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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox person David Koepp (Шаблон:IPAc-en;[1] born June 9, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He is the ninth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.3 billion.[2] Koepp has achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres: thriller, science fiction, comedy, action, drama, crime, superhero, horror, adventure, and fantasy.

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 Pewaukee, Wisconsin as the youngest of four children, to Donald Koepp, who owned a billboard company,[3] and a family therapist mother.[4] While attending Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, Wisconsin, he worked evenings and weekends at the McDonald's restaurant in Delafield.Шаблон:Cn Originally studying to become an actor, first at the University of Minnesota for a year and afterwards at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for two years, he enrolled in the film school of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1984.[4][5][6] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in film from UCLA in 1990.[7]

Career

As a writer, Koepp worked on blockbuster Hollywood films such as Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, and Spider-Man. He had a cameo appearance as the "Unlucky Bastard", a minor character devoured by a T. rex roaming San Diego in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which he co-wrote and was second unit director of. Although Koepp did not write Jurassic Park III, he did devise the film's basic storyline.[8][9] Koepp later declined an offer to write a script for the series' fourth film, Jurassic World, as he felt he had nothing left to contribute to the series.[10]

Koepp was reportedly paid $4,000,000 for his Panic Room screenplay. He wrote the screenplay for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and co-wrote and directed 2008's Ghost Town starring Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear.

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 Hack starring David Morse.

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.[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]

On September 3, 2019, Koepp made his novel debut with the publication of Cold Storage, a science-fiction thriller.[25] A film adaptation was announced in May 2022 from Studiocanal, with Koepp writing the screenplay and Jonny Campbell directing; the cast consists of Liam Neeson, Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, and Sosie Bacon.[26][27]

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]

Personal life

Koepp is married to Melissa Thomas, a writer, with whom he has two children.[30][31] He was previously married to artist Rosario Varela, with whom he has two children.[4][32]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1988 Apartment Zero Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes co-wrote with Martin Donovan
1990 Bad Influence Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
Why Me? Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Ubl
I Come in Peace Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Ubl
1991 Toy Soldiers Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Daniel Petrie Jr.
1992 Death Becomes Her Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Martin Donovan
1993 Jurassic Park Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Michael Crichton
Carlito's Way Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
1994 The Paper Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes co-wrote with Stephen Koepp
The Shadow Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
Suspicious Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Short film
1996 Mission: Impossible Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Robert Towne and Steven Zaillian
The Trigger Effect Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Also second unit director and cameo
1998 Snake Eyes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Brian De Palma
1999 Stir of Echoes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
2002 Panic Room Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes
Spider-Man Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
2004 Secret Window Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
2005 War of the Worlds Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Josh Friedman
Zathura: A Space Adventure Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with John Kamps
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson
Ghost Town Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with John Kamps
2009 Angels & Demons Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Akiva Goldsman
2011 The Little Engine That Could Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with John Kamps, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser
2012 Premium Rush Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with John Kamps
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Adam Cozad
2015 Mortdecai Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:No
2016 Inferno Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
2017 The Mummy Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman
2020 You Should Have Left Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
2022 Kimi Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No co-wrote with Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and James Mangold[33]
2024 Presence Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No
TBA Cold Storage Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes based on his novel[34]
2025 Untitled Jurassic World film Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No releasing 2025

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2002 Hack Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Creator
2003 Suspense Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No TV movie

Unproduced scripts

Year Title Notes
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

References

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External links

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