Jeff Nathanson

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Jeff Nathanson
Born
Jeffrey D. Nathanson

(1965-10-12) October 12, 1965 (age 59)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of California, Santa Barbara
AFI Conservatory
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
Years active1993–present

Jeffrey D. Nathanson (born October 12, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing two films of the Rush Hour series, as well as the Steven Spielberg films Catch Me If You Can , The Terminal , and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull .

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Early life and education

Nathanson was born in Los Angeles County, California. [1] He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara as an English major from 1983 to 1985. [2] [3] While at UC Santa Barbara, he worked on the school's newspaper, the Daily Nexus , and has stated that the courses he took at UC Santa Barbara led him to want to become a screenwriter. [2] [4] He later enrolled in the screenwriting program at the AFI Conservatory for one year. [3] [5]

Career

He is best known for his work on the Rush Hour sequels Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3 , Catch Me If You Can , The Terminal , and The Last Shot . He co-wrote a story draft for the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) with George Lucas; the film was directed by Steven Spielberg. He wrote the screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), on which he also received a story by co-credit, the latter with Terry Rossio. [6] [7] He wrote the script for the 2019 live-action remake of The Lion King for Disney, directed by Jon Favreau. [8] He also wrote its 2024 prequel, Mufasa: The Lion King , directed by Barry Jenkins. [9]

On October 3, 2017, it was reported that Nathanson would be penning a script for a biographical film directed by Brett Ratner based on the life of the Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who will be portrayed by Academy Award winner Jared Leto. [10] However the film was put indefinitely on hold and was confirmed that Leto would not portray the Playboy founder following emergence of sexual harassment allegations against Ratner that November. [11]

Awards and honors

Nathanson was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for his work on Catch Me If You Can. [12]

Film writer credits

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1995 For Better or Worse Jason Alexander Also executive producer
1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control Jan de Bont
2001 Rush Hour 2 Brett Ratner
2002 Catch Me If You Can Steven Spielberg
2004 The Terminal
The Last Shot Himself
2007 Rush Hour 3 Brett Ratner
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Steven SpielbergStory only, co-written with George Lucas and David Koepp
New York, I Love You Brett RatnerSegment #5
2011 Tower Heist
2012 Men in Black 3 Barry Sonnenfeld uncredited [13]
2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Joachim Rønning
Espen Sandberg
2019 The Lion King Jon Favreau
2023 Wonka Paul King uncredited [14]
Haunted Mansion Justin Simien
2024 Young Woman and the Sea Joachim RønningAlso producer
Mufasa: The Lion King Barry Jenkins

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  8. ↑ McCabe, Adam (October 13, 2016). "Disney's Live-Action 'Lion King' hires Jeff Nathanson to pen script". Inside the Magic.
  9. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca; Lang, Brent (September 29, 2020). "'The Lion King' Follow-Up in the Works With Director Barry Jenkins". Variety. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jared Leto to star in Hugh Hefner biopic". BBC News. October 3, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Brett Ratner's Hugh Hefner Biopic is Dead in the Water". Screen rant. November 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ "TAKING A LOOK AT CONFIRMED PANELIST JEFF NATHANSON". Austinfilmfestival.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.[ dead link ]
  13. ↑ https://www.slashfilm.com/512251/jeff-nathanson-men-black-3d-rewritepolish-production-split/
  14. ↑ https://directories.wga.org/member/jeffreydnathanson/
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