Eric Pearson

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Eric Pearson (born December 14, 1984) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Marvel Studios, writing various short films for their Marvel One-Shots series{{Cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Breznican |date=July 3, 2012 |title=First Look: Marvel unveils top-secret 'Avengers' short film 'Item 47' – Exclusive |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/07/03/first-look-item-47/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829203833/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/07/03/first-look-item-47/ |archive-date=August 29, 2014 |access-date=January 13, 2014 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} and the feature films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Black Widow (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), and Blade. He also contributed to the screenplays for Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Transformers One (2024).

Early life and career

Pearson studied screenwriting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He was enrolled in Marvel Studios' screenwriting program in 2010.{{Cite web |last=Poloway |first=Kevin |date=November 3, 2017 |title=How 'Thor: Ragnarok' screenwriter (and former pizza guy) Eric Pearson became Marvel's go-to script doctor |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/thor-ragnarok-screenwriter-former-pizza-guy-eric-pearson-became-marvels-go-script-doctor-001743890.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207033309/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/thor-ragnarok-screenwriter-former-pizza-guy-eric-pearson-became-marvels-go-script-doctor-001743890.html |archive-date=December 7, 2020 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |publisher=Yahoo!}}

Filmography

= Films =

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Year ! Title ! Writer ! Notes / {{refh\|multi=no}}
rowspan="2" \| 2011 \| The Consultant \| {{yes}} \| rowspan="4" \| Short films; part of the Marvel One-Shots
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer \| {{yes}}
2012 \| Item 47 \| {{yes}}
2013 \| Agent Carter \| {{yes}}
2015 \| Ant-Man \| {{Partial\|Uncredited}} \| rowspan="2" \| Rewrites only
rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| Spider-Man: Homecoming \| {{Partial\|Uncredited}}
Thor: Ragnarok \| {{yes}} \|{{Cite web \|last=Couch \|first=Aaron \|date=November 2, 2017 \|title='Thor: Ragnarok' Writer on the Secret to Revitalizing a Franchise \|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/thor-ragnarok-writer-secret-revitalizing-a-franchise-1054023 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107124824/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/thor-ragnarok-writer-secret-revitalizing-a-franchise-1054023 \|archive-date=November 7, 2017 \|access-date=November 6, 2017 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| Pacific Rim Uprising \| {{Partial\|Uncredited}} \| rowspan="4" \| Rewrites only
Avengers: Infinity War \| {{Partial\|Uncredited}}
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Avengers: Endgame \| {{Partial\|Uncredited}}
Pokémon Detective Pikachu \| {{Partial\|Uncredited}}
rowspan="2" \| 2021 \| Godzilla vs. Kong \| {{yes}} \|{{Cite web \|title=Godzilla vs. Kong \|url=https://findawriter.wgaeast.org/project/1159682/godzilla-vs-kong/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708151909/https://findawriter.wgaeast.org/project/1159682/godzilla-vs-kong/ \|archive-date=July 8, 2020 \|access-date=May 3, 2020 \|publisher=Writers Guild of America East}}
Black Widow \| {{yes}} \|{{Cite web \|last=Barnhardt \|first=Andrew \|date=January 14, 2020 \|title=Thor: Ragnarok Writer Gets Sole Screenwriting Credit on Black Widow \|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2020/01/14/black-widow-writer-eric-pearson-thor-ragnarok-marvel-studios/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115171142/https://comicbook.com/marvel/2020/01/14/black-widow-writer-eric-pearson-thor-ragnarok-marvel-studios/ \|archive-date=January 15, 2020 \|access-date=January 16, 2020 \|website=ComicBook.com}}
2023 \| Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania \| {{Partial\|Uncredited}} \| Additional Literary Material{{Cite web \|title=Eric Pearson \|url=https://directories.wga.org/member/ericpearson/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303180655/https://directories.wga.org/member/ericpearson/ \|archive-date=March 3, 2024 \|access-date=September 26, 2024 \|publisher=Writers Guild of America West}}
2024 \| Transformers One \| {{Yes}} \|{{Cite web \|last=Sarto \|first=Debbie Diamond \|date=July 25, 2024 \|title=Paramount Drops Transformers One Trailer #2 \|url=https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726021949/https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 \|archive-date=July 26, 2024 \|access-date=July 27, 2024 \|website=Animation World Network}}{{Cite web \|date=July 25, 2024 \|title=Transformers One – Official Trailer 2 \|url=https://sea.ign.com/transformers-one/218644/video/transformers-one-official-trailer-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726071742/https://sea.ign.com/transformers-one/218644/video/transformers-one-official-trailer-2 \|archive-date=July 26, 2024 \|access-date=July 27, 2024 \|website=IGN Southeast Asia \|language=en-sg}}
rowspan="2" \| 2025 \| Thunderbolts* \| {{yes}} \|{{Cite web \|last=Seo \|first=Rachel \|date=March 29, 2023 \|title=Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Adds 'Beef' Creator Lee Sung Jin as Writer (Exclusive) \|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/marvels-thunderbolts-lee-sung-jin-co-writer-beef-steven-yeun-1235567387/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330020731/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/marvels-thunderbolts-lee-sung-jin-co-writer-beef-steven-yeun-1235567387/ \|archive-date=March 30, 2023 \|access-date=March 29, 2023 \|website=Variety}}
The Fantastic Four: First Steps \| {{yes}} \|{{Cite magazine \|last1=Kit \|first1=Borys \|last2=Couch \|first2=Aaron \|date=February 21, 2024 \|title=How Marvel Is Quietly Retooling Amid Superhero Fatigue \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-fantastic-four-avengers-movies-1235830951/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221152116/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-fantastic-four-avengers-movies-1235830951/ \|archive-date=February 21, 2024 \|access-date=February 21, 2024 \|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}

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Year

! Title

! Writer

! Notes / {{refh|multi=no}}

rowspan="2" | 2011

| The Consultant

| {{yes}}

| rowspan="4" | Short films; part of the Marvel One-Shots

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer

| {{yes}}

2012

| Item 47

| {{yes}}

2013

| Agent Carter

| {{yes}}

2015

| Ant-Man

| {{Partial|Uncredited}}

| rowspan="2" | Rewrites only

rowspan="2" | 2017

| Spider-Man: Homecoming

| {{Partial|Uncredited}}

Thor: Ragnarok

| {{yes}}

|{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=November 2, 2017 |title='Thor: Ragnarok' Writer on the Secret to Revitalizing a Franchise |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/thor-ragnarok-writer-secret-revitalizing-a-franchise-1054023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107124824/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/thor-ragnarok-writer-secret-revitalizing-a-franchise-1054023 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=November 6, 2017 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

rowspan="2" | 2018

| Pacific Rim Uprising

| {{Partial|Uncredited}}

| rowspan="4" | Rewrites only

Avengers: Infinity War

| {{Partial|Uncredited}}

rowspan="2" | 2019

| Avengers: Endgame

| {{Partial|Uncredited}}

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

| {{Partial|Uncredited}}

rowspan="2" | 2021

| Godzilla vs. Kong

| {{yes}}

|{{Cite web |title=Godzilla vs. Kong |url=https://findawriter.wgaeast.org/project/1159682/godzilla-vs-kong/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708151909/https://findawriter.wgaeast.org/project/1159682/godzilla-vs-kong/ |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=Writers Guild of America East}}

Black Widow

| {{yes}}

|{{Cite web |last=Barnhardt |first=Andrew |date=January 14, 2020 |title=Thor: Ragnarok Writer Gets Sole Screenwriting Credit on Black Widow |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2020/01/14/black-widow-writer-eric-pearson-thor-ragnarok-marvel-studios/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115171142/https://comicbook.com/marvel/2020/01/14/black-widow-writer-eric-pearson-thor-ragnarok-marvel-studios/ |archive-date=January 15, 2020 |access-date=January 16, 2020 |website=ComicBook.com}}

2023

| Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

| {{Partial|Uncredited}}

| Additional Literary Material{{Cite web |title=Eric Pearson |url=https://directories.wga.org/member/ericpearson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303180655/https://directories.wga.org/member/ericpearson/ |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |access-date=September 26, 2024 |publisher=Writers Guild of America West}}

2024

| Transformers One

| {{Yes}}

|{{Cite web |last=Sarto |first=Debbie Diamond |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Paramount Drops Transformers One Trailer #2 |url=https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726021949/https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Animation World Network}}{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Transformers One – Official Trailer 2 |url=https://sea.ign.com/transformers-one/218644/video/transformers-one-official-trailer-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726071742/https://sea.ign.com/transformers-one/218644/video/transformers-one-official-trailer-2 |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=IGN Southeast Asia |language=en-sg}}

rowspan="2" | 2025

| Thunderbolts*

| {{yes}}

|{{Cite web |last=Seo |first=Rachel |date=March 29, 2023 |title=Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Adds 'Beef' Creator Lee Sung Jin as Writer (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/marvels-thunderbolts-lee-sung-jin-co-writer-beef-steven-yeun-1235567387/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330020731/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/marvels-thunderbolts-lee-sung-jin-co-writer-beef-steven-yeun-1235567387/ |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=Variety}}

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

| {{yes}}

|{{Cite magazine |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |last2=Couch |first2=Aaron |date=February 21, 2024 |title=How Marvel Is Quietly Retooling Amid Superhero Fatigue |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-fantastic-four-avengers-movies-1235830951/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221152116/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-fantastic-four-avengers-movies-1235830951/ |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}