Dalan Musson

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Dalan Musso
NationalityAmerican
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2007–present
Notable work

Dalan Musson is an American screenwriter best known for his work on Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019) and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).

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Career

In 2007, Musson started his career by writing the script for the video game The Golden Compass . [1] In 2009, he served as a writer on the documentary film See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary . [2] In November 2012, he was hired to write the screenplay for Jeremiah Harm. [3] In 2014, he signed on to script the fantasy film Iron Sky: The Coming Race . [4] In 2021, he wrote an episode for the Marvel Cinematic Universe series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , titled "Truth", alongside series creator Malcolm Spellman. [5] He gained notability by co-writing, with Spellman, the MCU film Captain America: Brave New World (2025). [6]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2007 The Golden Compass Video game [1]
2009 See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary [2]
2019 Iron Sky: The Coming Race [7]
2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode: "Truth" [8]
2025 Captain America: Brave New World Post-production

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References

  1. 1 2 Q&A: Musson Talks Writing For Movie-Based Games
  2. 1 2 See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary
  3. Kroll, Justin; Dawtrey, Adam (November 15, 2012). "'Iron Sky' team set up new sci-fier". Variety . Retrieved February 14, 2022.
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