Years active 2005–present Books Shaper | Role Film director Name Eric Heisserer | |
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Born 1970 (age 45–46) United States Occupation Film director, screenwriter Parents Margaret L. Heisserer, Andrew J. Heisserer Movies Hours, Final Destination 5, The Thing, A Nightmare on Elm St, Lights Out Similar People Matthijs van Heijninge, Wesley Strick, Steven Quale, Samuel Bayer, Jeffrey Reddick | ||
Our Favorite Science Fiction with Eric Heisserer, writer of Arrival - CineFix Roundtable
Eric Andrew Heisserer (born 1970) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing scripts to the horror films A Nightmare on Elm Street, Final Destination 5, The Thing and Lights Out. In 2016, he wrote the screenplay for Arrival, which earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 89th Academy Awards.
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- Our Favorite Science Fiction with Eric Heisserer writer of Arrival CineFix Roundtable
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- Career
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Career
Heisserer's professional screenwriting career was launched with the sale of The Dionaea House to Warner Bros. in 2005, based on an online epistolary story of the same name that he wrote in October 2004. He then developed an original television pilot for Paramount Pictures and CBS, and wrote feature projects for Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Warner Bros.. In 2007, he sold a pitch to Regency Enterprises and Fox called Inhuman, a supernatural thriller set in Tokyo that combines live action and anime sequences.
In December 2008, Heisserer was hired to re-envision and rewrite the script for the franchise reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street, produced by Platinum Dunes. An early draft had been written by Wesley Strick. The script went on to land director Samuel Bayer, actor Jackie Earle Haley, and began filming in May 2009.
He rewrote the prequel to director John Carpenter's 1982 remake The Thing. In April 2010, Heisserer signed on to write Final Destination 5, the fifth film of the horror film franchise.
Heisserer made his directorial debut with the film Hours, starring Paul Walker.
In July 2013 Heisserer was set to write the script for the then upcoming thriller book Bird Box by Josh Malerman. Universal Pictures acquired the rights in February 2013 and now set the script for Andy Muschietti to direct the film. Heisserer co-wrote The Conjuring 2 along with the brothers Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes. Heisserer wrote along with artist Felipe Massafera and Colorist Wes Dzioba, the comic book series Shaper.
Heisserer wrote the 2016 film Arrival based on Ted Chiang's short story The Story of Your Life. Heisserer has said that he was attracted to the challenge of adapting the non-linear story by its emotional content. After the release of the film, he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 89th Academy Awards.
In July 2017, Heisserer announced that he was developing a science fiction series based on another Ted Chiang story, Liking What You See: A Documentary, for AMC. The series will explore concepts such as beauty, relationships, and advertising.
Personal life
Heisserer is the son of Margaret L., a senior editor for a publishing company, and Andrew J. Heisserer, a professor of ancient history, of Norman, Oklahoma. Since 2010, Heisserer has been married to television producer/writer Christine Boylan. His previous marriage ended in divorce.