Jeremy Slater
{{short description|American screenwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jeremy Slater
| image = 10.8.17JeremySlaterByLuigiNovi.jpg
| caption = Slater at the 2017 New York Comic Con
| birth_date = 1979 or 1980
| birth_place =
| occupation = Producer, writer
| yearsactive = 2015–present
| spouse =
| alma_mater = University of Notre Dame
}}
Jeremy Slater is an American writer and producer of film and television, known for his work on films such as Fantastic Four, Death Note and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and on television series such as The Umbrella Academy and The Exorcist, which Slater created, and on which he served as executive producer. He is the head writer and executive producer for the Disney+ miniseries Moon Knight.
Career
Slater wrote My Spy, an action comedy film which will be directed by Jake Kasdan,{{Cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|date=2012-07-10|title=Universal eyes Jake Kasdan's 'My Spy'|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/universal-eyes-jake-kasdan-s-my-spy-1118056395/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Variety|language=en-US}} as well as Tape 4, a horror film to be produced by Primal Pictures,{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fox-taps-writer-fantastic-four-jeremy-slater-349042|title='Fantastic Four' Reboot Ramps Up with Writer Jeremy Slater (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 13, 2012|accessdate=August 22, 2015}} and Man of Tomorrow, a superhero noir film which was included in the 2012 Black List.
In July 2012, Slater was hired to write the script for the 2015 Fantastic Four film. After the film was released in August 2015, Slater commented that a lot of what he wrote was not in the finished film (particularly his version of the first act), but that he'll "always be honored that [he] got to play in such a cool sandbox."{{cite news|last=Wakeman|first=Gregory|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Fantastic-Four-Writer-Admits-Most-What-He-Wrote-Isn-t-Finished-Film-77157.html|title=Fantastic Four Writer Admits Most Of What He Wrote Isn't In Finished Film |publisher=Cinema Blend|date=August 14, 2015|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}
Slater's original version of the script for Fantastic Four was said to feel more in tone to a Marvel Studios movie, being an action-packed superhero adventure in contrast to the final film's dark and realistic tone. It included the villains Galactus, who is the source for the titular characters' powers, Mole Man, and Doctor Doom as a Latverian dictator and herald to Galactus, in contrast to the antisocial programmer he was portrayed as in the finished film.{{cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|url=http://collider.com/fantastic-four-original-script-had-galactus-mole-man-more-action/|title=Original 'Fantastic Four' Script Included Galactus, Mole Man, and Much More Action|date=August 19, 2015|accessdate=August 22, 2015|website=Collider}}
Slater wrote a draft of the live-action American film adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's manga series Death Note (2017), which was directed by Adam Wingard.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/guest-director-adam-wingard-signs-791689|title='Guest' Director Adam Wingard Signs On for 'Death Note' (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=April 27, 2015}} The finished version of the film had its script revised by Kyle Killen.{{cite web |last1=Chitwood |first1=Adam |title=Jeremy Slater Gives Update on 'Umbrella Academy' Series; Says 'Death Note' Is 'Heat' with Teenagers |url=https://collider.com/the-umbrella-academy-tv-series-update-jeremy-slater-death-note/ |website=Collider |access-date=25 June 2023}}
Slater is the creator and executive producer of The Exorcist, a TV drama based on the film with the same name.{{cite web|title='The Exorcist' Executive Producer on Creating Smart Scares for the Modern TV Viewer, Future Seasons|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/exorcist-fox-future-seasons-geena-davis-ben-daniels-jeremy-slater-1201909833/|magazine=Variety|date=November 4, 2016|author=Ryan, Maureen}}
In November 2019, Slater was hired as the head writer and executive producer for the Disney+ series Moon Knight by Marvel Studios.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-moon-knight-series-finds-head-writer-umbrella-academy-series-creator-1252850|title=Marvel's 'Moon Knight' Series Finds Its Head Writer With 'Umbrella Academy' Series Creator (Exclusive)|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Goldberg|first2=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 8, 2019|accessdate=November 8, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108213615/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-moon-knight-series-finds-head-writer-umbrella-academy-series-creator-1252850|archivedate=November 8, 2019|url-status=live}}
He co-wrote the Warner Bros. Pictures film Coyote vs. Acme with James Gunn, Jon Silberman, Josh Silberman and Samy Burch.{{Cite web|last=Drum|first=Nicole|date=December 23, 2020|title=Looney Tunes Movie Coyote vs. Acme Sets 2023 Release Date|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/looney-toons-coyote-vs-acme-2023-release-date-warner-bros/|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=ComicBook.com}}{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=December 23, 2020|title=Warner Bros. Dates Three Pics For 2023 Theatrical Release (Not HBO Max): 'Furiosa', 'Coyote Vs. Acme' & 'The Color Purple'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/warner-bros-dates-three-pics-for-2023-theatrical-release-not-hbo-max-furiosa-coyote-vs-acme-the-color-purple-1234661184/|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=Deadline}} The film was shelved in February 2024.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=2024-02-09 |title=The Final Days of 'Coyote vs. Acme': Offers, Rejections and a Roadrunner Race Against Time {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.thewrap.com/coyote-vs-acme-update-offers-warner-bros/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}
In January 2022, Slater was hired to write a sequel to Mortal Kombat.{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2022-01-26|title=New Line Moving Forward With 'Mortal Kombat' Sequel; 'Moon Knight' Scribe Jeremy Slater Scripting|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/mortal-kombat-sequel-new-line-moon-knight-screenwriter-jeremy-slater-1234920121/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} In August 2022, Collider reported that Slater had co-written the screenplay for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire with Terry Rossio and Simon Barrett.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/godzilla-vs-kong-2-synopsis-monsterverse-sequel/|title='Godzilla vs. Kong 2' Synopsis Reveals New Details About Monsterverse Sequel|first=Marco|last=Vitto Oddo|work=Collider|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=August 25, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=August 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825174709/https://collider.com/godzilla-vs-kong-2-synopsis-monsterverse-sequel/}}
In January 2023, it was revealed that he had joined a writers' room assembled by James Gunn to map out the overarching story of the DC Universe.{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=2023-01-31 |title=New DC Universe Unveils First 10 Projects: 'Superman: Legacy' in 2025, Batman & Robin Movie, Green Lantern Series, Wonder Woman Prequel and More |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dc-universe-superman-legacy-batman-green-lantern-supergirl-booster-gold-1235507426/ |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Notes ! Ref. |
| rowspan=2|2015
| Co-wrote with Luke Dawson |
| Fantastic Four
| Co-wrote with Simon Kinberg and Josh Trank |
| 2016
| Pet | | |
| 2017
| Co-wrote with Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides |
| 2024
| Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | Co-wrote with Terry Rossio and Simon Barrett | {{Cite web |title=Origins |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1240262/origins/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=Writers Guild of America West}} |
| 2025
| Post-production |
| 2026
| | {{cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=March 19, 2025 |title=Warner Bros Negotiating Big Sale Of Shelved 'Coyote Vs. Acme' Movie — The Dish |url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/coyote-vs-acme-movie-deal-sale-warner-bros-ketchup-1236329381/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} |
Executive producer
- Stephanie (2017)
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Writer ! Executive ! Creator ! Notes |
| 2016–18
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 4 episodes |
| 2019–20
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Also developer and consultant; |
| 2022
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 2 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2916300}}
{{Jeremy Slater}}
{{The Umbrella Academy}}
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