John August

John August (born 1971 in Boulder, Colorado) is an American screenwriter.

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1971 - Boulder, Colorado - American - Screenwriter

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August'sdebut film was 1999's critically-acclaimed Go, which he also co-produced. Since that time, his credits include Big Fish, for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Charlie's Angels, Titan A.E., and '.

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Go - Big Fish - BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay - Charlie's Angels - Titan A.E.

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He wrote the screenplay for 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book. His current projects include Tim Burton?s Corpse Bride and a feature adaptation of Tarzan. He is executive producing a movie version of Jordan Mechner?s videogame for Jerry Bruckheimer?s company.

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Screenplay - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl's - Tim Burton?s - Corpse Bride - Tarzan - Jordan Mechner?s - Jerry Bruckheimer?s

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He runs a website aimed at budding screenwriters, johnaugust.com.

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Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, John earned a degree in journalism from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and an MFA in film from the Peter Stark program at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Boulder, Colorado - Drake University - Des Moines - Iowa - MFA - University of Southern California - Los Angeles

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