Peter Buchman (born July 13, 1967) is an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. His writing credits include the screenplays for ''

Jurassic Park III ''Jurassic Park III'' is a 2001 American Science fiction film, science fiction adventure film, adventure action film directed by Joe Johnston and written by Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor (writer), Jim Taylor. It is the third ...

''. In 2001, Buchman and Christopher McQuarrie wrote a screenplay for a biopic of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

that was to star

Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (; ; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. Known for Leonardo DiCaprio filmography, his work in biographical and period films, he is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received ...

and be directed by

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Martin Scorsese, many accolades, including an Academ ...

to direct, however, the project did not materialise. In 2003, he was working on a TV series about the Kennedy family.

Filmography

*''

'' (2001) (screenplay) *''

Eragon ''Eragon'' is the first book in ''The Inheritance Cycle'' by American fantasy writer Christopher Paolini. Paolini, born in 1983, began writing the novel after graduating from home school at the age of fifteen. After writing the first draft for ...

'' (2006) (screenplay) *'' Che: Part One'' (2008) (screenplay) *'' Che: Part Two'' (2008) (screenplay) *'' The Foreigner'' (2017) (screenplay) *'' The Piano Tuner'' (TBA) (screenplay)

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* American male screenwriters Living people 1967 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-writer-1960s-stub