James V. Hart
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James V. "Jim" Hart is a screenwriter and author.
He has written the 2005 children's novel Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth (ISBN 0060002204), a prequel depicting J. M. Barrie's villain Captain Hook, the nemesis of Peter Pan, when Hook was a youngster. Earlier, Hart wrote the screenplay to the Steven Spielberg feature film Hook which functioned as a sequel to Barrie's original story.
Hart also wrote the screenplay adaptation for Crisis in the Hot Zone, but the movie never materialized.
He recently did the first draft screenplay of Atlas Shrugged, which is now being fully developed by director Randall Wallace.
[edit] Selected filmography
- August Rush (2007)
- Sahara (2005) (screenplay)
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) (story)
- Tuck Everlasting (2002) (screenplay)
- Contact (1997) (screenplay)
- Muppet Treasure Island (1996) (screenplay)
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (screenplay)
- Hook (1991) (screenplay)