Shay Hatten (born March 18, 1994) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his work on '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019), ''

Army of the Dead ''Army of the Dead'' is a 2021 American post-apocalyptic zombie heist film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shay Hatten and Joby Harold, based on a story he also created. The film features an ensemble cast consist ...

'', '' Army of Thieves'' (both 2021), '' John Wick: Chapter 4'', ''

Rebel Moon ''Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire'', or simply ''Rebel Moon'', is a 2023 American epic film, epic space opera film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay he co-wrote with Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten. Its ensemble cast features S ...

'' (both 2023), and '' Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver'' (2024).

Early life

Hatten was born in

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. He graduated from Moscow High School in 2012 and

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's School of Film and Television in 2016.

Career

After graduating, Hatten started his career as an intern and then writing assistant at Team Downey. While there, he wrote his first

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titled ''Maximum King!'', which focuses on

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during production on his only directorial feature film, ''

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''. The script was later voted onto the 2016 Black List. He went on to write another script on spec titled ''

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'', which was purchased by

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in 2017 to be produced by ''

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'' production company

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. Hatten credited the tone of ''Ballerina'' with what led to him being brought onto the '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' writing team and later '' John Wick: Chapter 4''. Hatten also wrote a number of scripts that

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would produce starting with the 2021

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films ''

'' and its prequel '' Army of Thieves'', followed by a two-parter epic space opera '' Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire'', and its follow-up, '' Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver''. For television, he wrote

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for ''(Future) Cult Classic'', a satirical television series, and ''

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'', which he also received executive producer credit for.

Filmography

Film Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatten, Shay 1993 births 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American comedy writers American male screenwriters American male television writers Television writers from California Living people Loyola Marymount University alumni Writers from Oakland, California American male comedians Comedians from Oakland, California