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Zak Penn (born March 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter. Penn wrote and directed Incident at Loch Ness and The Grand, wrote the script for The Incredible Hulk, co-wrote the scripts for X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the story for The Avengers. With Michael Karnow, Penn is the co-creator of the TV series Alphas on the Syfy network.
Zak Penn's career began as a screenwriter when he sold his first script, Last Action Hero, at the age of twenty-three. Since then, Penn has become known for his work on numerous films based on Marvel comics, including X-Men 2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk, and The Avengers.
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Zak Penn's career began as a screenwriter when he sold his first script, Last Action Hero, at the age of twenty-three. Since then, Penn has become known for his work on numerous films based on Marvel comics, including X-Men 2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk, and The Avengers.
Zak Penn cut his teeth on the 'X-Men' sequels. Now he’s making his own film—and barely writing a word.
Zak Penn wrote the story and a screenplay for The Incredible Hulk and an unused screenplay for The Avengers. He was given a writer's credit for The Avengers for writing its first script. Zak Penn's script for The Incredible Hulk was rewritten by lead actor Edward Norton.
Sep 12, 2023 · Zak Penn, writer of THE AVENGERS, X-MEN, and THE INCREDIBLE HULK, shares his thoughts on writing action adventure with Robert McKee in this interview segment from Robert McKee's Storylogue....
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May 18, 2012 · Interview with screenwriter Zak Penn on his adaptation of The Avengers for the screen. When it comes to screenwriting, says Zak Penn, “the comic book stuff has taken up all of my adaptation juice!”
