Will Beall
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Will Beall | |
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Born | Walnut Creek, California, United States |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Davis (m. 2012) |
Will Beall is an American screenwriter and former Los Angeles Police Department detective. He is best known for writing the scripts for Gangster Squad (2013) and the DC Extended Universe films Aquaman (2018) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and for developing the police TV series Training Day and Deputy, which were canceled after a single season.
Career
Beall launched his writing career in 2006 with the publication of his acclaimed first novel LA REX, after working for 10 years as a homicide detective and gang investigator with the Los Angeles Police Department. Beall adapted the book for Oscar-winning producer
Beall's script for Justice League was completed prior to production of Snyder's Batman vs. Superman. In fact, the 'Knightmare' sequence from Batman vs. Superman was inspired by Beall's Justice League script. Much of the second act of Beall's original Justice League script took place in a post-apocalyptic earth where Darkseid had manipulated Superman and then used the Kryptonian to conquer the world. The surviving members of the Justice League had to join forces with villains from the DC Universe in order to defeat Darkseid by sending Flash back in time to warn Batman prior to the invasion. Many of these elements were at least partially restored in the "Snyder Cut," resulting in Beall receiving story credit.[citation needed]
On the strength of his Justice League script, Beall was hired to develop Aquaman as a feature. He wrote multiple drafts and ultimately received both screenplay and story credit for his work on Aquaman, which grossed $1.149 billion worldwide.
Beall was also hired by Warner Bros. to write the screenplay for a reboot of the
Beall also did uncredited production rewrites for Non-Stop, Edge of Tomorrow, and Venom.
Personal life
Beall married
While working in his Pacific Palisades office in 2019, Beall suffered a heart attack and was taken to hospital by ambulance. While in route, Beall's heart stopped but — after 13 rounds of defibrillation and continuous CPR — "he had a return of spontaneous circulation" soon after arriving at the hospital. Beall was placed into a medically induced coma, but made a full recovery. In April 2019, he and his wife attended a ceremony for the
Writing credits
Film
Year | Title | Notes |
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2013 | Gangster Squad | |
2018 | Aquaman | Co-written with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick |
2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Story only |
2024 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F[5] | Co-written with Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten |
Television
Year | Title | Writer | Executive Producer |
Creator | Notes |
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2009–2011 | Castle | Yes | No | No | Also executive story editor and story editor |
2017 | Training Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2020 | Deputy | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ What's Happening With The Legend of Conan?, 02/06/2015
- ^ Kroll, Justin (April 8, 2022). "'Beverly Hills Cop 4': Mark Molloy To Direct Next Installment For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Hitched, Hatched, Hired - The Hollywood Reporter - Wedding of Elizabeth Davis & Will Beall
- ^ https://www.lafd.org/news/dauntless-lafd-crew-lauded-saving-life-pacific-palisades-man
- ^ "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley". Writers Guild of America West. March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
External links
- Will Beall at IMDb