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Richard Wenk (born 1956) is an American film screenwriter and director best known for his work on The Expendables 2 (2012), The Equalizer (2014), and The Magnificent Seven (2016).

Richard Wenk
Born	1956 (age 65–66) Metuchen, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1986–present
Notable work	The Expendables 2 The Equalizer The Magnificent Seven

Early life

Wenk was born in 1956 in Metuchen, New Jersey.[1][2] He graduated from Metuchen High School in 1974,[3] and from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1979.[1]

Career

Wenk worked as an assistant to director John Huston on the 1982 film Annie.[1] In 1984, he was recruited by New World Pictures producer Donald P. Borchers to write and direct the black comedy film Vamp (1986). Borchers had been impressed by Wenk's NYU thesis film, a musical vampire comedy short titled Dracula Bites the Big Apple.[1] In 1994, he directed the comedy film Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women.[4] In 1998, he wrote and directed the film Just the Ticket.[5] In 2002, he directed the slasher film Wishcraft.[6] In 2006, he wrote the script for Richard Donner's last film 16 Blocks.[7] In 2011, he wrote the action film The Mechanic.[8] By 2012, he wrote Simon West's ensemble action film The Expendables 2.[9] In October 2012, he was hired to write the script for the Masters of the Universe reboot.[10]

In 2014, he signed on to write the action film The Equalizer and its two sequels.[11][12] In 2016, he wrote the action films Countdown, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and The Magnificent Seven.[13][14][15] In 2017, he was hired to write the script and story for American Renegades.[16] In 2018, Wenk was hired to write the reboot of Universal Soldier.[17][18] In 2021, he wrote the action thriller film The Protégé.[9] He was announced to be writing the upcoming films Lethal Finale, Kraven the Hunter, and Fast Charlie.[19][20][21]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes & ref.
1979	Dracula Bites the Big Apple	Yes	No	[1]
1982	Annie	No	No	Assistant[1]
1986	Vamp	Yes	Yes	[1]
1994	Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women	Yes	No	[4]
1998	Just the Ticket	Yes	Yes	Also actor[5]
2002	Wishcraft	Yes	No	[6]
2006	16 Blocks	No	Yes	Also actor[7]
2011	The Mechanic	No	Yes	[8]
2012	The Expendables 2	No	Yes	[9]
2014	The Equalizer	No	Yes	[11]
2016	Countdown	No	Yes	[13]
	The Magnificent Seven	No	Yes	[15]
	Jack Reacher: Never Go Back	No	Yes	[14]
2017	American Renegades	No	Yes	[16]
2018	The Equalizer 2	No	Yes	[12]
2021	The Protégé	No	Yes	[9]
2023	The Equalizer 3	No	Yes	Filming[22]
	Kraven the Hunter	No	Yes	Post-production[23]
TBA	Fast Charlie	No	Yes	Post-production[24]

References

External links

• Richard Wenk at IMDb

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Richard Wenk (Plainfield, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos; 1956) es un director, productor, actor y guionista de cine y televisión estadounidense.

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