Mark Fergus

Mark Fergus is a screenwriter, working alongside his writing partner, Hawk Ostby. They are best known for their work on Children of Men (for which they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay) and Iron Man. Their other work includes First Snow, which was also directed by Fergus, and Cowboys & Aliens. They are the creators and executive producers of the TV series The Expanse, which debuted on Syfy in December 2015 and ended its six-season run on Amazon Prime Video on January 14, 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Tales from the Script

Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share hilarious anecdotes and penetrating insights in "Tales from the Script," the most comprehensive documentary ever made about screenwriting. By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in one of the world's most competitive industries. They also reveal the untold stories behind some of the greatest screenplays ever written, describing their adventures with luminaries including Harrison Ford, Stanley Kubrick, Joel Silver, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. The film was produced in tandem with the upcoming HarperCollins book of the same name.

Release Date2009-01-10

Charactersd Self

Vote Count40

The Expanse

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

Release Date2015-12-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count16

Vote Count2567

Iron Man

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Release Date2008-04-30

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count27072

Children of Men

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Release Date2006-09-22

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count7347

Cowboys & Aliens

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

Release Date2011-07-29

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count5150

The Last Vermeer

A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a flamboyant forger.

Release Date2019-09-11

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count129

First Snow

A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.

Release Date2006-05-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count165

Consequence

A man does an identity switch to collect insurance money but finds himself in danger.

Release Date2003-07-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count7

Stealth

A film adaptation of the superhero crime fighter comic.

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Untitled Shadow Tiger Film

An upcoming film adaptation of Sharad Devarajan‘s comic book.

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter