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Drew Goddard

Not to be confused withAndy Goddard.

Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard(born February 26, 1975) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer most closely associated with the horror genre. He began his career writing episodes for the television showsBuffy the Vampire Slayer,Angel,Alias,andLost.After moving into screenwriting in film, he wroteCloverfield(2008),World War Z(2013), andThe Martian(2015), the latter earning him a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.In 2011, he made his directorial debut withThe Cabin in the Woods.

Drew Goddard
Goddard in 2012
Goddard in 2012
BornAndrew Brion Hogan Goddard
(1975-02-26)February 26, 1975(age 49)
Houston,Texas, U.S.[1][2]
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • film director
  • producer
Years active2002–present

In 2015, Goddard created theNetflixseriesDaredevil.Soon after, he directed several episodes ofThe Good Placeand served as an executive producer for10 Cloverfield Lane(2016) andThe Cloverfield Paradox(2018), the next installments in theCloverfieldfranchise. In April 2024, it was announced he would write and direct a new film inThe Matrixfranchise.

Early life and education

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Goddard was born inHouston, Texasand was raised inLos Alamos, New Mexico.He attendedLos Alamos High SchoolandUniversity of Colorado Boulder.[citation needed]

Career

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2000s

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Goddard started his career as astaff writerforBuffy the Vampire SlayerandAngel,receiving aHugo AwardforBest Dramatic Presentationfor the former.

In 2005, he joinedJ. J. Abrams'Bad Robotteam, where he wrote for bothAliasandLost,winning—along with theLostwriting staff—theWriters Guild of America (WGA) Awardfor Best Dramatic Series.[3]In 2006, during its third season, Goddard became the co-executive producer ofLost.

By February 2007, Goddard wrote his first feature,Cloverfield,directed byMatt Reevesand produced byJ. J. Abrams.[4]Cloverfieldmade $168 million on a $25 million budget.Empirenamed it the fifth best film of 2008, and the film then went on to win the year'sSaturn AwardforBest Science Fiction Film.

2010s

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Goddard's directorial debut,The Cabin in the Woods,was co-written withJoss Whedon.The Cabin in the Woodswas featured onMetacritic's best films of 2012 list, in addition to earning a 92% approval rating onRotten Tomatoes.The film went on to win the year's Saturn Award forBest Horror or Thriller Film,as well as garnering Goddard Saturn's "Filmmaker Showcase Award".

In 2012, Goddard—in addition toJ. Michael Straczynski,Matthew Michael CarnahanandLostshowrunnerDamon Lindelof—rewrote the third act of the screenplay ahead of reshoots for the filmWorld War ZstarringBrad Pittand directed byMarc Forster.The film grossed $540 million on a $190 million budget. As a result, in June 2013, Paramount announced that it was moving ahead with a sequel, though it was eventually scrapped.

In December 2013,Marvelofficially announced that Goddard would be the executive producer andshowrunnerfor theDaredeviltelevision series produced byMarvel Televisionand broadcast onNetflixin 2015.[5]Sony Pictures also announced that Goddard would write and direct a film based on theSinister Six,though the project was eventually cancelled.[6][7]In May 2014, Goddard withdrew from showrunning duties on theDaredevilTV series.[8]

In February 2015, after the deal between Marvel and Sony to share the rights to Spider-Man was announced, it was reported that Goddard was in talks with Sony to helm the new Spider-Man reboot film,Spider-Man: Homecoming,although it was later announced thatJon Wattswould be the director. Goddard also executive produced and co-wrote an episode of the miniseriesThe Defenders.The series featured a team-up of the Marvel Television superheroes, including Daredevil. It was released on Netflix in August 2017.

Goddard wrote thefilm adaptationofAndy Weir's debut novelThe Martian,initially planning to direct it himself for 20th Century Fox. He later left the project when offered a chance to directSinister Six,a now-canceled comic book adaptation based ona team of supervillains.[9][10]The Martianwas instead directed byRidley Scott,and received wide critical acclaim. Goddard himself received anAcademy Awardnomination forBest Adapted Screenplay.[citation needed]

Goddard promotingBad Times at the El Royalein 2018

In November 2016, Goddard began writing aspec scriptfor theneo-noirthriller filmBad Times at the El Royale,[11]which he sold to 20th Century Fox in March 2017, revealing he would also produce and direct.[12][13]The film features an ensemble cast includingJeff Bridges,[14]Cynthia Erivo,[15]Dakota Johnson,[16]Jon Hamm,[17]Nick Offerman,[18]andChris Hemsworth.[19]

Potential projects

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A film based on theSinister Sixwas announced to be in development in December 2013, as part of Sony's plans for their ownThe Amazing Spider-Manshared universe,with Goddard attached to write and potentially direct.[20]Goddard confirmed his intention to direct the film in April 2014.[21]The film was believed to have been canceled by November 2015 when Sony was focusing on its newSpider-Man rebootwithMarvel Studios,[22]but producerAmy Pascalstated that the film was "alive" again in December 2018 following the success ofVenom,and that she was waiting for Goddard to be ready to direct it before moving forward with the project, now to be set in theSony's Spider-Man Universe.[23]

In May 2016, Goddard was reported to be writing the screenplay for a film adaptation of the novelWraiths Of The Broken Land,with Ridley Scott set to direct.[24]By October 2017 he was also attached to write and produceNevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow,a film adaptation of the novel of the same name.[25]In June 2020 he was also announced to be attached toProject Hail Mary,based on the novel of the same name, withPhil Lord and Christopher Millerset to direct.[26]From 2019 to now, his company, Goddard Textiles struck an overall deal withDisney Television Studiosvia20th Century Fox Television(now 20th Television) andABC Signature.[27]In December 2022,FXordered a pilot forThe Trenches,a half-hour animated series created by Goddard.[28]In January 2023, it was revealed Goddard had joined awriters' roomassembled byJames Gunnto map out the overarching story of theDC Universe.[29]In April 2024, it was announced Goddard was set to write and direct a new installment inThe Matrixfranchise.[30]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer
2008 Cloverfield No Yes No
2011 The Cabin in the Woods Yes Yes No
2013 World War Z No Yes No
2015 The Martian No Yes Executive
2018 Bad Times at the El Royale Yes Yes Yes
2026 Project Hail Mary No Yes No

Executive producer only

Television

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2002–2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer No Yes No Episodes:
2003–2004 Angel No Yes No Also executive story editor;
Episodes:
2005–2006 Alias No Yes Yes Episodes:
2005–2008 Lost No Yes Yes Also supervising producer;
Episodes:
2015–2018 Daredevil No Yes Executive Creator;
Episodes:
2016–2020 The Good Place Yes No Executive Episodes:
  • 1.01 - "Everything is Fine"
  • 2.03 - "Dance Dance Resolution"
  • 4.01 - "A Girl from Arizona (Part 1)"
  • 4.02 - "A Girl from Arizona (Part 2)"
2017 The Defenders No Yes Executive Episode:
2024 High Potential[31] No Yes Executive Episode:
  • 1.01 – "Pilot"

Bibliography

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  • Tales of the Vampires(Dark Horse Comics,collected intrade paperback,Tales of the Vampires,144 pages, December 2004,ISBN1569717494,Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales,288 pages, January 2011,ISBN1595826440):
    • "The Problem With Vampires" (with artist Paul Lee, inTales of the Vampires#1, Dark Horse Comics, December 2003)
    • "Antique" (with artist Ben Stenbeck, inTales of the Vampires#3, Dark Horse Comics, February 2004)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight#12–15: "Wolves at the Gate"(with pencils byGeorges Jeantyand inks byAndy Owens,Dark Horse Comics, March–June 2008, tpb,Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 8, Volume 3: Wolves at the Gate,136 pages, November 2008,ISBN1595821651)

See also

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References

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  2. ^Harms, John W.; Harms, Pearl Goddard (1990)."The Goddard book".
  3. ^"Winners Announced for 2006 Writers Guild Awards".Writers Guild of America.Archived fromthe originalon June 16, 2013.RetrievedAugust 16,2013.
  4. ^Kit, Borys; Siegel, Tatiana (July 6, 2007)."Paramount Rolls In TheCloverfield".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedApril 20,2018.
  5. ^"Drew Goddard Joins Daredevil on Netflix".Marvel. December 6, 2013.RetrievedDecember 6,2013.
  6. ^Dominic Patten (December 13, 2013)."Sony Sets Spider-Man Spinoffs 'Venom,' 'Sinister Six' With New" Franchise Brain Trust "".Deadline.
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  8. ^Goldberg, Lesley (May 24, 2014)."Marvel's Netflix Drama 'Daredevil' Taps New Showrunner (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedMay 24,2014.
  9. ^Tilly, Chris (June 17, 2015)."Matt Damon Explains Why The Martian is a Love Letter to Science".IGN.RetrievedSeptember 12,2017.
  10. ^Jeff Sneider (April 9, 2014)."Drew Goddard Exits 'The Martian'; Matt Damon Eyed to Star (Exclusive)".The Wrap.RetrievedApril 12,2015.
  11. ^Fischer, Russ (October 13, 2018)."How Director Drew Goddard Brought Out Chris Hemsworth's Dark Side in 'Bad Times at the El Royale'".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on March 11, 2021.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  12. ^Busch, Anita (March 8, 2017)."Fox Buys 'Bad Times At The El Royale' From Drew Goddard Who Will Also Direct".Deadline Hollywood.Archivedfrom the original on March 8, 2021.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  13. ^Kit, Borys (March 8, 2017)."'The Martian' Screenwriter Sells 'Bad Times at the El Royale' Spec Script to Fox ".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on March 8, 2021.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  14. ^Kit, Borys; Ford, Rebecca (August 23, 2017)."Chris Hemsworth, Jeff Bridges to Star in Drew Goddard's 'Bad Times at the El Royale' (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on March 10, 2021.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  15. ^Ford, Rebecca; Kit, Borys (August 29, 2017)."Tony Winner Cynthia Erivo Joins Drew Goddard's 'Bad Times at the El Royale' (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on March 11, 2021.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  16. ^Sneider, Jeff (January 8, 2021)."Dakota Johnson to Star Opposite Chris Hemsworth in Drew Goddard's Thriller" Bad Times at the El Royale "(Exclusive)".Tracking Board.Archivedfrom the original on March 11, 2021.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  17. ^Couch, Aaron (October 11, 2018)."How 'Bad Times at the El Royale' Director Convinced Stars to Work for Less".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on December 24, 2020.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  18. ^Whittle, CK (February 2, 2018)."Nick Offerman Joins The Cast Of Thriller Bad Times At The El Royale".Celebrity WotNot.Archivedfrom the original on March 11, 2021.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  19. ^McNary, Dave(August 23, 2017)."Chris Hemsworth, Jeff Bridges in Talks to Star in Drew Goddard's 'Bad Times at the El Royale'".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on March 10, 2021.RetrievedMarch 30,2021.
  20. ^Patten, Dominic (December 13, 2013)."Sony Sets Spider-Man Spinoffs 'Venom,' 'Sinister Six' With New" Franchise Brain Trust "".Deadline.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
  21. ^Kit, Borys; Ford, Rebecca (April 7, 2014)."Spider-Man Spinoff 'Sinister Six' Names Director".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
  22. ^Sneider, Jeff (November 10, 2015)."17 Movies Shaken by Sony Hack, From 'The Interview' to 'Spectre' to 'Steve Jobs'".TheWrap.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
  23. ^Robinson, Joanna (December 14, 2018)."Sony Finally Untangles Its Spider Web".Vanity Fair.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
  24. ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 10, 2016)."Ridley Scott, Drew Goddard, Fox & 'The Martian' Team Set 'Wraiths Of The Broken Land'".Deadline.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
  25. ^Hipes, Patrick (October 23, 2017)."Drew Goddard To Write & Produce Fox's 'Nevermoor' Movie".Deadline.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
  26. ^Kit, Borys (June 18, 2020)."Lord & Miller's 'Project Hail Mary' Enlisting 'The Martian' Scribe Drew Goddard (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedJuly 13,2021.
  27. ^Low, Elaine (March 21, 2019)."Drew Goddard Inks Exclusive Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV".Variety.RetrievedOctober 25,2021.
  28. ^White, Peter (December 1, 2022)."Drew Goddard Lands Animated Pilot 'The Trenches' At FX".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedFebruary 1,2023.
  29. ^Vary, Adam B. (January 31, 2023)."New DC Universe Unveils First 10 Projects: 'Superman: Legacy' in 2025, Batman & Robin Movie, Green Lantern Series, Wonder Woman Prequel and More".Variety.RetrievedFebruary 1,2023.
  30. ^Kit, Borys (April 3, 2024)."New 'Matrix' Movie in the Works with Drew Goddard Writing, Directing".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedApril 3,2024.
  31. ^Cordero, Rosy; Andreeva, Nellie (May 16, 2023)."ABC Picks Up Kaitlin Olson-Led 'High Potential' Series From Drew Goddard".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJune 23,2024.
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