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Mark Steven Johnson Born October 30, 1964
Hastings, Minnesota, U.S.Occupation Film director and writer Mark Steven Johnson (born October 30, 1964) is an American film director and writer.
Johnson was born in Hastings, Minnesota and attended California State University, Long Beach. He has directed and co-written the two comic book based films Daredevil and Ghost Rider. His early writing credits are for the film Grumpy Old Men and its sequel Grumpier Old Men. He is often given credit for writing the screenplay for the Marvel film Elektra, but he only produced an earlier draft not used for the finished film.
He was writing the pilot for the TV adaptation of Preacher for HBO, however as of August 26, 2008 the project had been canceled by the new head of HBO.
In 2010, Johnson attached himself to direct the action-thriller, "Recoil," about a former FBI sniper dragged back into action when his ex-wife is targeted by a deranged Sniper. Nicolas Cage was in negotiation to re-team with his Ghost Rider director, but word now has producers out to an even bigger male lead. "Recoil" was written by Adam Greenbaum and Christopher Taylor and re-written by Johnson.
In 2011, Johnson attached himself to direct another action-thriller, "Autobahn," in which an unassuming man in a sports car learns his car is outfitted with a deadly bomb and he must race to a certain location in short order to kill a pre-determined target or his family will be killed. The script was written by Gregg Russo, but Johnson will likely re-write. The story is currently set in Germany, but that could change.
Filmography
Year Film Credited as Writer Director 1993 Grumpy Old Men Yes 1995 Grumpier Old Men Yes 1996 Big Bully Yes 1998 Simon Birch Yes Yes Jack Frost Yes 2003 Daredevil Yes Yes 2007 Ghost Rider Yes Yes 2010 When in Rome Yes Yes External links
Films directed by Mark Steven Johnson 1990s Simon Birch (1998)2000s 2010s When in Rome (2010)Categories:- 1964 births
- American film directors
- American screenwriters
- California State University, Long Beach alumni
- Living people
- People from Hastings, Minnesota
- American screenwriter stubs
- American film director, 1960s birth stubs
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