Biography
Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel The Golden Compass and the film adaptation of New Moon from the series of Twilight books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with Tony Gilroy.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2003 · nominated
Filmography34 titles
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Crush
The Farewell
Murderbot
A Single Man
A Better Life
Columbus
The Creator
Cinderella
Operation Finale
The Mountain Between Us
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
About a Boy
American Pie
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Pinocchio
American Reunion
American Pie 2
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Prospect
American Wedding
Antz
The Golden Compass
In Good Company
If You Were the Last
About My Father
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Chuck & Buck
Afraid
Down to Earth
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
American Dreamz
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Snow White