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John Gatins
Born April 16, 1968 in New York City, New York, USA12 films
John Gatins (born April 16, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, and actor. For writing the drama film Flight (2012), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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Gatins made his directorial feature debut by filming his screenplay for Dreamer (2005). He also wrote or co-wrote Coach Carter (2005), Real Steel (2011), Kong: Skull Island, and Power Rangers (2017). As an actor, he has collaborated three times with Eddie Murphy on Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008), and A Thousand Words (2012).
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12 films- TBAFight for '84Writer
- TBAThe Last Mrs. ParrishScreenplay
- 2024Little WingWriter
- 2017Power RangersScreenplay
- 2017Kong: Skull IslandStory
- 2014Need for SpeedStory
- 2012FlightWriter
- 2011Real SteelScreenplay
- 2005Dreamer: Inspired By a True StoryWriter
- 2005Coach CarterScreenplay
- 2001HardballScreenplay
- 2001Summer CatchWriter