John Whittington

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John Whittington

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Biography

John Whittington is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Jared Stern, including The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and DC League of Super-Pets (2022).

Whittington began his career by writing the screenplays for The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie. In July 2017, Whittington was hired to write the script for Boy21. In 2018, he wrote the screenplay for the Netflix film When We First Met. In 2019, he wrote two episodes of the animated series Green Eggs and Ham, based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. During reshoots, he rewrote the screenplay for the 2020 film Dolittle. He wrote the DC Comics film DC League of Super-Pets. He gained notability from co-writing the screenplay for the action-adventure comedy film Sonic the Hedgeog 2 and its sequel.

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Known For

Crew credits 12

YearTitleJob
2027 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Film Writer
2026 Remarkably Bright Creatures Film Screenplay
2026 Swapped Film Story, Screenplay
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Screenplay
2024 Knuckles TV Executive Producer, Writer, Creator (6 ep)
2022 DC League of Super-Pets Film Writer
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Film Screenplay
2019 Green Eggs and Ham TV Writer (5 ep)
2018 When We First Met Film Writer
2017 The Lego Ninjago Movie Film Screenplay
2017 The Lego Batman Movie Film Screenplay
2010 Plaguers Film Executive Producer
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