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James V. Hart (born 1950) is an American screenwriter and author. He is known for his literary adaptations, such as Dracula, Frankenstein and Hook.

James V. Hart
Hart in 2011
Born	1950 (age 71–72) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter author
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Judith Nugent
Children	2; including Julia Hart

Career

Writing

Hart wrote the screenplay to the Steven Spielberg feature film Hook which functioned as a sequel to J. M. Barrie's original story, with Peter as an adult in present times.[1] Later, he wrote the 2005 children's novel Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth, a prequel depicting Barrie's villain Captain Hook, the nemesis of Peter Pan, when Hook was a youngster. He would then write the Francis Ford Coppola-produced horror films Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)[2] and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994).

Hart would primarily focus on adventure and fantasy fare, such as Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life and Epic (2013). He would also co-create the pirate television drama Crossbones, with Luther writer Neil Cross. It was based on Colin Woodard's book The Republic of Pirates.[3] On July 24, 2014, NBC announced that Crossbones had been canceled after one season.[4]

Unmade screenplays

Hart did the first draft screenplay of Atlas Shrugged,[5] which was to be fully developed by director Randall Wallace. Hart didn't write any further drafts and Wallace didn't end up directing. Recently, it has been announced that Hart wrote an adaptation of The Sirens of Titan, which Kurt Vonnegut approved of before he died.[6]

Hart also wrote a screenplay adaptation for Crisis in the Hot Zone, but the movie never materialized (instead, Hart would adapt the book into a television series in 2019). Neither did a DreamWorks adaptation of Anubis. In 2012, it was announced that TNT would create a television series based on the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein novels.[7] Hart was to write the project with his son Jake Hart.

Teaching

Hart was part of the Columbia University Graduate Film program faculty. He has also mentored on Sundance Film Labs, the Austin Writer’s Ranch and the Equinoxe-Europe Writing Workshops.[8][9]

Personal life

Hart is the son of Albert Hart and Alice Hart. He has one brother, David (deceased). He studied film and graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1969. He lives in New York with his wife Judith. Their two children, Jake and Julia, are also screenwriters.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Notes
1974	Dirty O'Neil	No	Yes	Associate producer
1977	The Ransom	No	Yes
1984	Gimme an 'F'	Yes	No
1991	Hook	Yes	Yes	Executive producer
1992	Bram Stoker's Dracula	Yes	Yes	Co-producer
1994	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein	No	Yes
1996	Muppet Treasure Island	Yes	No
1997	Contact	Yes	No
2002	Tuck Everlasting	Yes	No
2003	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life	Yes	No	Story by
2005	Sahara	Yes	No
2007	The Last Mimzy	Yes	No
2007	August Rush	Yes	No
2013	Epic	Yes	Yes	Executive producer

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Network
2001	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story	Miniseries	CBS
2014	Crossbones	Co-creator	NBC
2019-present	The Hot Zone	Creator, also executive producer	National Geographic

References

External links

• James V. Hart at IMDb
• Interview about Hook on www.hook-movie.com

На других языках

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[ru] Харт, Джеймс

Джеймс В. Харт (англ. James V. Hart; род. 1950) — американский сценарист и писатель.

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