John August

Writing

John August

Born
(age 56)
Birthplace
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Credits
18 titles

Biography

John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020).

He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps.

August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. In 2016, he was awarded the WGAw's Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the entertainment industry and the community at large and has been nominated for a BAFTA and a Grammy.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 2

YearTitleRole
2021 Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! Film Self - Screenwriter
2009 Tales from the Script Film Self

Crew credits 16

YearTitleJob
TBA Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of Wizard of Oz Film Screenplay
TBA Untitled Teen Missing Mother Film Film Writer
TBA Wolf's Belly Film Screenplay, Graphic Novel
2019 Aladdin Film Screenplay
2012 Frankenweenie Film Screenplay
2012 Dark Shadows Film Story
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Film Executive Producer
2007 The Nines Film Director, Writer
2005 Corpse Bride Film Screenplay
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Film Screenplay
2003 Big Fish Film Screenplay
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Film Screenplay, Story
2000 Charlie's Angels Film Writer
2000 Titan A.E. Film Screenplay
1999 Go Film Screenplay, Second Unit Director, Writer, Co-Producer
1998 God Film Director, Writer
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