
Biography
John Gatins (born April 16, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, and actor. For writing the drama film Flight (2012), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Gatins made his directorial feature debut by filming his screenplay for Dreamer (2005). He also wrote or co-wrote Coach Carter (2005), Real Steel (2011), Kong: Skull Island, and Power Rangers (2017). As an actor, he has collaborated three times with Eddie Murphy on Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008), and A Thousand Words (2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gatins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2013 · nominated
Filmography30 titles

Coach Carter

Real Steel

Dreamer

Flight

Gods and Monsters

Little Wing

Kong: Skull Island

Hardball

Need for Speed

Power Rangers

Another Day in Paradise

Frances Ferguson

A Thousand Words

Impostor

Varsity Blues

The Nines

Big Fat Liar

Lying and Stealing

Leprechaun 3

Norbit

Harmony and Me

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Summer Catch

7 Chinese Brothers

Meet Dave

Ready to Rumble

Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred

The Shaggy Dog

Witchboard 2

FRED: The Movie