Scott Beck (born October 22, 1984) is an American writer, director, and producer. He was born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Bettendorf, Iowa. Beck co-writes and co-directs with filmmaking partner Bryan Woods. Together they co-wrote '' A Quiet Place'', in addition to writing and directing '' Nightlight'', ''Haunt'', and '' 65''.

Career

While attending the University of Iowa, Beck and his partner Bryan Woods founded

Bluebox Limited Films Bluebox Limited Films is a production company and film distributor founded by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. The company's founders were among the top 50 in the Director's competition of ''Project Greenlight''. The pair secured a deal with MTV Films ...

, and together made the film '' University Heights''. The pair secured a development deal with MTV Films after winning MTVU's Best Film on Campus competition with the film. In 2015, Beck and Woods wrote and directed '' Nightlight'', released by Lionsgate. In 2016, Beck and Woods sold their original screenplay for '' A Quiet Place'' to

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

. The film stars Emily Blunt and

John Krasinski John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom ''The Office''. He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series throughout its nine ...

, the latter of who also directed and co-wrote the script. ''A Quiet Place'' was released in April 2018 to critical acclaim; it has a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 95%. It became a major box office hit, grossing over $330 million worldwide. The duo also wrote and directed the thriller ''Haunt'', produced by Eli Roth. In June 2018, Beck and Woods signed on to write and executive-produce a film adaptation of Stephen King's short story ''The Boogeyman'' for

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and

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. Beck & Woods developed the television series ''Zeroes'' for Sony Pictures Television and Davis Entertainment. The series is based on the novel by the New York Times best-selling author Scott Westerfeld,

Margo Lanagan Margo Lanagan (born 1960 in Waratah, New South Wales) is an Australian writer of short stories and young adult fiction. Biography She grew up in Raymond Terrace and moved to Melbourne circa 1971/1972. After overseas travel, she moved to Sydney ...

, and Deborah Biancotti. In May 2020, it was announced that Beck and Woods would write, direct, and produce '' 65'' for

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and producer

Sam Raimi Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1 ...

. The film will star Adam Driver.

Filmography

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