Zak Penn (born March 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter. Penn wrote and directed '' Incident at Loch Ness'' and '' The Grand'', wrote the script for ''The Incredible Hulk'', co-wrote the scripts for '' X2'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and the story for '' The Avengers''. With Michael Karnow, Penn is the co-creator of the television series '' Alphas'' on the Syfy network.

Early life

Penn was born in New York. He is the son of New York businessman and lawyer Arthur Penn, who led the acquisition of the Capital Markets Assurance Corporation from Citicorp. Zak Penn graduated from

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in 1990. His screenplay for '' PCU'' was based on his experiences at the Eclectic Society house.

Career

Films that Penn has been involved in writing include '' Last Action Hero'', '' X2'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', and '' Elektra''. Penn wrote early drafts of ''

Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...

'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', '' The Avengers'' and '' Free Guy''. Penn is also a jury member for the digital studio Filmaka, a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry professionals.Filmaka Jury Member Zack Penn
Filmaka.com. In July 2012, Avatar Press released the first issue of Penn's first comic book, ''Hero Worship''. The six-issue series is co-written with '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' screenwriter Scott Murphy and drawn by Michael DiPascale. It centers on Zenith, an indestructible hero who has fans following every disaster, trying to catch a glimpse of the ultimate celebrity and risking their own lives in the process. One fan becomes so obsessed that it leads to the development of his own powers. He directed the documentary film '' Atari: Game Over''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Interview with Zak Penn at IFC.com
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