Scott Silver (born November 30, 1964) is an American screenwriter[1] and film director.[2]
Scott Silver | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 30, 1964 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Boston University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
| Notable work | Johns The Mod Squad 8 Mile The Fighter Joker |
Silver is best known for such films as Johns,[3] The Mod Squad,[2] 8 Mile, The Fighter, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay,[4] and Joker, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, alongside Todd Phillips. He is Jewish.[5] He is also set to co-write the script to the upcoming Spawn reboot, entitled King Spawn.[6][7]
He graduated from Boston University's College of Communication in 1986.[8]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Johns | Yes | Yes |
| 1999 | The Mod Squad | Yes | Yes |
| 2002 | 8 Mile | No | Yes |
| 2010 | The Fighter | No | Yes |
| 2016 | The Finest Hours | No | Yes |
| 2019 | Joker | No | Yes |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | No | Yes |
Producer
- Stronger (2017)
Co-executive producer
- The House of Yes (1997)
Special thanks
- Requiem for a Dream (2000)
- Then She Found Me (2007)
- Bleed for This (2016)
- Siberia (2018)
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Academy Award | Best Original Screenplay | The Fighter | Nominated |
| 2020 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joker | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Academy Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Huver, Scott (15 February 2011). ""The Fighter" Screenwriter's Next Round: A Superhero Flick". NBC Bay Area.
- ^ a b Gelder, Lawrence Van (March 26, 1999). "FILM REVIEW; The Squad That Was Mod Is Reshod". The New York Times.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (January 31, 1997). "Even Midnight Cowboys Have Sunshine Dreams". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Scott Silver, 'The Fighter'". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 February 2011.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (February 18, 2011). "Jewish Stars 2/18". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (2022-10-05). "'Spawn' Movie Finds New Writers With 'Joker,' 'Captain America 4' Scribes (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ^ Squires, John (2024-07-22). "'King Spawn' – Jason Blum Teases New Screenplay for Long-Awaited 'Spawn' Movie". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ The Bostonwood Boom
External links
edit- Scott Silver at IMDb
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