James V. Hart
James V. Hart (* 1960 in Fort Worth , Texas ) is an American screenwriter and film producer.
Life
Hart started writing early. After studying at Southern Methodist University , a private college, he eventually decided to pursue a career as a screenwriter. Two of his scripts received the Saturn Award for Best Screenplay : Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993) and Contact (1998). In 2006 his first novel was published in Germany under the title Die wilden Abenteuer des Young Capt'n Hook .
In 2007 it became known that he had adapted the cult novel The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut while the author was still alive for the film. A realization of the project is still pending.
James V. Hart lives in New York with his wife . His two sons are also writers.
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: Hook (screenplay)
- 1992: Bram Stoker's Dracula (writer and co-producer)
- 1994: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (writer and co-producer)
- 1996: Muppets (screenplay)
- 1997: Contact (screenplay)
- 2002: Until All Eternity (screenplay)
- 2003: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (screenplay)
- 2005: Sahara Desert Adventure (screenplay)
- 2007: The Sound of the Heart (screenplay)
- 2013: Epic - Hidden Kingdom (screenplay)
- 2018: Jim Button and Lukas the Engine Driver (screenplay)
literature
- James M. Welsh, Gene D. Phillips, Rodney F. Hill, The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia , Lanham: The Scarecrow Press 2010, p. 128 f. ( Digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shawn Adler, Kurt Vonnegut's 'Sirens of Titan' being adapted for big screen , in: MTV News , April 13, 2007 ( online )
Web links
- James V. Hart in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hart, James V. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Worth , Texas |