Andrew Lanham

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Andrew Lanham
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Film screenwriter
Years active2015–present
Notable work

Andrew Lanham is an American film screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Destin Daniel Cretton, including The Shack (2017), The Glass Castle (2017), Just Mercy (2019), and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

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Career

In 2015, he began his career with a script for the drama film Boy21. [1] In 2016, Lanham started a series of collaborations with Destin Daniel Cretton, by co-writing the screenplay for the religious film The Shack . [2] A second collaborative effort with Cretton was developed in the same year with the drama film The Glass Castle . [3] In 2017, he drafted the screenplay for the western film The Kid . [4] In 2019, he wrote the script for Cretton's third film Just Mercy . [5] In 2021, he gained notability when he wrote Cretton's superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings . [6] In February 2022, he was writing the screenplay for Harbinger, based on the Valiant Comics comic book series of the same name. [7] In May 2024, he was writing the script for the Amazon MGM Studios film The Robots Go Crazy. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRef(s)
2017 The Shack [2]
2017 The Glass Castle [3]
2019 The Kid [4]
2019 Just Mercy [5]
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings [9]

Accolades

In January 2020, Lanham's work on Just Mercy was nominated at the 9th Georgia Film Critics Association for the "Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema" [10] and at the NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture". [11] In September 2022, Lanham's work on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was nominated at the Hugo Awards for "Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form" [12] and at the Ray Bradbury Award for "Outstanding Dramatic Presentation". [13]

References

  1. ↑ Kit, Borys; Siegel, Tatiana (January 22, 2015). "Lasse Hallstrom to Direct 'Boy21' for 'Foxcatcher' Exec Producer's New Company". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "My Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Lanham". Blue Harvest Films. March 7, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Kroll, Justin (October 9, 2013). "'Short Term 12' Director Circles 'Glass Castle' Starring Jennifer Lawrence (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Penske Business Media . Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 20, 2017). "Vincent D'Onofrio Sets Jake Schur In Title Role Of 'The Kid'". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Scott, A. O. (December 24, 2019). "'Just Mercy' Review: Echoes of Jim Crow on Alabama's Death Row". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ Chitwood, Adam (April 19, 2021). "Marvel's First Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer Reveals a New Hero and a Familiar Villain". Collider . Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 11, 2022). "Wes Ball Attached To Direct Paramount Pictures' Feature Take Of Valiant Comic Harbinger". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 15, 2024). "Amazon MGM Studios Lands Hot Package The Robots Go Crazy from Andy Samberg and Radio Silence". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ Debruge, Peter (August 23, 2021). "'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' Review: Marvel Gives Lesser-Known Asian Hero the A-List Treatment". Variety . Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ Neglia, Matt (January 10, 2020). "The 2019 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  11. ↑ "NAACP | NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 51st NAACP IMAGE AWARDS". NAACP. January 9, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Announcing the 2022 Hugo Award Finalists". Tor.com . April 7, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Nebula Awards 2022". Science Fiction Awards Database . Locus. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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