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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.
Free Guy (2021) 5 Videos. 12 Photos. 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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March 23, 1968 · New York, New York, USA. Mini Bio. 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.
Aug 16, 2021 · Zak Penn is a co-writer of Free Guy, a comedy about a video game character who realizes he's a background extra. He talks about his career, his approach to story structure, and his influences from Last Action Hero to Elf.
May 18, 2012 · May 18, 2012. When it comes to screenwriting, says Zak Penn, “the comic book stuff has taken up all of my adaptation juice!”. Such comic book “stuff” includes work on projects like X2, Elektra, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk, and most recently, the superhero mash up that rules them all: The Avengers.
Jul 9, 2018 · Screenwriter Zak Penn talks about adapting Ernest Cline's novel into a movie directed by Steven Spielberg, and the themes of geek culture and nostalgia. He also reveals how he worked with Spielberg to create the Halliday journals and the Oasis sequences.
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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 tropes. In this interview, they share their writing process, inspiration, and collaboration on the film.
