1998 | Mr. Hughes | |
1999 | The Sea-Wolf | |
2000 | The Superconducting Supercollider of Sparkle Creek, Wisconsin | co-wrote with John Kamps |
2001 | A Trip Uptown | |
2002 | Amazing Spider-Man |
Bibliography
- — (2019). Cold Storage: A Novel. New York: OCLC 1078435646.
- — (2022). Aurora: A Novel. New York: ISBN 978-0-06-291647-1.
References
- ^ "122. David Koepp Interview, Part 2 (Screenwriter of 'Mission: Impossible')". Light the Fuse Podcast (Podcast). October 16, 2020. Event occurs at 34:45. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Box Office Mojo – People Index". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
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- ^ a b c Dutka, Elaine (March 29, 1994). "After navigating his way around scripts and moguls, David Koepp is on the A-list with Paper, Carlito's and Jurassic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ISBN 9780520945470. Retrieved May 13, 2023. p. 74:
[Koepp:] "I spent my first year of college at the University of Minnesota. [...] I transferred to Madison, still wanting to become an actor. I spent two years in Madison [...]."
- ^ Owen, David (March 21, 1994). "David Koepp Is a Very Nice Screenwriter, Really". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
Koepp said, "[...] I wanted to be an actor, and I went to college in Madison for a couple of years, to do acting, [...] then I decided I wanted to write movies, so I transferred to the film school at U.C.L.A.."
- ^ Hueso, Noela (February 3, 2022). "Alumnus David Koepp writes big stories for the big (and small) screen". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jurassic Park 3 Director Talks Script Problems of the Upcoming Sequel". Screenwritersutopia.com. July 11, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
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- ^ Douglas, Edward (August 22, 2012). "Exclusive: David Koepp on Jack Ryan, Snow White & Jurassic Park". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
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- ^ Stevens, Elizabeth Lesly, "A Big Hollywood Movie Is Coming, and a Novelist Cries Foul", The New York Times, August 20, 2011
- ^ Gardner, Eriq, "Sony Pictures Wins 'Premium Rush' Theft Lawsuit", "The Hollywood Reporter", April 3, 2013
- ^ McNary, Dave, "WGA East Honors Koepp", "Variety", January 29, 2013
- ^ "Johnny Depp to Star in 'Mortdecai' for Lionsgate, Director David Koepp". thewrap.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "David Koepp is set to direct from Eric Aronson's script". deadline.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "Johnny Depp in Talks to Star in 'Mortdecai'". hollywoodreporter.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor join Johnny Depp on Mortdecai". guardian.co.uk. July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ White, James (May 13, 2014). "Noomi Rapace Finds Brilliance". Empire. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ Agar, Chris (March 18, 2016). "Indiana Jones 5 Recruits Jurassic Park Writer David Koepp". ScreenRant.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Shepherd, Jack (March 20, 2016). "Indiana Jones 5: Crystal Skull writer David Koepp signs on to write sequel". The Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia; Kit, Borys (June 28, 2018). "Indiana Jones 5 Delayed as New Writer Is Brought On". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 26, 2018). "Kevin Bacon, David Koepp Making 'You Should Have Left' For Blumhouse". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 7, 2018). "Amanda Seyfried Joins Kevin Bacon in Blumhouse Thriller 'You Should Have Left'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Koepp, David. "Cold Storage". harpercollins.com. HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 11, 2022). "Hot Cannes Package: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery Star In Jonny Campbell-Helmed Studiocanal Sci-Fi Virus Tale 'Cold Storage'; David Koepp Adapted His Novel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (March 30, 2023). "'Smile' Star Sosie Bacon Joins Liam Neeson, Joe Keery & Georgina Campbell In Studiocanal Thriller 'Cold Storage'; Filming Underway With Lesley Manville In Final Talks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (December 10, 2020). "David Koepp To Pen 'Green Hornet And Kato' Pic For Universal". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (March 31, 2022). "Kathryn Bigelow To Direct Adaptation Of David Koepp Novel 'Aurora' For Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ Kit, Borys (January 22, 2024). "New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works with David Koepp Writing (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (April 17, 2024). "Ageless Auteurs: Scorsese Eyes Frank Sinatra Biopic With Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, Spielberg Tackling UFO Movie and More". Variety. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
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- ^ "Indiana Jones 5". Writers Guild of America West. February 10, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 11, 2022). "Hot Cannes Package: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery Star In Jonny Campbell-Helmed Studiocanal Sci-Fi Virus Tale 'Cold Storage;' David Koepp Adapted His Novel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
External links
- David Koepp at IMDb