Seth Lochhead | |
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 Seth Lochhead Visits Vancouver Film School, in April 2011 | |
| Born | August 17, 1981 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works | Hanna (2011) |
Seth Lochhead is a Canadian screenwriter. He is best known for writing the 2011 film Hanna with David Farr.
Lochhead attended Vancouver Film School's Writing for Film & Television program, where he wrote his first screenplay, Hanna , while he was in his early 20s. [1] [2] He completed the script after leaving film school [3] and in 2006 it was listed on the Hollywood Black List of the best unproduced scripts in Hollywood. [4] [5] Lochhead sold the screenplay to Focus Features in March 2007, although he received a much higher bid from another American production company. [4] [6] Hanna was directed by Joe Wright and released in 2011 after being in development for a total of six years. [7] Lochhead shared the writing credit with David Farr, a British writer and theatre director, who wrote another draft of the film during its development but whom Lochhead does not personally know. [7] He has been chosen to write for the upcoming Shadow of the Colossus movie. [8]
Before Hanna had been produced, Lochhead was approached to pitch himself as a writer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and a film adaptation of the Masters of the Universe series featuring He-Man. [7] He has written several screenplays since Hanna, including Cadar, which was sold to Spitfire Pictures, and Governess, which was picked up by Warner Bros. with Michael Bay as a producer. [9] He has considered becoming a film director in addition to screenwriting, as well as relocating to Los Angeles. [10]
Lochhead currently lives in Vancouver with his girlfriend. [9]
His mother is a feminist and his father is a skilled fisherman and carpenter; Lochhead has said they both influenced his self-sufficiency. [1]
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