Jonathan Hales(born 10 May 1937) is a Britishplaywrightandscreenwriter.He is noted for his work withGeorge Lucas,includingThe Young Indiana Jones Chroniclestelevision series andStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
Jonathan Hales | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1937 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | playwrightandscreenwriter |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Career
editHales has worked extensively in the theatre (both as actor and stage director), film and television.[1]He began his screenwriting career in 1970, with the British television seriesManhunt.Hales has written for the American seriesDallas,as well as many iterations — series and DVD releases — ofGeorge Lucas'sThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
In 1977 he directed the stage playMeccabyE. A. Whiteheadat theOpen Space Theatre,London.[2]
Hales wrote the 1980Agatha ChristiefilmThe Mirror Crack'd.He is credited with the story for the 2002 prequel toThe Mummy,The Scorpion King,and is co-author (with George Lucas) of the screenplay for 2002'sStar WarsfilmStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
Writing the middle film in theStar Warsprequel trilogy, Lucas and Hales continued to refine their script as production began. The production draft was completed less than a week before commencement of principal photography. Hales worked with Lucas as costumes were designed and sets were constructed. “At that stage,Attack of the Clonesfelt like a ‘virtual film’ because we got the script only three days before we started shooting,” recalls producerRick McCallum.“We had to build these sets to a script that didn’t exist.”[3]
Screenwriting filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Name | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd | Guy Hamilton | |
| 1981 | Loophole | John Quested | Also in role ''Driver'' |
| 1983 | High Road to China | Brian G. Hutton | Uncredited |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King | Chuck Russell | Story only |
| Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones | George Lucas | Story written by George Lucas
Screenplay co-written with George Lucas |
Television
edit| Year | Name | Episode(s) | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Manhunt | Open House | Bill Bain | |
| A Different Kind of War | Rex Firkin | |||
| The Enemy You Know | Bill Bain | |||
| One Way Home | ||||
| Intent to Steal | Robert Tronson | |||
| 1971 | The Guardians | The Nature of the Beast | Mike Newell | Also in role ''First Man'' |
| The Killing Trade | Derek Bailey | |||
| 1972 | Villains | Smudger | Jim Goddard | |
| 1973 | Centre Play | Places Where They Sing | Bill Hays | Co-written withSimon Raven |
| Armchair Theatre | Brussels Sprouts-Boy Scouts | Jim Goddard | ||
| 1979 | Kids | Brenda | John Frankau | |
| 1981 | Armchair Thriller | The Chelsea Murders | Derek Bennett | |
| 1983 | Partners in Crime | The House of Lurking Death | Christopher Hodson | |
| 1984 | The Sunningdale Mystery | Tony Wharmby | ||
| The Case of the Missing Lady | Paul Annett | |||
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Given to Acts of Violence | William Brayne | |
| Hors de Combat | Christian Marnham | |||
| 1988 | Dallas | The Call of the Wild | Michael Preece | |
| 1991 | Van der Valk | Doctor Hoffmann's Children | Anthony Simmons | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal | Jim O'Brien&Carl Schultz | Story written by George Lucas |
| 1993 | Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920 | Syd Macartney | ||
| Northern Italy, June 1918 | Bille August | |||
| Ireland, April 1916 | Gillies MacKinnon | |||
| Paris, May 1919 | David Hare | |||
| 1994 | Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies | Michael Schultz | ||
| Grand Nord | Bari | Arnaud Sélignac | ||
| 1995 | Kazan | |||
| 1996 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father | Michael Schultz | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones | Tales of Innocence | New segmentMorocco, November 1917 | |
| 2001 | Winds of Change | Additional scenesPrinceton, 1919 |
References
edit- ^Chernoff, Scott. Wilkins, Jonathan (ed.). "Jonathan Hales Inside the Screenplay".Star Wars Magazine.Vol. 8.
- ^Morley-Priestman, Anne (21 July 1977). "Mecca".The Stage.
- ^Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones: Production Notesculture,Author: ©2002 Lucasfilm Ltd., accessed 28 August 2022
External links
edit- Jonathan HalesatIMDb
- Star Wars Episode II, Official Production Notesculture,Author: ©2002 Lucasfilm Ltd.
- "Jonathan Hales joins Episode II Development",archived fromStarwars
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