Monday, May 16, 2011

USA guest: Screenwriter David B. Hayter May 22, 2011

Last week, Amanda Lin Costa, @TheLoneOlive, send out a single tweet to Jeanne @jeannevb, mentioning she met screenwriter David B. Hayter @DavidBHayter at a film festival and thought he’d make a great guest for Scriptchat. Within 24 hours, David graciously contacted us saying he’d love to participate. Beyond the power of the tweet, it also speaks volumes of Mr. Hayter's generosity.

To say your treefort is “thrilled” is the understatment of the year. Join us in welcoming David Hayter to our community of writers.

Born in Santa Monica, California, David Hayter spent the first eighteen  years of his life traveling the world while picking up the Japanese and French languages.  After graduating from high school in Kobe, Japan,  Hayter went on to study theatre at the prestigious Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto.

A seminal figure in the 21st century wave of comic-book cinema, David Hayter’s films have amassed over one billion dollars in Worldwide Box Office.  His screenwriting credits include the feature films, “X-Men”, “The Scorpion King” and “X2 : X-Men United”.  He also penned the script  “Watchmen”, directed by Zack Snyder for Warner Bros. Studios.

As a producer, he created the film “Burn” with Bryan Singer, and the pilot episode of “Lost in Oz” for Warner Bros. Television.
           
As an actor, his credits include the lead in the sci-fi film “Guyver: Dark Hero”, the voice of Captain America on the “Spiderman” animated series as well as a decade-long stint in the role of Solid Snake in the hugely popular “Metal Gear Solid” video game franchise.

David is repped by the United Talent Agency, and attorney David Feldman.


Don't miss amazing opportunity to learn! May 22, 5pm PDT and 8pm EDT 

1 comment:

  1. Thanks David for your willingness to share with the team!

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