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Evangelos Spiliotopoulos (Greek: Ευάγγελος Σπηλιωτόπουλος; born c. 1973) is a Greek-American screenwriter, film producer, and film director.

Evan Spiliotopoulos
Born	c. 1973 (age 48–49) Greece
Nationality	Greek-American
Occupation	Screenwriter, film producer, film director
Years active	1995–present
Known for	The Jungle Book 2 Pooh's Heffalump Movie Hercules The Huntsman: Winter's War Beauty and the Beast

Early life

Spiliotopoulos was born in Greece, and graduated from high school there.[1] Soon after, he moved to the United States and attended the University of Delaware to get an undergraduate degree in film theory; he then attended American University for a master's degree in screenwriting.[1] After moving to Los Angeles in 1995, his first job in the industry was in a television film Trial by Fire as an intern.[1]

Career

In the 2000s, Spiliotopoulos wrote several animated projects for Walt Disney Pictures. He was attached to write a prequel of to the classic animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs film.[2] However, the project was finally cancelled when Pixar was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2006.

In April 2009, Spiliotopoulos was set to write the screenplay for the action film Wanted 2, a sequel to the 2008 film Wanted.[3]

In June 2013, Universal acquired the remake rights to the Japanese 2007 anime film Vexille and set Spiliotopoulos to write the screenplay.[4]

In July 2014, Spiliotopoulos was hired by 20th Century Fox to write the script for the 2014 novel Seven Wonders written by Ben Mezrich.[5] Spiliotopoulos had already rewritten the script of the horror film Ouija, but his draft wasn't used in the film.[6]

In 2014, Spiliotopoulos re-wrote the screenplay for the action-adventure fantasy film Hercules, originally written by Ryan J. Condal.[7] Brett Ratner directed the film which released on July 25, 2014 by Paramount Pictures.[8]

Spiliotopoulos wrote the screenplay of action-adventure fantasy film The Huntsman: Winter's War, along with Craig Mazin, and rewritten by Frank Darabont. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan directed the film, which was released on April 22, 2016 by Universal Pictures.[9]

Spiliotopoulos and Stephen Chbosky wrote Disney's live action musical romantic fantasy film Beauty and the Beast, which was directed by Bill Condon.[10] The film was released on March 17, 2017.

Spiliotopoulos received a "story by" credit, with David Auburn, for the Charlie's Angels reboot film of 2019, which was written and directed by Elizabeth Banks.[11]

In 2021, Spiliotopoulos' directorial debut, the horror film The Unholy was released.[12]

Filmography

Theatrical release

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2003	The Jungle Book 2	Steve Trenbirth
2004	Art Heist	Bryan Goeres
2005	Pooh's Heffalump Movie	Frank Nissen
2006	Khan Kluay	Kompin Kemgumnird	English-language version
2007	Battle for Terra	Aristomenis Tsirbas
2014	Hercules	Brett Ratner
2016	The Huntsman: Winter's War	Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
2017	Beauty and the Beast	Bill Condon
2019	Charlie's Angels	Elizabeth Banks
2021	The Unholy	Himself	Also producer
	Snake Eyes	Robert Schwentke

Direct-to-video

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2002	Bare Witness	Kelley Cauthen
2004	The Lion King 1½	Bradley Raymond	Additional Screenplay Material
	Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers	Donovan Cook
2005	Tarzan II	Brian Smith	Additional Story Material
	Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie	Elliot M. Bour Saul Andrew Blinkoff
2007	Cinderella III: A Twist in Time	Frank Nissen	Additional Screenplay Material
2008	The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning	Peggy Holmes
	The Nutty Professor	Logan McPherson Paul Taylor
2009	Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure	Klay Hall

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1998	Legion	Jon Hess	TV movie
	The Outsider	David Bishop
2014	Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Frank Nissen	Episode "Roo and Lumpy"

References

External links

• Evan Spiliotopoulos at IMDb
• Evan Spiliotopoulos Interview with Scripts & Scribes

На других языках

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- [en] Evan Spiliotopoulos

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[ru] Спилиотопулос, Эван

Эван Спилиотопулос (англ. Evan Spiliotopoulos) — греко-американский сценарист, наиболее известен сценариями к фильмам «Геракл» и «Феи: Потерянное сокровище». Он также написал сценарий к предстоящему фильму «Охотник».

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