Matthew Hansen (born October 19, 1976) [1] is a Canadian screenwriter, author and editor. A former competitive cyclist, Hansen lives in Toronto, Ontario.
His full-time cycling career in 1996. [2] During his active time, he rode for the Canadian Jet Fuel Coffee team from 1999 to 2005. [2] [1]
Hansen began his publishing career as a cycling journalist. Following that, he worked as an editor for Dreamwave Productions, publishers of several comic titles including The Transformers , before moving on to become the Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics/Dabel Brothers Productions.
Hansen adapted R.A. Salvatore's novel The Highwayman through Marvel Comics. Hansen also adapted Ted Dekker's Circle Trilogy of novels into graphic novels.
Hansen wrote the film Zoom , which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015. In 2016, Hansen was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Zoom, for Best Original Screenplay.