John Gatins
Writing
John Gatins (born April 16, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, and actor. For writing the drama film Flight (2012), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Gatins made his directorial feature debut by filming his screenplay for Dreamer (2005). He also wrote or co-wrote Coach Carter (2005), Real Steel (2011), Kong: Skull Island, and Power Rangers (2017). As an actor, he has collaborated three times with Eddie Murphy on Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008), and A Thousand Words (2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gatins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieLittle Wing
2024
Writer
moviePower Rangers
2017
Screenplay
movieFlight
2012
Writer
movieReal Steel
2011
Screenplay
movieCoach Carter
2005
Screenplay
movieHardball
2001
Screenplay
movieSummer Catch
2001
Writer
Acting24
movieThe Power of the Present
2017
Self - Screenwriter (2017)
movie7 Chinese Brothers
2015
Dinsmore
movieNeed for Speed
2014
Air Force Pilot
movieReal Steel
2011
Kingpin
movieFRED: The Movie
2010
Car Wash Clerk #1
movieHarmony and Me
2010
Homeless Tom
movieMeet Dave
2008
Air Traffic Controller
movieNorbit
2007
Attendant
movieThe Nines
2007
John Gatins
movieThe Shaggy Dog
2006
Homeless Guy
movieBig Fat Liar
2002
Tow Truck Driver
movieImpostor
2001
Patient-Soldier
movieVarsity Blues
1999
Smiling Man
movieGods and Monsters
1998
Kid Saylor (uncredited)
moviePumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
Young Caspar Dixon
movieWitchboard 2
1993
Russel
Production4
movieLittle Wing
2024
Producer
movieNeed for Speed
2014
Producer
movieSummer Catch
2001
Co-Producer
movieReady to Rumble
2000
Producer
Directing2
Dreamer
Director