Chuck Mondry
Charles Mondry is an American screenwriter, born 1968.
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Born | Charles Mondry |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Career
Mondry's recent features include: Play Dirty, an adaptation of Donald Westlake's Parker series about a professional thief, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and directed by Shane Black for Amazon. The screenplay was co-written with Black and Anthony Bagarozzi.[1][2] A reboot of MGM's Road House, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Doug Liman;[3] Sony Pictures, Doc Savage, a live-action movie adaptation to be directed by Shane Black and starring Dwayne Johnson, based on the pulp serial novels of the 1930s;[4][5] Jekyll, a modern-day reimagining of the classic Jekyll and Hyde story based on the BBC mini-series by Steven Moffat and produced by Jeff Kleeman and Ellen DeGeneres for Summit Entertainment[6] and the Cold Warrior, a project Netflix acquired from Universal Pictures in late 2017, which tells the story of a Cold War spy who is forced out of retirement to team with a younger agent to stop a terrorist threat orchestrated by Russia[7][8]
Mondry became a professional writer when broke into the entertainment industry with a million dollar spec sale. The screenplay, entitled "Tick Tock" (co-written with Anthony Bagarozzi)[9] starred Jennifer Lopez and Samuel Jackson but was cancelled following the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 [10] He is currently co-owner of Modern Pictures, with Anthony Bagarozzi and Randi Nguyen, which produces independently financed features.[11]
References
- Murphy, J. Kim (2022-03-03). "Robert Downey Jr., Shane Black Reunite for Adaptation of Donald E. Westlake's 'Parker' Series at Amazon". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- Grobar, Matt (2022-03-03). "Amazon's Robert Downey Jr.-Shane Black-Joel Silver Reteam For Series Of 'Parker' Film & TV Projects To Launch With 'Play Dirty' Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- Kroll, Justin (2021-11-11). "The Double Deuce Back In Business? MGM Ramps Up 'Road House' Reboot With Jake Gyllenhaal And Doug Liman Circling". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- "Shane Black's 'Doc Savage' Is on Again at Sony - /Film". Slashfilm. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- Kroll, Justin (2016-05-30). "Dwayne Johnson Confirmed for 'Doc Savage'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- McNary, Dave (2016-05-06). "Ellen DeGeneres, Lionsgate Developing 'Jekyll' Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- Graser, Marc (2008-09-23). "Shane Black to direct 'Cold Warrior'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- "Exclusive: Shane Black's 'Cold Warrior' Heads to Netflix from Universal". Collider. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- McLELLAN, DENNIS (2000-10-23). "A Million-Dollar Ending for Screenwriting Partners". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- Brodesser, Claude (2001-09-21). "Col clocks 'Tick-Tock'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- "Modipictures.com".
External links
- Chuck Mondry at IMDb