Rodney Rothman
Rodney Rothman | |
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 Rothman at the 2018San Diego Comic-Con | |
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| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, writer |
Rodney Rothmanis an American filmmaker and author. He is known for his work onSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,22 Jump Street,Forgetting Sarah Marshall,Get Him to the Greek,Undeclared,andLate Show with David Letterman.
He has been nominated for fivePrimetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series,and also wrote the scripts forGrudge Match,22 Jump StreetandSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,which served as his feature directorial debut.
Rothman is the author of the best-selling nonfiction humor bookEarly Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement.His writing has also appeared inThe New Yorker,GQ,The New York Times,The New York Times Magazine,andMcSweeney's Quarterly.His piece "My Fake Job" was included inThe Best American Nonrequired Reading.
His work onSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseearned him theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature,theGolden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature FilmandAnnie AwardsforDirectingandWriting in a Feature Production.
Career[edit]
In 2005, Rothman wrote the bookEarly Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement.[1]He has been nominated for fivePrimetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series,and also wrote the scripts forGrudge Match,22 Jump StreetandSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,which served as his feature directorial debut. He co-directed the film withBob PersichettiandPeter Ramsey,and co-wrote withPhil Lord.His work on the film earned him theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature,theGolden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature FilmandAnnie AwardsforDirectingandWriting in a Feature Production.
In 2021, Rothman partnered with formerMGMCo-President of Production Adam Rosenberg to formModern Magic,a media company focused "on creating event entertainment for the 21st-century audience, across animation and live-action". Upcoming projects include collaborations withStephen Curry,Billie Eilish,Finneas O'Connell,Neal Stephenson,Ricky Williams,Junji Ito,an original animated feature inspired by the music of the late rapperJuice WRLD,an animated feature based on the SXSW award-winning short filmNuevo Rico,and a live-action feature thatQuinta Brunsonis currently scripting forSony Pictures.[2]
In August 2022, Rothman revealed on Twitter that he was the person whoChris Farleypicked up and threw into a dumpster during Farley's appearance onLate Show with David Lettermanin February 1996. Rothman was a writer at theLate Showat the time.[3]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 1995–2000 | Late Show with David Letterman | Yes | Yes | Apprentice writer (1995–1996); Staff writer (1996–1998); Head writer (1998–2000); Producer (1999–2000)[4] |
| 2001–2002 | Undeclared | Yes | supervising | |
| 2004 | Game Over | No | consultant | |
| $5.15/hr. | Yes | executive | TV pilot forHBO | |
| 2005 | Early Bird | No | executive | Creator; TV pilot forNBC |
| Committed | Yes | supervising | ||
| 2006 | Help Me Help You | Yes | executive | |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Yes | No | ||
| TBA | The Promised Neverland | No | executive | Director[5] |
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grudge Match | No | Yes | |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | No | Yes | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Yes | Yes | Co-director withBob PersichettiandPeter Ramsey |
Executive producer
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)
- Year One(2009)
- The Five-Year Engagement(2012)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023)
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse(TBA)
Producer
- Get Him to the Greek(2010)
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)
- Goat(2026)[6]
References[edit]
- ^'Something' Discovered in Space... It's a Horror/Comedy!
- ^Grobar, Matt (July 20, 2021)."Modern Magic: Adam Rosenberg & Rodney Rothman Launch Company Focused On Event Animation And Live-Action".Deadline.
- ^@rodneyrothman (August 15, 2022)."Register"(Tweet).RetrievedAugust 29,2023– viaTwitter.
- ^Modest Proposal Interview
- ^Sherman, Jennifer (June 11, 2020)."Amazon Develops The Promised Neverland Live-Action Series".Anime News Network.RetrievedAugust 5,2020.
- ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 30, 2024)."'Goat': Sony Pictures Animation Sets Release Tied To 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend From Director Tyree Dillihay; Stephen Curry & Erick Peyton's Unanimous Media ".Deadline.RetrievedMay 30,2024.
External links[edit]
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 21st-century American Jews
- American animated film directors
- American animated film producers
- American film producers
- American male screenwriters
- American male television writers
- American television writers
- Animation screenwriters
- Annie Award winners
- Directors of Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners
- Hugo Award-winning writers
- Jewish American screenwriters
- Living people
- Middlebury College alumni
- Nebula Award winners
- Sony Pictures Animation people