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Zak Penn (born March 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter. Penn wrote and directed Incident at Loch Ness and The Grand, wrote the script for The Incredible Hulk, co-wrote the scripts for X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the story for The Avengers. With Michael Karnow, Penn is the co-creator of the TV series Alphas on the Syfy network.
- Screenwriter
- March 23, 1968 (age 55), New York, U.S.
Zak Penn's career began as a screenwriter when he sold his first script, Last Action Hero, at the age of twenty-three. Since then, Penn has become known for his work on numerous films based on Marvel comics, including X-Men 2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk, and The Avengers.
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Sep 14, 2021 · Zak Penn and Matt Lieberman are the screenwriters of Free Guy, a movie that pays homage to video game genres and action movies. Learn about their writing process, inspiration, and collaboration in this interview.
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Feb 12, 2020 · Zak Penn is a screenwriter who made it big fast with The Last Action Hero and PCU, but also faced failures and frustrations. He talks about his two low-budget movies, Incident at Loch Ness and The Grand, where he used improvisation and poker to challenge himself and his actors.
May 18, 2012 · Assembling 'The Avengers' for the Big Screen: Interview with Screenwriter Zak Penn. Script Magazine. May 18, 2012. When it comes to screenwriting, says Zak Penn, “the comic book stuff has taken up all of my adaptation juice!”
Aug 16, 2021 · Zak Penn, the co-writer of Free Guy, talks about his experience of re-writing the script of the action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer. He shares his insights on story architecture, genre traditions, and Elf as inspiration for the film.
Jul 9, 2018 · Features. Zak Penn interview: Ready Player One, positive and negative fandom. What does Ready Player One say about toxic fandom? Can we love geek culture too much? We talk to screenwriter Zak...
