Mark Gunn (screenwriter)

Mark Gunn is an American screenwriter and producer based in Pasadena, California who wrote the screenplays for the films Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and Brightburn.

Mark Gunn
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross
OccupationScreenwriter

Early life and education

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Mark Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the cousin of screenwriter James Gunn,[1] actor and political writer Matt Gunn,[2] former Senior Vice President of Artisan Entertainment Patrick Gunn,[3] actor Sean Gunn,[2] and writer Brian Gunn.[4]

He graduated St. Louis University High School[5] and went on to attend the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Career

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Gunn's first job was writing the MTV movie 2gether. He is also known for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012),[6] Bring It On Again (2004)[7] and 2gether (2000).[8] He was elected to the Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors in 2006.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Thursday Afternoon Production Assistant Short
2000 2gether Soundtrack/Executive Producer/Writer TV movie
2004 Bring It On Again Screenwriter
2005 Daisy Does America Creative consultant TV series
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Screenwriter
2019 Brightburn Screenwriter/Executive Producer

References

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  1. ^ Gunn, James (July 5, 2015). "My brother Brian's dream about..." Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Notable Alumni: SLUH". St. Louis University High School. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2014. James Gunn '84, filmmaker and screenwriter; Brian Gunn '88, screenwriter; Matt Gunn '90, writer for HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher; Sean Gunn '92, actor.
  3. ^ Patrick Gunn profile, qualiacapital.com; accessed December 4, 2014.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (December 14, 2017). "'Guardians of the Galaxy' Director James Gunn to Produce Horror Movie for H Collective". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Write Stuff". www.sluh.org. March 12, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  7. ^ Bring It On Again DVD Talk
  8. ^ 2Ge+her Bio on MTV
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