Mark Protosevich

American screenwriter

Mark Protosevich is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his screenplays for the films The Cell, Thor and I Am Legend. He has also written two remakes: Poseidon, an update of The Poseidon Adventure for director Wolfgang Petersen, and Oldboy, an adaptation of the South Korean film of the same name for Spike Lee.

Life and career

Protosevich wrote the script for the unproduced Batman Unchained, a mooted third film in the superhero franchise to be directed by Joel Schumacher.[1] In 2011, Steven Spielberg met with Protosevich to discuss story ideas for a fourth film in the Jurassic Park franchise.[2] Protosevich wrote two story treatments for the film, neither of which were produced.[3] He recently created the Apple TV+ series Sugar, his first foray into television. He wrote or co-wrote the majority of the episodes, as well as serving as executive producer.

Protosevich was born in Chicago, Illinois and is an alumnus of Columbia College. He currently lives on Cape Cod with his wife, the painter Robena Malicoat.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Writer Co-producer
2000 The Cell Yes Yes
2006 Poseidon Yes No
2007 I Am Legend Yes No
2011 Thor Story No
2013 Oldboy Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Writer Executive
producer
TBA Sugar Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ Aaron Couch (14 June 2015). "'Batman' Movie Series: List of Unmade Projects - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (June 15, 2011). "Steven Spielberg Brainstorming 'Jurassic Park 4' with Writer Mark Protosevich (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  3. ^ Porsa, Dan (October 16, 2013). "Talking OLDBOY With Mark Protosevich at NYCC". This is Infamous. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-06.

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