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John August

Screenwriter / Film Director / Journalist / Film Producer | * 04/04/1970 (53) | Boulder, Colorado (United States of America (USA))
John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020). He hosts the popular screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog and develops screenwri... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Adventure | Fantasy | Comedies

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Movies with John August as Actor(3)

Movies with John August as Crew(22)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Upstate
Writing/Screenplay2023 Upstate
Writing/Screenplay2019 Aladdin
Writing/Screenplay2012 Frankenweenie
Writing/Story2012 Dark Shadows
Production/Executive Producer2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Directing/Director2007 The Nines
Writing/Writer2007 The Nines
Writing/Screenplay2005 Corpse Bride
Writing/Screenplay2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Writing/Screenplay2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Writing/Screenplay2003 Big Fish
Writing/Screenplay2000 Titan A.E.
Writing/Writer2000 Charlie's Angels
Directing/Second Unit Director1999 Go
Production/Co-Producer1999 Go
Writing/Screenplay1999 Go
Writing/Writer1999 Go
Directing/Director1998 God
Writing/Writer1998 God

Additional Information

Full Name: John August
Born: Saturday, 04/04 1970 (April) in Boulder, Colorado (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 53 years + 360 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Educated at: University of Southern California, Drake University, USC School of Cinematic Arts
John August frequently works together with these people:
Tim Burton (11x, Crew)
Danny Elfman (8x, Crew)
Chris Lebenzon (6x, Crew)
Johnny Depp (5x, Actor)
Drew Barrymore (5x, Actress)
Melissa McCarthy (5x, Actress)
Ryan Reynolds (4x, Actor)
Helena Bonham Carter (4x, Actress)
Christopher Lee (4x, Actor)
Michael Semanick (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5590, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024