John Jarrell

An Honors Graduate of the Film Program at New York University, I sold my first screenplay at 24 and have been a professional screenwriter ever since. The film I wrote you'd probably be most familiar with is "Romeo Must Die" -- the hip-hop/kung-fu actioner starring Aaliyah and Jet Li.

During my career I've written films and tv pilots for many of the major studios and have been fortunate enough to work with some of the best producers and directors in Hollywood. These include -- Jeffrey Katzenberg, Neal Moritz, Joel Silver, Terence Chang & John Woo, Mike Medavoy, Richard Donner, Luc Besson, James Foley, Carl Beverly/Sarah Timberman and Warren Littlefield.

Among other projects, I wrote "Hard-Boiled II" for John Woo, scripted the animated family film "Outlaws" for Dreamworks and co-wrote "The Man With The Iron Fists II" for NBC/Universal.

I am repped by Ensemble Entertainment and Endeavor. Member of the Writers' Guild of America, I serve actively on the WGA Screen Credits Committee.