Jon Spaihts

Writer

Born: February 4, 1970 (56 years old)

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Jon Spaihts (/speɪts/) (born February 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter and author. He is best known for co-writing Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and its sequel Dune: Part Two (2024), both films based on the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. He also wrote the screenplays for the films Prometheus (2012), Passengers (2016) and Doctor Strange (2016). For his work on Dune, Spaihts was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Spaihts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (11)

• The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012, ★ 7)
• Passengers (2016, ★ 7)
• Prometheus (2012, ★ 6.6)
• Doctor Strange (2016, ★ 7.4)
• Dune: Part Two (2024, ★ 8.1)
• Dune (2021, ★ 7.8)
• Dune: Prophecy (2024, ★ 7.3)
• A Minecraft Movie (2025, ★ 6.3)
• The Mummy (2017, ★ 5.5)
• The Darkest Hour (2011, ★ 5.3)
• The Crow (2024, ★ 5.8)