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Akela Cooper is an American screenwriter and television producer. She is the screenwriter of horror films including Hell Fest (2018), Malignant (2021), M3GAN (2022), The Nun II (2023), and M3GAN 2.0 (2025). Cooper was named in Variety ' s 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2021 list.
- 2012–present
- Hayti, Missouri, U.S.
Jan 16, 2023 · As the pen behind “M3GAN,” Akela Cooper is rewriting Hollywood’s horror norms, one (a bit too) gory scene at a time
Jan 17, 2023 · Cooper is one of the few Black women writing horror. She is happily opening doors for other Black women writers in the genre. “A few years ago, I was on a horror panel at the Austin Film Festival,” Cooper shared. “There were several Black women in the front row.
MASTER OF HORROR! Screenwriter Akela Cooper has Answered her Calling. by Desa Philadelphia. Akela Cooper’s childhood revolved around her family’s love of horror films and sci-fi television. “I grew up watching the Twilight Zone and Star Trek, the X-Files, Earth 2, Andromeda, Stargate, SG1,” she says. “That was family viewing in my home.
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Akela Cooper. Writer: Malignant. Akela Cooper is known for Malignant (2021), M3GAN (2022) and Luke Cage (2016).
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Jan 12, 2023 · The mind behind everyone’s favorite killer robot doll chats with VF about her lifelong love of horror, being type A, and M3GAN’s uncanny resemblance to a sorority girl.
Jan 5, 2023 · Los Angeles-based screenwriter Akela Cooper made her name in television and studio horror, penning last year’s cult hit “Malignant” and the new sci-fi horror “M3GAN.”
