Eric Heisserer

3 Filmography

Eric Andrew Heisserer (born 1970) is an American

screenwriter.

4 References
1

Career

[1] Hollywood Reporter article about the sale of Dionaea to

Warner Brothers Archived December 26, 2005, at the
Wayback Machine.

Heisserers professional screenwriting career was

launched with the sale of The Dionaea House to Warner
Bros. in 2005,[1] based on an online epistolary story of
the same name that he wrote in October 2004.[2] He
then developed an original television pilot for Paramount
Pictures and CBS, and wrote feature projects for Jerry
Bruckheimer Films and Warner Bros..[3] 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.

[2] Heisserer, Eric. The Dionaea House Correspondence

from Mark Condry.
[3] Writer Eric Heisserer Talks Getting Final Destination 5
Right. DreadCentral.com.
[4] Eric Heisserer Paying Attention to the Hallmarks of 'Final Destination' Franchise. Bloody-Disgusting.com.
[5] Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton to star in 'The
Thing' Archived February 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.

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.[4] An
early draft had been written by Wesley Strick. The script
went on to land director Samuel Bayer, actor Jackie Earle
Haley, and began lming in May 2009.[5]

[6] Screenwriter Eric Heisserer Talks Bringing The Thing

Story Full Circle. DreadCentral.com.
[7] New Title for Fifth 'Final Destination', Opening Disaster
Revealed!". Bloody-Disgusting.com.

He rewrote the prequel to director John Carpenter's 1982

remake The Thing.[6] In April 2010, Heisserer signed on
to write Final Destination 5,[7] the fth lm of the horror
lm franchise.

[8] Paul Walker Starring in Post-Hurricane Katrina Thriller

'Hours". Hollywood Reporter. 2011-10-05. Retrieved
2012-11-07.
[9] Eric Heisserer In Talks To Adapt 'Bird Box' For Universal. deadline.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

Heisserer made his directorial debut with the lm Hours,

starring Paul Walker.[8]

[10] "'Mama' director Andy Muschietti in talks for 'Bird Box'".

digitalspy.co.uk. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 17 July

In July 2013 Heisserer was set to write the script for
2013.
the then upcoming thriller book Bird Box by Josh Maler[9]
man. Universal Pictures acquired the rights in Febru[11] New Writer Tapped For The Conjuring 2. Dread Cenary 2013 and now set the script for Andy Muschietti to
tral. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
direct the lm.[10] Heisserer co-wrote The Conjuring 2
along with the brothers Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes.[11] [12] Eric Heisserer Talks Space Opera In Shaper"". BD.
2011-10-05. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
Heisserer wrote along with artist Felipe Massafera and
[12]
Colorist Wes Dzioba, the comic book series Shaper.
[13] Christine Boylan, Eric Heisserer. The New York Times.
October 22, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2012.

Personal life

5 External links

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.[13]

Eric Heisserer at the Internet Movie Database

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