John Whittington (screenwriter)

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John Whittington
NationalityAmerican
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2017–present
Notable work

John Whittington is an American screenwriter. He is known for his collaborations with Jared Stern, including The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) and DC League of Super-Pets (2022) and he is best known for his collaborations with Pat Casey and Josh Miller including Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 . Later he created Knuckles with Toby Ascher.

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Career

Whittington began his career by writing the screenplay for The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie . [1] In July 2017, Whittington was hired to write the script for Boy21. [2] In 2018, he wrote the screenplay for the Netflix film When We First Met . [3] In 2019, he wrote two episodes of the animated series Green Eggs and Ham , based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. [4] During reshoots, he rewrote the screenplay for the 2020 film Dolittle . [5] He wrote the DC Comics film DC League of Super-Pets . [6] He gained notability from co-writing the screenplay for the action adventure comedy film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and its sequel. [7]

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleNotes
2019–22 Green Eggs and Ham Episodes: "Car", "Goat", "The Mom Identity", "You Only Mom Twice", "The Mom Who Loved Me" [4]
2024 Knuckles Creator
Also executive producer
Miniseries
Episodes: "The Warrior", "Don't Ever Say I Wasn't There for You", "What Happens in Reno, Stays in Reno"

Accolades

For his work on Green Eggs and Ham, he was nominated at the 47th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program". [9]

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