Jeff Nathanson
{{short description|American screenwriter}}
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| birth_place = Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of California, Santa Barbara
AFI Conservatory
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| years_active = 1993–present
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Jeffrey D. Nathanson (born October 12, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing two films of the Rush Hour series, as well as the Steven Spielberg films Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.
Early life and education
Nathanson was born in Los Angeles County, California.{{cite web |url=http://funeralinnovations.com/obituary/114730/Gertrude-Penner/ |title=Gertrude Penner |website=Funeralinnovations.com |accessdate=September 1, 2015}} He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara as an English major from 1983 to 1985.{{cite news |last=Quiambao |first=Carissa |date=October 31, 2011 |title=Former Gaucho Unveils New Film |url=http://dailynexus.com/2011-10-31/gaucho-unveils-film/ |newspaper=Daily Nexus |location=Santa Barbara, California |accessdate=September 1, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stumpedmagazine.com/interviews/jeff-nathanson/ |title=Jeff Nathanson Interview |last=Neumer |first=Chris |website=Stumpedmagazine.com |accessdate=September 1, 2015}} While at UC Santa Barbara, he worked on the school's newspaper, the Daily Nexus, and has stated that the courses he took at UC Santa Barbara led him to want to become a screenwriter.{{cite news |last=Quiambao |first=Carissa |date=October 27, 2011 |title=Renowned Director To Visit Campus |url=http://dailynexus.com/2011-10-27/renowned-director-visit-campus/ |newspaper=Daily Nexus |location=Santa Barbara, California |accessdate=September 1, 2015}} He later enrolled in the screenwriting program at the AFI Conservatory for one year.{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/Conservatory/alumni/alumni.aspx |title=AFI ALUMNI |website=Afi.com |accessdate=September 1, 2015}}
Career
He is best known for his work on the Rush Hour sequels Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, and The Last Shot. He co-wrote a story draft for the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) with George Lucas; the film was directed by Steven Spielberg. He wrote the screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), on which he also received a story by co-credit, the latter with Terry Rossio.{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-jeff-nathanson/ |title=Disney Enlists Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=January 11, 2013 |website=Collider |accessdate=September 1, 2015}}{{cite journal |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=January 11, 2013 |title=Disney hires writer for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5' |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-hires-writer-for-pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-1118064561/ |journal=Variety |location=Los Angeles |accessdate=September 1, 2015}} He wrote the script for the 2019 live-action remake of The Lion King for Disney, directed by Jon Favreau.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2016/10/disneys-live-action-lion-king-hires-jeff-nathanson-to-pen-script/|title=Disney's Live-Action 'Lion King' hires Jeff Nathanson to pen script|publisher=Inside the Magic|last=McCabe|first=Adam|date=October 13, 2016}} He also wrote its 2024 prequel, Mufasa: The Lion King, directed by Barry Jenkins.{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Rebecca|last2=Lang|first2=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lion-king-sequel-director-barry-jenkins-1234786355/|title='The Lion King' Follow-Up in the Works With Director Barry Jenkins|work=Variety|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=February 12, 2023|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929195502/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lion-king-sequel-director-barry-jenkins-1234786355/|url-status=live}}
On October 3, 2017, it was reported that Nathanson would be penning a script for a biographical film directed by Brett Ratner based on the life of the Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who will be portrayed by Academy Award winner Jared Leto.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41485999|title=Jared Leto to star in Hugh Hefner biopic|publisher=BBC News|date=October 3, 2017}} However the film was put indefinitely on hold and was confirmed that Leto would not portray the Playboy founder following emergence of sexual harassment allegations against Ratner that November.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/brett-ratner-hugh-hefner-biopic-delayed/|title= Brett Ratner's Hugh Hefner Biopic is Dead in the Water |publisher=Screen rant|date=November 2, 2017}}
Awards and honors
Nathanson was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for his work on Catch Me If You Can.{{cite web|url=https://www.austinfilmfestival.com/news/taking-a-look-at-confirmed-panelist-jeff-nathanson/ |title=TAKING A LOOK AT CONFIRMED PANELIST JEFF NATHANSON |website=Austinfilmfestival.com |accessdate=September 1, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Film writer credits
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| scope="row" | 1995
| Also executive producer |
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| scope="row" | 1997
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| scope="row" | 2001
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| scope="row" | 2002
|rowspan=2| Steven Spielberg | |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2004
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| The Last Shot
| Himself | |
| scope="row" | 2007
| Brett Ratner | |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2008
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Steven Spielberg | Story only, co-written with George Lucas and David Koepp |
| New York, I Love You
|rowspan=2| Brett Ratner | Segment #5 |
| scope="row" | 2011
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| scope="row" | 2017
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Joachim Rønning | |
| scope="row" | 2019
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| rowspan=2 scope="row" | 2024
| Joachim Rønning |Also producer |
| Mufasa: The Lion King
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Uncredited
- Men in Black 3{{cite web | url=https://www.slashfilm.com/512251/jeff-nathanson-men-black-3d-rewritepolish-production-split/ | title=Jeff Nathanson Doing 'Men in Black 3D' Rewrite/Polish; Production Split into Two Segments | date=17 November 2010 }} (2012)
- Wonkahttps://directories.wga.org/member/jeffreydnathanson/ (2023)
- Haunted Mansion (2023)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0622288}}
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Category:21st-century American male writers
Category:AFI Conservatory alumni
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Category:20th-century American screenwriters