Sam Hamm(born November 19, 1955) is an Americanscreenwriterand comic book writer.[1]Hamm is known for writing the initial drafts of the screenplay for the 1989Batmanmoviebefore those duties were handed over toWarren Skaaren.[2]He also received a story credit forBatman Returns(though the final version of the movie differs significantly from his ideas).[3]
Sam Hamm | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 19, 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter,television producer |
DC Comics invited Hamm to write forDetective Comics.[4]The result wasBatman: Blind Justice,which introduced Bruce Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard. Hamm's other screen credits includeNever Cry WolfandMonkeybone.
In 2021, Hamm returned to the1989 Batman film universewith the limited DC Comics seriesBatman '89,a direct continuation of both the 1989 film andBatman Returns.[5]The creative team followed it up withBatman '89: Echoes.
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Writer | Executive producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Never Cry Wolf | Yes | No |
| 1989 | Batman | Yes | No |
| 1992 | Batman Returns | story by | No |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S.(TV series) | Yes | Yes |
| 2001 | Monkeybone | Yes | Yes |
| 2003 | Haunted Lighthouse(4-Dshort film) | Yes | No |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror:Homecoming(S1E6) | Yes | No |
| 2006 | Masters of Horror:The Screwfly Solution(S2E7) | Yes | No |
References
edit- ^"Sam Hamm".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-01-30.
- ^"Screenwriter Sam Hamm Talks Batman '89 [Interview]".
- ^Crow, David (December 1, 2019)."How Batman II Became Batman Returns".Den of Geek.
- ^Greenberger, Robert;Manning, Matthew K. (2009).The Batman Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the Batcave.Running Press.p. 41.ISBN978-0-7624-3663-7.
In the pages ofDetective Comics,Batmanscreenwriter Sam Hamm took advantage of that year's ongoing writers' strike to write a three-issue story entitled "Blind Justice", which culminated in that title's 600th issue.
- ^"The Movie Worlds of Superman '78 and Batman '89 Are Heading to Comics!"(Press release).DC Comics.16 February 2021.
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