David Koepp

{{short description|American screenwriter (born 1963)}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = David Koepp

| image = David Koepp in 2022.jpg

| caption = Koepp in 2022

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|9}}

| birth_place = Pewaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

| alma_mater = University of California, Los Angeles

| occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter|film director|film producer|author}}

| years_active = 1988–present

| known_for = {{ubl|Jurassic Park|Carlito's Way|Mission: Impossible|Spider-Man|Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull}}

| spouse = Melissa Thomas

| children = 4

| awards = {{ubl|WGA East's Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement|Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Saturn Award for Best Writing|Fantastic'Arts Grand Prize}}

}}

David Koepp ({{IPAc-en|k|ɛ|p}};{{cite podcast|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lefn9BxbrD8&t=34m45s|title=122. David Koepp Interview, Part 2 (Screenwriter of 'Mission: Impossible')|work=Light the Fuse Podcast|date=October 16, 2020|time=34:45|access-date=February 17, 2022}} born June 9, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He is the fourth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.6 billion.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/domestic/lifetime-specific-technical-role/screenwriter|title=Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office|website=The Numbers|access-date=March 6, 2025}} Koepp has achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres.

Some of his best-known screenplays include the Steven Spielberg-directed Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), War of the Worlds (2005) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Other works include the crime film Carlito's Way (1993); the action spy films Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014); the superhero film Spider-Man (2002); and another Indiana Jones film, The Dial of Destiny (2023). Koepp has also directed seven feature films over the course of his career: The Trigger Effect (1996), Stir of Echoes (1999), Secret Window (2004), Ghost Town (2008), Premium Rush (2012), Mortdecai (2015), and You Should Have Left (2020).

Early life and education

Koepp was born in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, as the youngest of four children, to Donald Koepp, who owned a billboard company,[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19900126&id=UGcaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BywEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3011,2666677] {{dead link|date=November 2017}} and a family therapist mother. While attending Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, Wisconsin, he worked evenings and weekends at the McDonald's restaurant in Delafield.{{cn|date=May 2023}} Originally studying to become an actor, first at the University of Minnesota for a year and afterwards at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for two years, he enrolled in the film school of the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1984.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-tJPVDQ2ToUC&q=first+year+of+college |title=Backstory 5: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1990s |date=2009 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520945470 |editor1-last=McGilligan |editor1-first=Patrick |location=Berkeley, California |pages=74–76 |chapter=David Koepp Sincerity |quote=[Koepp:] "I spent my first year of college at the University of Minnesota. [...] I transferred to Madison, still wanting to become an actor. I spent two years in Madison [...]." |access-date=May 13, 2023 |quote-page=74}}{{cite magazine |last1=Owen |first1=David |title=David Koepp Is a Very Nice Screenwriter, Really |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/03/21/david-koepp-is-a-very-nice-screenwriter-really |access-date=May 13, 2023 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=March 21, 1994 |quote=Koepp said, "[...] I wanted to be an actor, and I went to college in Madison for a couple of years, to do acting, [...] then I decided I wanted to write movies, so I transferred to the film school at U.C.L.A.."}} He graduated with a bachelor's degree in film from UCLA in 1990.{{cite web |last1=Hueso |first1=Noela |title=Alumnus David Koepp writes big stories for the big (and small) screen |url=https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/qa-alumnus-screenwriter-david-koepp |website=UCLA Newsroom |access-date=May 13, 2023 |date=February 3, 2022}}

Career

As a writer, Koepp worked on blockbuster Hollywood films such as Jurassic Park with Steven Spielberg, Mission: Impossible with Brian De Palma and Spider-Man with Sam Raimi. He had a cameo appearance as the "Unlucky Bastard", a minor character devoured by a T. rex roaming San Diego in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which he co-wrote and was second unit director of. Although Koepp did not write Jurassic Park III, he did devise the film's basic storyline.{{cite web|url=http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/article/cfaa8840|title=Jurassic Park 3 Director Talks Script Problems of the Upcoming Sequel|website=Screenwritersutopia.com|date=July 11, 2001|access-date=January 28, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://actionadventure.about.com/library/weekly/2001/aa071601a.htm|title=Jumanji's Joe Johnston Joins Jurassic|website=About.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060305202525/http://actionadventure.about.com/library/weekly/2001/aa071601a.htm|archive-date=March 5, 2006|url-status=usurped}} Koepp later declined an offer to write a script for the fourth film in the series, Jurassic World, as he felt he had nothing left to contribute to the series.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/93911-exclusive-david-koepp-on-jack-ryan-snow-white-jurassic-park|title=Exclusive: David Koepp on Jack Ryan, Snow White & Jurassic Park|website=Comingsoon.net|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=January 28, 2015|first=Edward|last=Douglas}}

Koepp was reportedly paid $4,000,000 for his Panic Room screenplay. He wrote the screenplay for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for Spielberg and George Lucas and co-wrote and directed 2008's Ghost Town starring Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear.

Koepp's work as a director has not had quite the same box office success. His films include Secret Window, Stir of Echoes, and The Trigger Effect.

Koepp has also worked in television, creating the 2002 series Hack starring David Morse.

In 2012, Koepp directed Premium Rush, which he co-wrote with John Kamps.{{cite news |title = Koepp to helm 'Premium Rush' |first = Tatiana |last = Siegel |url = https://variety.com/2009/film/news/koepp-to-helm-premium-rush-1118011200/ |work = Variety |publisher = Reed Business Information |date = November 11, 2009 |access-date = August 8, 2010 }} In an August 2011 lawsuit, Joe Quirk, the author of the 1998 novel The Ultimate Rush, accused Koepp and the makers of Premium Rush of copyright infringement.Stevens, Elizabeth Lesly, [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/us/21bcquirk.html "A Big Hollywood Movie Is Coming, and a Novelist Cries Foul"], The New York Times, August 20, 2011 On April 2, 2013, U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg dismissed this case, finding that the two works were not substantially similar.Gardner, Eriq, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/sony-pictures-wins-premium-rush-432782 "Sony Pictures Wins 'Premium Rush' Theft Lawsuit"], "The Hollywood Reporter", April 3, 2013

On February 17, 2013, Koepp received the WGA East's Ian McClellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement.McNary, Dave, [https://variety.com/2013/film/news/wga-east-honors-koepp-1118065335/ "WGA East Honors Koepp"], "Variety", January 29, 2013

On July 10, 2013, Lionsgate was reported to have acquired the comedic crime novel The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery, written by Kyril Bonfiglioli.{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp to Star in 'Mortdecai' for Lionsgate, Director David Koepp|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/johnny-depp-star-mortdecai-lionsgate-david-koepp-direct-exclusive-102336|access-date=July 29, 2013|newspaper=thewrap.com|date=July 10, 2013}} Koepp directed the film, titled Mortdecai, from a script by Eric Aronson;{{cite news|title=David Koepp is set to direct from Eric Aronson's script|url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/johnny-depp-in-talks-to-star-in-david-koepps-mortdecai-538693/|access-date=July 29, 2013|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 10, 2013}} Johnny Depp played the lead role of Charlie Mortdecai,{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp in Talks to Star in 'Mortdecai'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/johnny-depp-talks-star-mortdecai-583212|access-date=July 29, 2013|newspaper=hollywoodreporter.com|date=July 10, 2013}} and the film also featured Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, and Paul Bettany.{{cite news|title=Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor join Johnny Depp on Mortdecai|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/25/gwyneth-paltrow-ewan-mcgregor-johnny-depp-mortdecai|access-date=July 29, 2013|newspaper=guardian.co.uk|date=July 25, 2013}} Koepp adapted the Marcus Sakey novel Brilliance, which will star Will Smith and Noomi Rapace.{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=41005|title=Noomi Rapace Finds Brilliance|last=White|first=James|date=May 13, 2014|website=Empire|access-date=June 7, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513223551/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=41005|archive-date=May 13, 2014}}

On March 15, 2016, The Walt Disney Company announced a fifth installment of the Indiana Jones saga, with Koepp as its screenwriter and Spielberg directing again.{{cite news |last=Agar |first=Chris |date=March 18, 2016 |title=Indiana Jones 5 Recruits Jurassic Park Writer David Koepp |url=https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-5-writer-david-koepp/ |website=ScreenRant.com |access-date=November 2, 2016 }}{{cite news |last=Shepherd |first=Jack |date=March 20, 2016 |title=Indiana Jones 5: Crystal Skull writer David Koepp signs on to write sequel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/indiana-jones-5-crystal-skull-writer-david-koepp-signs-on-to-write-sequel-a6942281.html |newspaper=The Independent|access-date=November 2, 2016 }} By June 2018, Koepp ultimately backed out of the project due to his commitment to You Should Have Left, a horror drama film Koepp wrote and directed.{{cite web|last1=Galuppo|first1=Mia|last2=Kit|first2=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/indiana-jones-5-delayed-as-new-writer-is-brought-1124016|title=Indiana Jones 5 Delayed as New Writer Is Brought On|date=June 28, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 13, 2018}} Based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Kehlmann, You Should Have Left was released in 2020, and stars Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/kevin-bacon-david-koepp-blumhouse-you-should-have-left-1202353611/|title=Kevin Bacon, David Koepp Making 'You Should Have Left' For Blumhouse|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=March 26, 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018|archive-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326213555/https://deadline.com/2018/03/kevin-bacon-david-koepp-blumhouse-you-should-have-left-1202353611/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amanda-seyfried-joins-kevin-bacon-you-should-have-left-1118206|title=Amanda Seyfried Joins Kevin Bacon in Blumhouse Thriller 'You Should Have Left'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=June 7, 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018}} The film was eventually released on June 30, 2023 but directed by James Mangold and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth.

On September 3, 2019, Koepp made his novel debut with the publication of Cold Storage, a science-fiction thriller.{{cite web |last1=Koepp |first1=David |title=Cold Storage |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062916433/cold-storage/ |website=harpercollins.com |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |access-date=September 13, 2019}} A film adaptation was announced in May 2022 from Studiocanal, with Koepp writing the screenplay and Jonny Campbell directing; the cast consists of Liam Neeson, Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, and Sosie Bacon.{{Cite web|date=May 11, 2022|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Hot Cannes Package: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery Star In Jonny Campbell-Helmed Studiocanal Sci-Fi Virus Tale 'Cold Storage'; David Koepp Adapted His Novel|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/liam-neeson-joe-keery-daivd-koepp-jonny-campbell-studiocanal-virus-tale-cold-storage-1235021082/|access-date=March 30, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/sosie-bacon-liam-neeson-joe-keery-georgina-campbell-virus-movie-cold-storage-1235313482/|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=March 30, 2023|title='Smile' Star Sosie Bacon Joins Liam Neeson, Joe Keery & Georgina Campbell In Studiocanal Thriller 'Cold Storage'; Filming Underway With Lesley Manville In Final Talks|access-date=March 30, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood}}

On December 10, 2020, Amasia Entertainment and Universal Pictures announced Koepp had been tapped to write the script for a reboot of the Green Hornet franchise titled The Green Hornet and Kato.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2020-12-10 |title=David Koepp To Pen 'Green Hornet And Kato' Pic For Universal |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/david-koepp-green-hornet-pic-for-universal-pictures-1234653952/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} On February 25, 2021, it was announced Koepp would write and co-produce the thriller Kimi, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Zoë Kravitz.{{Cite web|date=February 25, 2021|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/steven-soderbergh-new-line-max-original-kimi-zoe-kravitz-1234700963/|title=Steven Soderbergh To Direct New Line's 'KIMI' For HBO Max With Zoë Kravitz Set To Star; David Koepp Penned The Script|access-date=May 1, 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood}} The film was released on Max (then HBO Max) on February 10, 2022.{{Cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|date=December 16, 2021|title=Steven Soderbergh Thriller 'Kimi', Starring Zoë Kravitz, Reveals HBO Max Release Date|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kimi-steven-soderbergh-zoe-kravitz-hbo-max-1235135614/|access-date=May 1, 2024|website=Variety}}

Koepp's second novel Aurora was published on June 7, 2022, and a film adaptation of the book is in development for Netflix, with Koepp writing the script and Kathryn Bigelow directing.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=March 31, 2022 |title=Kathryn Bigelow To Direct Adaptation Of David Koepp Novel 'Aurora' For Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/kathryn-bigelow-david-koepp-auroa-netflix-1234992108/ |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

In December 2023, it was announced that Koepp had written the screenplay for the psychological thriller film Presence, which was directed by Soderbergh and premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.{{Cite web|date=December 12, 2023|last1=D'Alessandro|last2=Patten|first1=Anthony|first2=Dominic|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/2024-sundance-film-festival-lineup-movies-1235652869/|title=Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun|access-date=May 1, 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood}} On January 22, 2024, it was announced that Koepp would return to the Jurassic Park franchise by writing Jurassic World Rebirth, with Gareth Edwards directing and Spielberg serving as executive producer.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=January 22, 2024 |title=New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works with David Koepp Writing (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-jurassic-world-movie-in-the-works-1235792506/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122191910/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-jurassic-world-movie-in-the-works-1235792506/ |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/jurassic-world-gareth-edwards-1235831353/|title='Jurassic World': Gareth Edwards Tapped To Direct New Movie For Universal And Amblin|date=February 20, 2024|access-date=April 30, 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood}} On April 17, 2024, it was confirmed that Koepp and Spielberg would work again on an original film about UFOs, which will be released in theatres by Universal Pictures on May 15, 2026.{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=April 17, 2024 |title=Ageless Auteurs: Scorsese Eyes Frank Sinatra Biopic With Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, Spielberg Tackling UFO Movie and More |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/martin-scorsese-frank-sinatra-biopic-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-1235973769/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web|date=May 23, 2024|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/steven-spielberg-next-movie-summer-2026-release-date-1236014435/|title=Steven Spielberg Sets New Film for Summer 2026, Reunites With 'Jurassic Park' and 'War of the Worlds' Screenwriter|access-date=September 13, 2024|website=Variety}}

Personal life

Koepp is married to Melissa Thomas, a writer, with whom he has two children.{{cite web |last1=Storms |first1=Sarah |title=A Sophisticated New York City Family Home |url=https://www.lonny.com/Home+Tour/articles/Ky6gst_cX7e/Sophisticated+New+York+City+Family+Home |website=Lonny |access-date=May 13, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Fred A. |title=Fawn Galli Punches Up a Screenwriter's London Home with a Bit of Movie Magic |url=https://www.1stdibs.com/introspective-magazine/fawn-galli-london/ |website=1stdibs |access-date=May 13, 2023 |date=June 30, 2019}} He was previously married to artist Rosario Varela, with whom he has two children.{{cite news |last1=Dutka |first1=Elaine |title=After navigating his way around scripts and moguls, David Koepp is on the A-list with Paper, Carlito's and Jurassic. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-29-ca-39837-story.html |access-date=May 13, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 29, 1994}}{{cite web |last1=David |first1=Mark |title=David Koepp Lists Manhattan Townhouse |url=https://www.dirt.com/more-dirt/real-estate-listings/david-koepp-lists-manhattan-townhouse-1203468862/ |website=Dirt |access-date=May 13, 2023 |date=November 27, 2013}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! width=65 | Director

! width=65 | Writer

! Producer

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1988

| Apartment Zero

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-wrote with Martin Donovan

rowspan="3" | 1990

| Bad Influence

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

Why Me?

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{ubl|Credited as Leonard Maas Jr.|Co-wrote with Donald E. Westlake}}

I Come in Peace

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{ubl|Credited as Leonard Maas Jr.|Co-wrote with Jonathan Tydor}}

1991

| Toy Soldiers

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Daniel Petrie Jr.

1992

| Death Becomes Her

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Martin Donovan

rowspan="2" | 1993

| Jurassic Park

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Michael Crichton

Carlito's Way

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="3" | 1994

| The Paper

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Co-producer}}

| Co-wrote with Stephen Koepp

The Shadow

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

Suspicious

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Short film

rowspan="2" | 1996

| Mission: Impossible

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Robert Towne and Steven Zaillian

The Trigger Effect

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

1997

| The Lost World: Jurassic Park

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Also second unit director and cameo

1998

| Snake Eyes

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Brian De Palma

1999

| Stir of Echoes

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="2" | 2002

| Panic Room

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

Spider-Man

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2004

| Secret Window

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="2" | 2005

| War of the Worlds

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Josh Friedman

Zathura: A Space Adventure

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with John Kamps

rowspan="2" | 2008

| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson

Ghost Town

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with John Kamps

2009

| Angels & Demons

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Akiva Goldsman

2011

| The Little Engine That Could

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with John Kamps, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser

2012

| Premium Rush

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with John Kamps

2014

| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Adam Cozad

2015

| Mortdecai

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

2016

| Inferno

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2017

| The Mummy

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman

2020

| You Should Have Left

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2022

| Kimi

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

2023

| Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-wrote with Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and James Mangold{{cite web|url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1211115/indiana-jones-5/|title=Indiana Jones 5|work=Writers Guild of America West|date=February 10, 2023|access-date=March 19, 2023}}

2024

| Presence

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Executive}}

|

rowspan="3" |2025

| Black Bag

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Executive}}

|

Jurassic World Rebirth

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Post-production

Cold Storage

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Based on his novel{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Hot Cannes Package: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery Star In Jonny Campbell-Helmed Studiocanal Sci-Fi Virus Tale 'Cold Storage;' David Koepp Adapted His Novel|date=May 11, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/liam-neeson-joe-keery-daivd-koepp-jonny-campbell-studiocanal-virus-tale-cold-storage-1235021082/|accessdate=April 19, 2023}}

2026

| Untitled Steven Spielberg film

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Filming

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! width=65 | Director

! width=65 | Writer

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002

| Hack

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Creator

2003

| Suspense

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| TV movie

=Unproduced scripts=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1987

| [https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/fatcity-upside-down-unproduced/ FatCity Upside Down]

|

1990

| [https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/here-and-there-unproduced/ Here and There]

|

1997

| [https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/blackwater-unproduced/ Blackwater]

| rowspan="2" | co-wrote with Brian De Palma

1998

| [https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/mr-hughes-unproduced/ Mr. Hughes]

1999

| [https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/the-sea-wolf-unproduced/ The Sea-Wolf]

|

2000

| [https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/the-superconducting-supercollider-of-sparkle-creek-wisconsin-unproduced/ The Superconducting Supercollider of Sparkle Creek, Wisconsin]

| co-wrote with John Kamps

2001

| [https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/a-trip-uptown-unproduced/ A Trip Uptown]

|

2002

| [https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/amazing-spider-man-unproduced/ Amazing Spider-Man]

|

rowspan="3" | 2009

| Billionaire's Vinegar[https://variety.com/2009/film/features/koepp-to-pore-over-vinegar-1118000292/ Koepp to pore over ‘Vinegar’]

| co-wrote with John Kamps

Article II

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Pirate Latitudes[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/steven-spielberg-takes-pirate-latitudes-88162/ Steven Spielberg takes on ‘Pirate Latitudes’]

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rowspan="2" | 2011

| Spy vs. Spy[https://deadline.com/2011/06/ron-howard-david-koepp-team-up-for-spy-vs-spy-142442/ Ron Howard, David Koepp Team Up For 'Spy Vs. Spy']

| co-wrote with John Kamps

The Thin Man[https://deadline.com/2011/08/david-koepp-takes-on-the-thin-man-for-johnny-depp-and-rob-marshall-165112/ David Koepp Takes On 'The Thin Man' For Johnny Depp And Rob Marshall]

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2012

| The Wind[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nic-mathieu-wind-men-in-black-3-329358/ Warner Bros. Prepping Top Secret Sci-Fi Project ‘The Wind’ (Exclusive)]

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2014

|Brilliance[https://deadline.com/2014/02/legendary-sets-julius-onah-to-helm-brilliance-677438/ Legendary Sets Julius Onah To Helm ‘Brilliance’]

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2015

| The Themis Files[https://deadline.com/2015/02/david-koepp-the-themis-files-sony-science-fiction-1201370509/ David Koepp Set To Script Sci-Fi ‘Themis Files’ For Sony]

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2017

| Bride of Frankenstein[https://deadline.com/2017/04/bill-condon-director-bride-of-frankenstein-remake-movie-universal-1202069921/ Bill Condon In Talks To Helm ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ At Universal Pictures]

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2018

| Blackhawk[https://api.swiftype.com/api/v1/public/analytics/pc?engine_key=Tyut9ZjAAB9kAKBjPMRb&doc_id=5ad677010cc37f43fca064ed&_st_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2018%2F04%2Fsteven-spielberg-dc-films-blackhawk-1202366545%2F&q=David%20koepp Steven Spielberg Set To Produce His First DC Film 'Blackhawk' With Eye On Directing]

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2020

| Green Hornet and Kato[https://deadline.com/2020/12/david-koepp-green-hornet-pic-for-universal-pictures-1234653952/ David Koepp To Pen ‘Green Hornet And Kato’ Pic For Universal]

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2022

| Aurora[https://deadline.com/2022/03/kathryn-bigelow-david-koepp-auroa-netflix-1234992108/ Kathryn Bigelow To Direct Adaptation Of David Koepp Novel ‘Aurora’ For Netflix][https://api.swiftype.com/api/v1/public/analytics/pc?engine_key=Tyut9ZjAAB9kAKBjPMRb&doc_id=666a81f228ccbcf03b884fcc&_st_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2024%2F06%2Fidris-elba-rebecca-ferguson-circling-kathryn-bigelow-film-netflix-1235972263%2F&q=David%20koepp Idris Elba & Rebecca Ferguson Circling Kathryn Bigelow Film At Netflix]

| based on his novel

Bibliography

  • {{Cite book |last=Koepp |first=David |title=Cold Storage: A Novel |publisher=Ecco |year=2019 |isbn=978-0-06-291643-3 |location=New York |lccn=2018057661 |oclc=1078435646 |author-mask=1}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Koepp |first=David |title=Aurora: A Novel |publisher=Harper |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-06-291647-1 |location=New York |lccn= |oclc= |author-mask=1}}

References

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