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Mark Swift and Damian Shannon are American screenwriters and film producers.[1][2] They are known for their collaborative script-writing projects,[3][4] in particular Freddy vs. Jason[5] and later the 2009 reboot Friday the 13th.[6][7]
Mark Swift | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film producer |
Damian Shannon | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film producer |
Shannon attended Bishop McNamara High School and New York University.[8] He then enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he met fellow student and later writing partner Mark Swift. Swift went on to graduate from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; he also attended the Benjamin School.[9]
Swift and Shannon wrote an adaptation of the comic book Danger Girl for New Line Cinema in 2000.[10] They were two of four writers on the 2004 animated film Shark Tale.[11][12]
Swift and Shannon wrote a script for the film Friday the 13th, which was released in 2009.[13][14][15] They also wrote a script for a sequel before that project was canceled.[16] They had previously written the script for the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason,[17][18] after several previously written scripts had been rejected by the producers at New Line Cinema.[19]
In 2011, Swift and Shannon were executive producers of the film Seconds Apart.[20] In 2012 they wrote and directed a horror film for Disruption Entertainment.[21]
They wrote the script for Baywatch (2017), an adaptation of the TV series.[22][23][8]
In 2014, Swift and Shannon worked on an original horror project for New Line Cinema,[24] and co-produced O'Lucky Day, a comedy for Paramount Pictures starring Peter Dinklage. In 2015, the pair worked together on a script for a live-action Aladdin prequel titled Genies.[25][26][27]
Some of their unreleased projects include Vikings for Disney, an adaptation of the Image comic Hawaiian Dick,[28] Inland Saints for Paramount,[29] and an adaptation of Howard Chaykin’s graphic novel Power & Glory.[24]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | Screenwriters | |
2009 | Friday the 13th | From a story by Swift, Shannon, and Mark Wheaton | |
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | Themselves | Documentary film | |
2011 | Seconds Apart | Executive Producers | |
2012 | I Heart Shakey | ||
2013 | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Themselves | Documentary film |
2017 | Baywatch | Screenwriters | From a story by Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Thomas Lennon, and Robert Ben Garant Nominated- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay |
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