Chris Terrio

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Biography

Chris Terrio (born December 31, 1976) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 2012 film Argo, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Terrio also won the Writers Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay of 2012 and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, a BAFTA, and the 2013 Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for this work. Terrio wrote the screenplay for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the follow-up to Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, based on an earlier draft by David S. Goyer, and is credited as co-writer for the 2017 film Justice League, alongside Joss Whedon for the theatrical cut and Zack Snyder and Will Beall for the 2021 director's cut for Warner Bros. He completed another screenplay, A Foreigner, based on an article by the journalist David Grann. Terrio also co-wrote the script for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with director J. J. Abrams. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Terrio, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Chris Terrio has 18 screen credits in a career dating back to 2002. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently DCEU with 2 titles. Signature works include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder's Justice League, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Writing
Gender
male
Known Credits
18
Birth Date
1976-12-31 00:00:00
Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

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