Christina Hodson
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Christina Hodson is a British screenwriter, known for Bumblebee (2018) and Birds of Prey (2020). Her 2016 film Shut In appeared on the 2012 Black List, an annual list of Hollywood's best-liked unproduced screenplays, as have two of her un-produced scripts.[2]
Early life
Hodson is originally from London, England. She describes herself as "half-Taiwanese and half-Caucasian". She was educated at Wimbledon High School, London.[3]
Career
Hodson initially worked as a development executive in London for Focus Features.[3] She transitioned from development executive to screenwriter in 2012 after her first screenplay, psychological thriller Shut In, made the 2012 Black List of best un-produced scripts.[4] Hodson's Shut In was bought by David Linde's Lava Bear Films.[5] The film, starring Naomi Watts, was directed by Farren Blackburn and released 11 November 2016.
In December 2013, Hodson's script Seed appeared on the 2013 Black List.[6] In September 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired Hodson's female-centered sci-fi action script The Eden Project, which Tobey Maguire and Material Pictures would produce.[7] That script later appeared on the 2014 Black List. In May 2015, Warner Bros. hired Hodson to write the new script for The Fugitive, based on the 1993 film of same name. Arnold Kopelson and Anne Kopelson would be returning as producers.[8]
In June 2015, Hodson joined the team at Paramount Pictures tasked by Michael Bay with expanding the Transformers universe, under supervision of Akiva Goldsman.[9] She wrote the script for Bumblebee, a Transformers film that focuses on the title character, which was released in December 2018.[10] Travis Knight, the director of Kubo and the Two Strings, was the director.[11] Hodson also co-wrote the script of the film Unforgettable (2017) with David Leslie Johnson, which was acquired by Warner Bros. Producer Denise Di Novi directed the film.[12]
By October 2016, she was working on a female-centric action epic for Nina Jacobson at Color Force and Fox 2000.[13] The next month, it was announced she would be writing the screenplay for a Birds of Prey movie for Warner Bros., based on the DC Comics series of the same name[14] and centered around Harley Quinn. The movie would later be titled, "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)."[15]
In January 2018, it was announced that Hodson was among another team of writers assembled by Paramount with Akiva Goldsman, this time to work on adapting the Ology series of books alongside writers such as Lindsey Beer, Michael Chabon, Nicole Perlman, Jeff Pinkner, and Joe Robert Cole, many of whom she previously worked with in the Transformers "brain trust."[16] In April of that same year, it was announced that she had been hired to write a Batgirl film for Warner Bros.[17] By July 2019, she was hired as screenwriter for the film adaptation of The Flash by Warner Bros, with the film set to be directed by It director Andy Muschietti.[18] Like Birds of Prey, both of these films will be a part of the DC Extended Universe.[citation needed] However, the release of Batgirl was cancelled following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
In November 2019, Hodson co-created The Lucky Exports Pitch Program with Morgan Howell and Margot Robbie, a program where six female identifying writers expanded their own logline or title into a screenplay. In October 2020, the six projects were announced, with Hodson set to produce each of them.[19]
In June 2020, it was announced Hodson would write the script for a new Pirates of the Caribbean film starring Margot Robbie. The movie was subsequently removed from the production schedule. [20]
In January 2023, Hodson had joined a writers' room assembled by James Gunn to map out the overarching story of the DC Universe.[21] In the lead up to the release of Fast X, Universal Pictures announced that she would co-write the eleventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise with Oren Uziel.[22]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shut In | |
| 2017 | Unforgettable | |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | |
| 2019 | Agent Burns: Welcome to Sector 7 | Short film |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey | Also co-producer |
| 2023 | The Flash | |
| 2025 | Untitled Fast X Sequel† | With Oren Uziel |
References
- ^ "Christina Hodson – 2016 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule". Austin Film Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (28 July 2020). "AFM: Naomi Watts Joins Psychological Thriller 'Shut In'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Scriptnotes, Ep 346: Changing the Defaults — Transcript". johnaugust.com. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (17 December 2012). "The Black List 2012: Screenplay Roster". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (5 November 2014). "AFM: Naomi Watts Joins Psychological Thriller 'Shut In'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (16 December 2013). "The Black List Announces 2013 Screenplays (Complete List)". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Kit, Borys (26 September 2014). "Sony Picks Up Female-Centric Sci-Fi Action Script 'Eden Project' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (12 May 2015). "Warner Bros Putting 'The Fugitive' Back On The Run". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2 June 2015). "No Boys Club In 'Transformers' Writers Room: Christina Hodson, Lindsey Beer Join Brain Trust". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (11 November 2016). "Paramount Buzzing Over Christina Hodson 'Bumblebee' Transformers Spinoff Script". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Busch, Anita (3 March 2017). "Travis Knight To Direct 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' At Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Kit, Borys (22 June 2015). "Producer Denise Di Novi to Make Directorial Debut With Warner Bros. Thriller (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Holson, Laura M. (9 December 2016). "Nina Jacobson Has Her Revenge on Hollywood's Old-Boy Network". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (11 November 2016). "Harley Quinn-Birds of Prey Movie's Screenwriter Revealed (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ . thehollywoodreporter. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Paramount Assembles Killer Scribe Roster to Kickstart 'Ology' Franchise". 31 January 2018.
- ^ Kit, Borys (9 April 2018). "'Batgirl' Movie Back On, Now With 'Bumblebee' Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "'Flash' Shocker: 'It' Director Andy Muschietti in Talks to Tackle DC Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (14 October 2020). "Every Member of Margot Robbie and Christina Hodson's All-Women Screenwriting Lab Has Sold a Feature Film". Variety. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (14 November 2022). "Margot Robbie Says Her Female-Led 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Movie Is Dead at Disney: 'I Guess They Don't Want to Do It'". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (31 January 2023). "New DC Universe Unveils First 10 Projects: 'Superman: Legacy' in 2025, Batman & Robin Movie, Green Lantern Series, Wonder Woman Prequel and More". Variety. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Angelique (24 April 2023). "Fast and Furious: Christina Hodson, Oren Uziel to Co-Write Next Installment". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. from the original on 24 April 2023.
External links
- Christina Hodson at IMDb