Mattson Tomlin

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Mattson Tomlin
Mattson Tomlin speaks to Librairie Mollat.jpg
Tomlin in 2024
Born (1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 (age 35)
Bucharest, Romania [1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
  • Director
Years active2018–present

Mattson Tomlin (born July 16, 1990) [2] [3] is an American filmmaker and writer.

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Early life

Tomlin was born on July 16, 1990 in Romania amid the Romanian revolution. [2] [4] He was adopted by an American couple and grew up in Massachusetts. From a young age he enjoyed films, and interned for John Hart on Revolutionary Road at age 17. [5] He attended State University of New York at Purchase, graduating in 2012. with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film. [6] Afterwards, he enrolled in the American Film Institute's writer/director program, graduating in 2014. [5] [6]

Career

In 2018, Tomlin wrote the script for the Project Power (2020) for Netflix, starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback. [7] [8] [9] He scripted and produced the film Little Fish (2020), based on a short story by Aja Gabel. [10] He gained attention in 2019 when he was brought onboard to assist with The Batman (2022). The film would serve as a reboot of the Batman film franchise and star Robert Pattinson. [11] [12] The script which was completed in 2019 was submitted to Warner Bros by Matt Reeves written by Reeves, Tomlin and Peter Craig although only Reeves and Craig received credit.

Tomlin with Lee Bermejo in 2024 Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo on Librairie Mollat.jpg
Tomlin with Lee Bermejo in 2024

By January 2020, Tomlin was writing the television pilot for an adaption of the comic book series Fear Agent , and a film adaption of the comic book series Memetic for Lionsgate. Both projects would be produced by Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures. [13] [14] He was also writing a film adaptation of the video game character Mega Man for Netflix. [15] In May 2020, Tomlin sold a spec script, titled 2084, to Paramount Pictures. [16] In September 2020, Tomlin wrote the script for Mother/Android , with the intention to direct. [17] [18] [19]

In February 2021, Tomlin was hired to be the showrunner for an anime series based on the Terminator franchise, to be produced by Netflix, Skydance, and Production I.G, titled Terminator Zero . [20] In 2021, Tomlin wrote the live-action film adaptation of BRZRKR [21] and the comic book series Batman: The Imposter for DC Comics, alongside artist Andrea Sorrentino [22] and with variant covers by artist Lee Bermejo. [23] In 2022, Tomlin co-wrote the sequel to The Batman with Matt Reeves, [24] the Oscar-nominated film The Sea Beast, [25] and a three-issue maxiseries for Boom! Studios entitled A Vicious Circle, with Lee Bermejo serving as artist; [26] the next year, the first issue of A Vicious Circle was nominated for multiple Eisner awards. [27] In 2025, he scripted a John Wick spinoff film, centered around Caine, and later said he had written “lots” for the scripts of the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series, Aegon’s Conquest. [28] Later that year, he announced that he was trying to contact director Sam Raimi with a pitch for Spider-Man 4, [29] which was cancelled in 2010 after Raimi was unable to decide on a script. [30] Tomlin's pitch would see Peter Parker / Spider-Man (played by Tobey Maguire) managing his duties as a husband and a father along with that of being Spider-Man. [31]

Personal life

Tomlin lives in Los Angeles. [5]

Bibliography

Filmography

Film

YearTitle Director Writer Producer Notes
2020 Project Power NoYesNo
Little Fish NoYesYesBased on the short story by Aja Gabel
2021 Mother/Android YesYesYes Feature directorial debut
2022 The Batman NoUncreditedNoScript revisions
The Sea Beast NoScript ConsultantNo
2027 The Batman: Part II NoYesNoCo-written with Matt Reeves
TBA Mega Man NoYesNo
TBA BRZRKR NoYesNo
TBA Memetic NoYesNo

Television

YearTitleWriterExecutive ProducerDeveloperNotes
2024 Terminator Zero YesYesYesShowrunner
TBA Fear Agent YesNoNo

References

  1. ↑ Romanian Born Filmmaker Mattson Tomlin Making His Directorial Debut MOTHER / ANDROID
  2. 1 2 Tomlin, Mattson [@mattsontomlin] (July 16, 2020). "Bizarrely, I am 30 today" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Couch, Aaron (August 14, 2020). "How 'The Batman' and 'Project Power' Scribe Mattson Tomlin Became One of Hollywood's Busiest Screenwriters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ Couch, Aaron (August 30, 2024). "'Terminator Zero' Creator Mattson Tomlin Found Peace Making a Show About an AI War". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Couch, Aaron (August 14, 2020). "How 'The Batman' and 'Project Power' Scribe Mattson Tomlin Became One of Hollywood's Busiest Screenwriters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Mattson Tomlin '12". www.purchase.edu. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Williams, Trey (September 20, 2018). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jamie Foxx to Co-Star in Untitled Netflix Sci-Fi". TheWrap . Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 20, 2018). "Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Netflix's Untitled Henry Joost-Ariel Schulman Sci-Fi Feature". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  9. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 27, 2018). "Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Netflix Sci-Fi Movie Finds Female Lead In 'The Deuce's Dominique Fishback". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  10. ↑ Kit, Borys (March 6, 2019). "Olivia Cooke, Jack O'Connell to Star in High-Concept Sci-Fi Love Story 'Little Fish' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Valence Media . Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 14, 2019). "'The Batman' Finds Its Selina Kyle In Zoë Kravitz". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  12. ↑ Grater, Tom (January 28, 2020). "Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Starts London Shoot". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ Kit, Borys (January 22, 2020). "Seth Rogen, David F. Sandberg Tackling Rick Remender's 'Fear Agent' for Amazon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Valence Media . Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 28, 2020). "Lionsgate Buying Graphic Horror Novel 'Memetic' For 'The Batman' Co-Writer Mattson Tomlin To Script; Point Grey & Boom! Studios Producing". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  15. ↑ "New Mega Man Movie Details Revealed".
  16. ↑ Gonzalez, Umberto (May 5, 2020). "'The Batman' Co-Writer Sells Sci-Fi Spec Script '2084' to Paramount". TheWrap . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Mattson Tomlin, Chloe Grace Moretz Team for Sci-Fi Tale 'Mother/ Android' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . September 3, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  18. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (September 21, 2020). "'Euphoria's Algee Smith To Co-Star Opposite Chloe Grace Moretz In 'Mother/Android' Sci-Fi At Miramax". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Raúl Castillo Joins Chloe Grace Moretz and Algee Smith for Cast of Miramax's Mother/Android". PR Newswire . September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  20. ↑ Nakamura, Reid (February 26, 2021). "'Terminator' Anime Series in the Works at Netflix". TheWrap . Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  21. ↑ Weintraub, Steve (October 4, 2021). "Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney Discuss Their Comic Series 'BRZRKR' and Reveal Who's Writing the Live-Action Netflix Movie". Collider . Retrieved February 22, 2022. Reeves told me that Mattson Tomlin (writer of Project Power and one of the writers on The Batman) has been hired to write the live-action movie and it's in the early stages of development.
  22. ↑ Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2022). "'Batman: The Imposter' Writer Mattson Tomlin Hasn't Let The Dark Knight Go". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Batman: The Imposter (2021)". Comicscored.com. Comicscored . Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  24. ↑ Kit, Borys (August 23, 2022). "'The Batman 2': Mattson Tomlin to Co-Write Script With Matt Reeves". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  25. ↑ "AFI Alumni Nominations and Wins at the 95th Academy Awards". American Film Institute. October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  26. ↑ Kit, Borys (September 14, 2022). "'Batman' Writer Mattson Tomlin, Artist Lee Bermejo Team for Time Traveling Assassin Story 'A Vicious Circle' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  27. ↑ "BOOM! Studios Celebrates 2023 Eisner Nominations". BOOM! Studios. May 18, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  28. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (April 1, 2025). "Donnie Yen To Direct Lionsgate's 'John Wick' Spinoff About Blind Assassin Caine; Mattson Tomlin Writing – CinemaCon". Deadline. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man 4 Has A DC Screenwriter Eager To Write It". TV Squad via Yahoo Entertainment. October 2, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  30. ↑ Finke, Nikki; Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 11, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: 'SPIDER-MAN 4' SCRAPPED; SAM RAIMI & TOBEY MAGUIRE & CAST OUT; FRANCHISE REBOOT FOR 2012". Deadline. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  31. ↑ Russell, Bradley (August 1, 2025). "The Batman writer's Spider-Man 4 pitch makes me want Sam Raimi to return for one last reunion with Tobey Maguire's Spidey". GamesRadar+. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  32. ↑ "BRZRKR: FALLEN EMPIRE #1 Announcement". BOOM! Studios. August 23, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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