Joe Robert Cole

Joe Robert Cole (born January 1, 1980) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for his

Cole, an only child, moved around a lot growing up, which he felt "prepared" him to be a writer, a desire he only discovered during college. He soon applied to the University of California, Berkeley.^[1]

Career

During his tenure at the university, Cole entered the film business, working as a writer on the 2006 film ATL, although not receiving a credit.^[1] In 2011, he released his first feature film as a director and writer, Amber Lake.

Marvel Studios' program

After writing a "Chinatown-style cop script", Cole was invited to a meeting with Marvel Studios, where he was told that they had plans of doing a movie about the character War Machine. He pitched a story and was chosen to write the film, but, according to him, "they decided, based on what Iron Man 3 was going to be, they weren't going to do War Machine anymore." Marvel subsequently invited him to join its writers program.^[2]

In regards to the program, Cole said:

The way it works—and I'm only speaking for myself here—is they give you an office and a character. You read all the comics with that character, then you come up with a story you see for that character. You present it, get notes and if everything moves along, you're greenlit to write the script.^[2]

In 2014, Cole wrote a script for a projected movie about the Inhumans.^[3]

Television

In 2016, the television series

External links

• Joe Robert Cole at
  IMDb