Eric Pearson

Eric Pearson (born December 14, 1984) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Marvel Studios, writing various short films for their Marvel One-Shots series^[1] and the feature films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Black Widow (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), and Blade (TBA). He also contributed to the screenplays for Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Transformers One (2024).

Eric Pearson
Born	(1984-12-14) December 14, 1984 (age 39) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	2010–present

Early life and career

Pearson studied screenwriting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He was enrolled in Marvel Studios' screenwriting program in 2010.^[2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Writer	Notes / Ref.
2011	The Consultant	Yes	Short films; part of the Marvel One-Shots
	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer	Yes
2012	Item 47	Yes
2013	Agent Carter	Yes
2015	Ant-Man	Uncredited	Rewrites only
2017	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Uncredited
	Thor: Ragnarok	Yes	[3]
2018	Pacific Rim Uprising	Uncredited	Rewrites only
	Avengers: Infinity War	Uncredited
2019	Avengers: Endgame	Uncredited
	Pokémon Detective Pikachu	Uncredited
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Yes	[4]
	Black Widow	Yes	[5]
2023	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	Uncredited	Additional Literary Material[6]
2024	Transformers One	Yes	[7][8]
2025	Thunderbolts*	Yes	[9]
	The Fantastic Four: First Steps	Yes	[10]
TBA	Blade	Yes	[11]

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2015–2016	Agent Carter	8 episodes

References

1. Breznican, Anthony (July 3, 2012). "First Look: Marvel unveils top-secret 'Avengers' short film 'Item 47' – Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
2. Poloway, Kevin (November 3, 2017). "How 'Thor: Ragnarok' screenwriter (and former pizza guy) Eric Pearson became Marvel's go-to script doctor". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
3. Couch, Aaron (November 2, 2017). "'Thor: Ragnarok' Writer on the Secret to Revitalizing a Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
4. "Godzilla vs. Kong". Writers Guild of America East. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
5. Barnhardt, Andrew (January 14, 2020). "Thor: Ragnarok Writer Gets Sole Screenwriting Credit on Black Widow". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
6. https://directories.wga.org/member/ericpearson/
7. Sarto, Debbie Diamond (July 25, 2024). "Paramount Drops Transformers One Trailer #2". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
8. "Transformers One - Official Trailer 2". IGN Southeast Asia. July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
9. Seo, Rachel (March 29, 2023). "Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Adds 'Beef' Creator Lee Sung Jin as Writer (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
10. Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (February 21, 2024). "How Marvel Is Quietly Retooling Amid Superhero Fatigue". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
11. Gonzalez, Umberto (June 12, 2024). "Marvel's 'Blade' Loses Director Yann Demange | Exclusive". TheWrap. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

External links

• Eric Pearson at IMDb