Shay Hatten (born March 1993/1994) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his work on '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019), '' Army of the Dead'' and '' Army of Thieves'' (both 2021).

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

Hatten started his career by writing several films including '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019) and the 2021

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films '' Army of the Dead'' and its prequel '' Army of Thieves''. He is currently developing scripts for the upcoming action thriller ''

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'', '' John Wick: Chapter 4'', and '' John Wick: Chapter 5'', which are all part of the ''John Wick'' franchise. He will also write ''Maximum King!'', which focuses on

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during production on his only directorial feature film, '' Maximum Overdrive'', ''(Future) Cult Classic'', a satirical television series, and ''

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'', an epic space opera film for

directed by

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Filmography

Film

* '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019) * '' Army of the Dead'' (2021) * '' Army of Thieves'' (2021) * '' Day Shift'' (2022) * '' John Wick: Chapter 4'' (2023) * '' John Wick: Chapter 5'' (TBA) * ''

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Television

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* {{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 American television writers Living people Loyola Marymount University alumni Screenwriters from California Showrunners Writers from Oakland, California