Eric Pearson

Eric Pearson
Born	(1984-12-14) December 14, 1984 (age 41)
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	2010–present

Eric Pearson (born December 14, 1984) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Marvel Studios, writing various short films for their Marvel One-Shots series ^[1] and the feature films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Black Widow (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), He also contributed to the screenplays for Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Transformers One (2024).

Early life and career

Pearson studied screenwriting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He was enrolled in Marvel Studios' screenwriting program in 2010. ^[2]

Writing credits

Short film

• The Consultant (2011)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011)
• Item 47 (2012)
• Agent Carter (2013)

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2015–2016	Agent Carter	8 episodes

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Ref.
2017	Thor: Ragnarok	Taika Waititi	[3]
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Adam Wingard	[4]
	Black Widow	Cate Shortland	[5]
2024	Transformers One	Josh Cooley	[6]
2025	Thunderbolts*	Jake Schreier	[7]
	The Fantastic Four: First Steps	Matt Shakman	[8]

Uncredited rewrites

• Ant-Man (2015)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ^[9] (2023) (Additional Literary Material)

References

1. Breznican, Anthony (July 3, 2012). "First Look: Marvel unveils top-secret 'Avengers' short film 'Item 47' – Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
2. Poloway, Kevin (November 3, 2017). "How 'Thor: Ragnarok' screenwriter (and former pizza guy) Eric Pearson became Marvel's go-to script doctor". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
3. Couch, Aaron (November 2, 2017). "'Thor: Ragnarok' Writer on the Secret to Revitalizing a Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
4. "Godzilla vs. Kong". Writers Guild of America East . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
5. Barnhardt, Andrew (January 14, 2020). "Thor: Ragnarok Writer Gets Sole Screenwriting Credit on Black Widow". ComicBook.com . Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
6. "Transformers One - Official Trailer 2". IGN Southeast Asia. July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
7. Seo, Rachel (March 29, 2023). "Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Adds 'Beef' Creator Lee Sung Jin as Writer (Exclusive)". Variety . Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
8. Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (February 21, 2024). "How Marvel Is Quietly Retooling Amid Superhero Fatigue". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
9. "Eric Pearson". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

External links

• Eric Pearson at IMDb