Peter Craig (born November 10, 1969)[1] is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing the screenplays to The Town (2010), The Batman, and Top Gun: Maverick (both 2022), earning an Academy Award nomination for the lattermost.
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| Born | November 10, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Iowa Writers' Workshop |
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| Children | 3 |
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Early life
editCraig grew up in Southern California and Oregon. He is one of two children of Steve Craig and actress Sally Field, since divorced.[2] Craig's brother, Eli Craig, is a film director. Peter Craig attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa and studied under authors Tobias Wolff and Marilynne Robinson.[3]
Career
editAs a novelist, Craig has written The Martini Shot,[4] Hot Plastic,[5] and Blood Father.[6]
As a screenwriter, Craig debuted with The Town (2010), based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, co-writing it with Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard. He then adapted the screenplays for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2 with Danny Strong. In 2016, Craig adapted his own novel, Blood Father, into a film of the same name directed by Jean-François Richet, and then adapted the novel Horse Soldiers, Doug Stanton's nonfiction account of the war in Afghanistan, into the film 12 Strong (2018). In 2021, he wrote the sequel Bad Boys for Life, with Chris Bremner and Joe Carnahan.
In 2022, Craig co-wrote the screenplay Top Gun: Maverick with Justin Marks, Christopher McQuarrie, Ehren Kruger, and Eric Warren Singer, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. That same year he co-wrote the screenplay for The Batman with director Matt Reeves.[7]
Craig also co-wrote the screenplay for The Mother with Andrea Berloff and Misha Green. Directed by Niki Caro, that film is scheduled for release on Netflix on May 12, 2023.[8] Craig has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards and a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.[9]
Personal life
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Craig has been married three times and divorced twice: first to Amy Scattergood, the Los Angeles Times food writer, and then to Jennifer DeFrancisco. He has two daughters with Scattergood, and a son with DeFrancisco.[2][10] He is currently married to Cristina Esposito whom he wed in 2023, a teacher and PhD candidate.[11]
Filmography
editFeature films
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2010 | The Town | |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | |
| 2016 | Blood Father | Also producer |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | |
| 2020 | Bad Boys for Life | |
| 2021 | The Unforgivable | |
| 2022 | The Batman | |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Story writer | |
| 2023 | The Mother | |
| 2024 | Gladiator II | Story writer |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2025 | Dope Thief | Also executive producer |
Acting credits
edit| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1978 | Hooper | Pete |
| 1988 | Satisfaction | Mig |
Novels
edit- The Martini Shot (William Morrow, 1998)
- Hot Plastic (Hyperion, 2004); (Hachette Book Group USA, 2015)
- Blood Father (Hyperion, 2005); (Hachette Book Group USA, 2015)
References
edit- ^ "Peter Craig". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Jeffrey, Joyann (September 5, 2019). "Sally Field's 3 Sons Adore Their Supportive Mama! Meet the 'Norma Rae' Star's Children". Closer Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ AICN BOOKS! Bruce Wagner, Horror Masters, Peter Craig Interview and Nick Hornby!![permanent dead link] Aintitcool.com, April 6, 2005
- ^ "About Peter Craig". Sobel Weber. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
- ^ Anderson, Patrick (March 22, 2004). "Smoke and Grifters". The Washington Post.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Woods, Paula L. (May 8, 2005). "Calling upon Dad". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Arbuckle, Ethan (March 1, 2022). "'The Batman': Trailer, Release Date, Cast, and Everything You Need to Know". Collider. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "JLo Introduces Her Upcoming Thriller The Mother In Netflix Movie Preview". February 3, 2022.
- ^ Peter Craig (I). The Internet Movie Database
- ^ "'Hunger Games' Screenwriter Peter Craig Gives Up Half His 'Mockingjay' Residuals in Divorce". The Blast. October 17, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Cristina Esposito and Peter Craig's Wedding Website".
External links
edit- Peter Craig at IMDb