Travis Beacham (born 1980) is an American

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, best known for writing and co-writing the films '' Dog Days of Summer'' (2007), ''

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'' (2013), '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010), and proposing the concept for the

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fantasy TV series ''

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'' (2019–2023).

Career

Just prior to graduating from the

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in 2005 after studying screenwriting, Beacham contributed to the independent feature '' Dog Days of Summer'' directed by fellow alum Mark Freiburger. Beacham's first

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''A Killing on Carnival Row'' was picked up by

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in 2005. Characterized as "a dark neo-noir fantasy thriller," the project was in development for years with directors

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and

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. However in May 2017 it was announced that Amazon Studios had ordered an eight-episode television series based on the script, ''

''. In May 2006, Beacham was hired to write an early draft of the

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remake of the 1981 mythology epic '' Clash of the Titans''. His second spec script, an "otherworldly fantasy" titled ''The Tanglewood'', was picked up by ''Carnival Row'' producers Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson in 2007. In 2009, Beacham was reported to be working on the screenplay for the

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remake of '' The Black Hole''. Plot details of Beacham's script have been kept under wraps, but the film was said to be more grounded in science. In 2010, Beacham's treatment for the science fiction film ''

'' was acquired by

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. The film, directed by

, features giant robots defending the world from an onslaught of giant monsters. Prior to the film's release in 2013, Beacham authored a graphic novel prequel titled ''Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero'', with art by Sean Chen, Yvel Guichet, Pericles Junior and

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. Cable network

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announced in April 2013 a science fiction crime drama called ''Ballistic City''. Developed as a potential companion for '' The Walking Dead'', the new series was to depict "a former cop thrust into the criminal underworld of a city housed in a generational spaceship." Beacham was set to write the script and executive produce alongside director

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. Beacham was also a creative voice behind the TV series ''

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'' which got cancelled before the first episode aired. In 2016 he made his directorial debut with the science fiction short ''The Curiosity'', starring Caroline Ford, Danial Wolfe, and Andrew Novell. The next year, it was announced that he would write an episode of the

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series ''

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'' ("Autofac").

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