Megan McDonnell

{{Infobox person

| name = Megan McDonnell

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Orange County, California, U.S.

| occupation = Screenwriter

| years_active = 2015–present

| education = Harvard University (BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)

| notable_works = {{Plainlist|

WandaVision
The Marvels}}

}}

Megan McDonnell is an American screenwriter best known for her work on Marvel Cinematic Universe projects WandaVision (2021) and The Marvels (2023).

Education

McDonnell attended Harvard University as an undergraduate, where she was a member of the Hasty Pudding Club.{{Cite web|title=Theatre, Entertainment, & Media Meet-Up|url=https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/entmeetup|access-date=2021-09-09|website=ocs.fas.harvard.edu|language=en}}

She graduated from the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC with an MFA in 2016.{{Cite web |title=USC School of Cinematic Arts |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/admissions/documents/SCABrochure2017.pdf}}

Career

McDonnell began her career as the co-director and executive producer on the 2016 short film Meet Cute. She then rose to prominence after writing two episodes of the Disney+ series WandaVision, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=January 22, 2020 |title='Captain Marvel 2' in the Works With 'WandaVision' Writer |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-marvel-2-movie-works-wandavision-writer-1272259 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123023858/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-marvel-2-movie-works-wandavision-writer-1272259 |archive-date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=May 12, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Boone |first=John |date=March 10, 2021 |title='WandaVision' Creator on Agatha's Master Plan, That Ralph Bohner Reveal and White Vision (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/wandavision-series-finale-interview-jac-schaeffer-161951 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310160035/https://www.etonline.com/wandavision-series-finale-interview-jac-schaeffer-161951 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=May 12, 2021 |website=Entertainment Tonight}} In January 2020, she entered negotiations to write the screenplay for the 2023 MCU film The Marvels, and she eventually co-wrote the film with Nia DaCosta and Elissa Karasik.{{Cite web |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=January 22, 2020 |title='Captain Marvel' Sequel Officially In Development At Disney's Marvel Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/captain-marvel-sequel-officially-in-development-at-disneys-marvel-studios-1202838665/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124004357/https://deadline.com/2020/01/captain-marvel-sequel-officially-in-development-at-disneys-marvel-studios-1202838665/ |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |access-date=May 12, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/wandavision-megan-mcdonnell-captain-marvel-2/ |title='Captain Marvel 2': 'Wandavision' Writer Megan McDonnell to Write Sequel Script |website=TheWrap |first=Umberto |last=Gonzalez |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=May 12, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512220821/https://www.thewrap.com/wandavision-megan-mcdonnell-captain-marvel-2/ |archive-date=May 12, 2021}} In August 2022, she wrote episodes for the Marvel Studios series Agatha All Along.{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=August 12, 2022 |title=Verve Promotes TV Literary Agent Melissa Darman to Partner (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/verve-melissa-darman-2-1235340245/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812235640/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/verve-melissa-darman-2-1235340245/ |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |access-date=October 28, 2022 |website=Variety}}

Prior to 2019, McDonnell was the producer for the Scriptnotes podcast.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-05 |title=Scriptnotes, 390: Getting Staffed |url=https://johnaugust.com/2019/getting-staffed |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=johnaugust.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=johnaugust/status/1220233274045259776 |url=https://twitter.com/johnaugust/status/1220233274045259776 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Twitter |language=en}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! width="65"\| Director ! width="65"\| Writer ! width="65"\| Producer ! width="65"\| Other ! Notes
2015 \| The Perceivers \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \| Short film; Production assistant{{Cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6876585/filmotype/miscellaneous?ref_=m_nmfm_4/\|title=Megan McDonnell\|website=IMDb}}
2016 \| Meet Cute \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \| Short film; Co-director and executive producer{{Cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6876585/filmotype/director?ref_=m_nmfm_2/\|title = Megan McDonnell\|website = IMDb}}{{Cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6876585/filmotype/producer?ref_=m_nmfm_3/\|title = Megan McDonnell\|website = IMDb}}
2021 \| WandaVision \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \| Episodes: "Now in Color" and "We Interrupt This Program"{{Cite web \|last=Paige \|first=Rachel \|date=March 18, 2021 \|title='WandaVision': How the Writers Brought Wanda and Vision to Life \|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/wandavision-writers-room-disney-plus \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321011938/https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/wandavision-writers-room-disney-plus \|archive-date=March 21, 2021 \|access-date=May 12, 2021 \|website=Marvel.com}}
2023 \| The Marvels \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \| Co-wrote screenplay with Nia DaCosta and Elissa Karasik
rowspan="2" \|2024 \|Dark Matter \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|Wrote 3 episodes
Agatha All Along \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \| Consulting producer, on-set writer
TBA \|Vision Quest \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \| In development{{Cite web \|title=Megan McDonnell - WGA Directory \|url=https://directories.wga.org/member/meganmcdonnell/ \|access-date=March 20, 2023 \|website=Writers Guild of America West}}

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Year

! Title

! width="65"| Director

! width="65"| Writer

! width="65"| Producer

! width="65"| Other

! Notes

2015

| The Perceivers

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

| Short film; Production assistant{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6876585/filmotype/miscellaneous?ref_=m_nmfm_4/|title=Megan McDonnell|website=IMDb}}

2016

| Meet Cute

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

| Short film; Co-director and executive producer{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6876585/filmotype/director?ref_=m_nmfm_2/|title = Megan McDonnell|website = IMDb}}{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm6876585/filmotype/producer?ref_=m_nmfm_3/|title = Megan McDonnell|website = IMDb}}

2021

| WandaVision

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

| Episodes: "Now in Color" and "We Interrupt This Program"{{Cite web |last=Paige |first=Rachel |date=March 18, 2021 |title='WandaVision': How the Writers Brought Wanda and Vision to Life |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/wandavision-writers-room-disney-plus |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321011938/https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/wandavision-writers-room-disney-plus |archive-date=March 21, 2021 |access-date=May 12, 2021 |website=Marvel.com}}

2023

| The Marvels

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

| Co-wrote screenplay with Nia DaCosta and Elissa Karasik

rowspan="2" |2024

|Dark Matter

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Wrote 3 episodes

Agatha All Along

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

| Consulting producer, on-set writer

TBA

|Vision Quest

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

| In development{{Cite web |title=Megan McDonnell - WGA Directory |url=https://directories.wga.org/member/meganmcdonnell/ |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Writers Guild of America West}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|6876585}}

Category:21st-century American screenwriters

Category:21st-century American women writers

Category:American television writers

Category:American women television writers

Category:Harvard College alumni

Category:Hasty Pudding alumni

Category:Living people

Category:Nebula Award winners

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)