About
John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020). He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps. August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. In 2016, he was awarded the WGAw's Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the...
Known for
Corpse BrideMovie • 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryMovie • 2005
AladdinMovie • 2019
Charlie's AngelsMovie • 2000
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeMovie • 2010
Dark ShadowsMovie • 2012
FrankenweenieMovie • 2012
Big FishMovie • 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleMovie • 2003
Titan A.E.Movie • 2000
GoMovie • 1999
The NinesMovie • 2007