Josh Olson

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Josh Olson

Josh Olson (* 20th century ) is an American screenwriter , film director and film producer who was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 in the category "Best Adapted Screenplay" for the film drama A History of Violence .

Life

Olson began his career in film as a production assistant, where he participated in the 1987 science fiction film Masters of the Universe . Various films and fields of activity followed. For Eaten Alive - invasion of the killer insects (2002) Olson wrote the screenplay and directed. The animal horror film was recorded mixed.

The film drama A History of Violence (2005), based on the graphic novel of the same name by John Wagner and Vince Locke, was released in 1997. The producer J. C Spink became aware of this and saw the potential for a film adaptation. When he presented the project to the film studio New Line Cinema , the studio immediately secured the film rights. Josh Olson was hired to write a script. He replaced the originally Italian-sounding names of the characters in the script with Irish, in order not to serve the usual Mafia cliché. As a director was David Cronenberg , a Canadian, are obtained. In addition to two Academy Award nominations, including one for Olson's screenplay, the film received many other nominations for renowned film awards. For Olson it was his most important film to date.

As co-writer of the television film Masters of Science Fiction - The Discarded , he was able to record another success, as well as with the video Batman: Gotham Knight , for which he contributed the segment Have I Got a Story for You . In tabloid , a thriller, is a project that he for Mick Jagger converts.

Filmography (selection)

unless otherwise stated, as screenwriter

Awards (selection)

Web links

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  1. ↑ Josh Olson trailersfromhell.com (English)
personal data
SURNAME Olson, Josh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter, film director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH United States