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At age 26, Terrio directed the feature film Heights (Sony Pictures Classics, 2005), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It follows a pivotal twenty-four hours in the interconnected lives of five New Yorkers.
Terrio made his directorial debut with the 2005 release, which featured an all-star cast led by Elizabeth Banks, Glenn Close, James Marsden and Isabella Rossellini. Despite a premiere at the...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit71%Fresh audience score. 93%Screenwriter, Executive Producer51%Fresh audience score. 86%Screenwriter40%Fresh audience score. 67%Screenwriter, Executive Producer29%Fresh audience score. 63%Screenwriter- He is co-writing the new Star Wars installment. Terrio has recently been hired as the co-writer for “Star Wars: Episode IX. He replaces Jack Thorne and will be writing in collaboration with J.J.
- He’s a native New Yorker with a private side. Chris was born in New York City, December 31, 1976. He came very close to being a New Years’ baby but just missed it by hours.
- Chris Terrio is an Ivy Leaguer. Terrio attended Harvard University and graduated from the prestigious institution in 1997. He studies German phenomenology and English literature and was a member of the Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club.
- He’s had his ups and downs. Chris has achieved a high degree of success in his chosen profession, but it hasn’t all been rosy for him along the way. In 2005, he went broke and resorted to writing scripts from home.
Chris Terrio is an American filmmaker and screenwriter who had written the Ben Affleck film Argo and the Zack Snyder DC Extended Universe films Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League before Joss Whedon rewrote the script during re-shoots when Snyder stepped down as director.
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Chris Terrio is an American filmmaker and screenwriter who had written the Ben Affleck film Argo and the Zack Snyder DC Extended Universe films Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League before Joss Whedon rewrote the script during re-shoots when Snyder stepped down as director.
- December 31, 1976
Terrio made his directorial debut with the independent film “Heights” in 2005, but he gained widespread recognition for his screenplay for the critically acclaimed film “Argo” (2012), directed by Ben Affleck.
Chris Terrio won the best adapted screenplay Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, defeating a strong field that included Tony Kushner for Lincoln and David O Russell for Silver Linin
