Gary Whitta, screenwriter (The Book of Eli, Star Wars: Rogue One).

My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

• Episode: Gary Whitta, screenwriter (The Book of Eli, Star Wars: Rogue One).
• Website: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
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• Duration: 01:20:44
• Published: 2024-01-30 09:42

My guest today is a British author and screenwriter for film and video games. Born in London, he began his career as a writer for the games magazine Commodore User, then joined the team that founded PC Gamer, of which he later became editor-in-chief.

In 2010, my guest found success in Hollywood as the writer of The Book of Eli, a post-apocalyptic neo-Western film starring Denzel Washington. In 2013 he co-wrote After Earth with the director M. Night Shyamalan, then co-wrote the story for Star Wars: Rogue One.

He has also contributed writing to blockbuster video games, including Duke Nukem: Forever, Prey, Gears of War and The Walking Dead, for which he won a BAFTA. Since becoming a US citizen, he now resides in California with his family.

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