Drew Pearce
| Drew Pearce | |
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| Born | August 24, 1975 |
| Occupation | Writer, producer, director |
Drew Pearce (born 24 August 1975) is a British film and television writer and producer.
Life and career
Drew is best known as creator of No Heroics, the well received[1] British TV comedy about off-duty superheroes for ITV2, and for co-writing Iron Man 3, starring Robert Downey, Jr..[2]
Early career
Between 2000 and 2004, Pearce was the lead singer and guitarist in the London alt-country band Woodchuck, among various other music projects.[3]
He also produced a number of British television shows before transitioning into writing and directing. His previous work as a writer, producer or director includes "The Musical Storytellers Ginger and Black"[4] for E4 and High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman for BBC Three.
No Heroics
In 2007, Pearce created No Heroics, a sitcom about unsuccessful British superheroes, following their R-rated off-duty exploits and their lives in hero-only pub The Fortress. The full series was shot in 2008, and released in October of that year. The show was nominated for a British Comedy Award, which led Pearce to shoot a U.S. pilot in the spring of 2009, for the ABC Network. The network declined to pick the pilot up to full series.[5]
Recent career
In 2010, Pearce made the move to the American film scene when Marvel hired him to adapt Runaways for the big screen[6] based on the comic book by Brian K.Vaughan and Adrian Alphona. The movie remains in development.
Staying in the Marvel family, it was then announced on March 31, 2011,[7] that he would co-write Iron Man 3 with director Shane Black. The Hollywood Reporter released in July 2011 that Pearce would also pen Paramount’s adaption of the DC comics title The Mighty.[8]
After finishing Iron Man 3, Pearce completed an uncredited rewrite on Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi action thriller Pacific Rim,[9] before being commissioned to write the script for a third film in the Sherlock Holmes film series starring Robert Downey, Jr. in October 2011.[10]
Pearce has also sold, penned and will be the executive producer for the original screenplay Secretary’s Day, with Will Gluck attached to direct, for Sony Pictures.[11] In November 2012 it was announced that he would co-write and co-produce with Jason Segel an untitled comedy based on the 2011 documentary The Other F Word for 20th Century Fox.[12] In 2012, he was nominated as "One To Watch" by industry blog Indiewire.[13]
In October 2012, Pearce was tapped to polish the script for Legendary Pictures' Godzilla reboot.[14]
In May 2013 it was reported that Pearce would be writing the screenplay for the fifth Mission: Impossible film, and as of January 2014 he continues to appear as the sole writer for that film.[15][16]
References
- ↑ Armstrong, Stephen (2008-09-29). "Beyond The Fringe". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ↑ http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/cinemas/shane-black-and-drew-pearce-interview-feature-interview-4706.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/mrdrewpearce/status/273558069282234368
- ↑ The Musical Storytellers Ginger And Black Youtube
- ↑ http://whatculture.com/film/iron-man-3-screenwriter-drew-pearce-on-totally-reinventing-the-mandarin.php
- ↑ SuperHeroHype (May 27, 2010). "Drew Pearce to Write the Runaways Script".
- ↑ MIKE FLEMING JR (March 31, 2011). "Marvel Taps Its ‘Runaways’ Scribe Drew Pearce To Write ‘Iron Man 3′ Script".
- ↑ No Heroics Creator Tackling “The Mighty” The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ http://screenrant.com/pacific-rim-update-guillermo-del-toro-sandy-154681/
- ↑ Warner Bros. Hires Scribe for Sherlock Holmes Threequel
- ↑ Will Gluck to Direct Secretaries Day
- ↑ Jason Segel, Drew Pearce Sell Punk Rock Father Comedy to Fox
- ↑ On The Rise 2012: 5 Screenwriters To Keep An Eye On In The Next Few Years Indiewire
- ↑ Pearce to Pen 'Godzilla' re-write Variety
- ↑ 'Iron Man 3' Writer Drew Pearce to Pen Next 'Mission: Impossible' (Exclusive)
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381249/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr#writers
External links
- Drew Pearce at the Internet Movie Database
- Pearce, Drew; Ben Gregor (16 September 2008). "On location: No Heroics", Broadcast Now, EMAP. Retrieved on 18 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drew_Pearce&action=editSeptember 2008.