Malcolm Spellman is an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2021).

Career

In March 2010, Spellman started his career by writing the screenplay for the film '' Our Family Wedding'' (2010). In February 2015, Spellman began writing for television by scripting several episodes of the television series ''

'' (2015). In October 2015, Spellman and Carlito Rodriguez were hired by Warner Bros. to write the script for a Sylvia Robinson film biopic. In October 2018, it was announced that Warner Bros. was still moving forward with the film and Spellman and Rodriguez had been joined by

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in completing the script. In July 2017, Spellman was producing the HBO series '' Confederate''. In December 2019, he served as a producer on the

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series '' Truth Be Told'' (2019). In February 2021, Spellman served as an executive producer on the FX series ''

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'' (2021). In March 2021, he gained notability from serving as showrunner on the

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series ''

'' (2021), set in the

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(MCU). In December 2021, he served as writer and executive producer on the 2022 revival series '' Bel-Air''. He is set to co-write '' Captain America: New World Order'' in the MCU, with Dalan Musson. In October 2022, it was revealed that Spellman would write the upcoming ''Spawn'' film alongside Scott Silver and Matthew Mixon.

Filmography

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