Christina Hodson

Christina Hodson
Born London, England[1]
Occupation Screenwriter
Years active 2012–present
Known for Shut In (2016)
Bumblebee (2018)

Christina Hodson is a screenwriter whose screenplays include Shut In (2016) and Bumblebee (2018). She has had three scripts on the Black List, an annual list of Hollywood's best liked unproduced screenplays.

Career

Hodson transitioned from development executive to screenwriter in 2012 after her first screenplay, Shut In, made the 2012 Black List of best un-produced scripts.[2]

In December 2013, Hodson's script Seed appeared on the 2013 Black List.[3]

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.[4] That script later appeared on the 2014 Black List.

Hodson's psychological thriller script 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 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.[6]

In June 2015, Hodson joined the team at Paramount Pictures tasked by Michael Bay with expanding the Transformers universe, under supervision of Akiva Goldsman.[7] As of November 2016, she was working on the script for the Transformers movie that will focus on Bumblebee, set to be released June 2018.[8] Travis Knight, director of Kubo and the Two Strings, will direct.[9]

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.[10]

By October 2016, she was working on a female-centric action epic for Nina Jacobson at Color Force and Fox 2000.[11]

By November 2016, she was writing a Harley Quinn/Birds of Prey film for Warner Bros., based on the DC Comics series of the same name.[12] In April 2018, she was also hired to write a Barbara Gordon / Batgirl film for Warner Bros.[13] Both of these films are part of the DC Extended Universe.

Filmography

Year Film Director(s) Notes
2016 Shut In Farren Blackburn
2017 Unforgettable Denise Di Novi
2018 Bumblebee Travis Knight Post-production
2020 Birds of Prey Cathy Yan Pre-production

References

  1. ↑ "Christina Hodson – 2016 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule". Austin Film Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Finke, Nikki (17 December 2012). "The Black List 2012: Screenplay Roster". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Kroll, Justin (16 December 2013). "The Black List Announces 2013 Screenplays (Complete List)". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Kit, Borys (26 September 2014). "Sony Picks Up Female-Centric Sci-Fi Action Script 'Eden Project' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (5 November 2014). "AFM: Naomi Watts Joins Psychological Thriller 'Shut In'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (12 May 2015). "Warner Bros Putting 'The Fugitive' Back On The Run". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (2 June 2015). "No Boys Club In 'Transformers' Writers Room: Christina Hodson, Lindsey Beer Join Brain Trust". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (11 November 2016). "Paramount Buzzing Over Christina Hodson 'Bumblebee' Transformers Spinoff Script". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ↑ Busch, Anita (3 March 2017). "Travis Knight To Direct 'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' At Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Gonzalez, Umberto (11 November 2016). "Harley Quinn-Birds of Prey Movie's Screenwriter Revealed (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Kit, Borys (9 April 2018). "'Batgirl' Movie Back On, Now With 'Bumblebee' Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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