Jeffrey Reddick (born July 12, 1969)Family Search: Jeffrey Reddick is an American screenwriter and film director, best known for creating the Final Destination franchise.
Early life Reddick was born in Jackson, Kentucky and attended Breathitt County High School. He studied at Berea College.
When Reddick was fourteen, he wrote a ten-page treatment of a prequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street and sent it to New Line Cinema. The studio did not accept unsolicited material, and it was returned unread. Reddick proceeded to contact studio founder Robert Shaye and asked him to read the treatment. Shaye read it and responded. This was the beginning of a letter-and-phone relationship with Shaye and his assistant that lasted for years. While in college, Jeffrey landed an internship at New Line and worked for the studio for almost eleven years.
Career
In 2000, New Line produced Reddick's first studio project Final Destination.
Reddick is mostly known for writing horror films, but he recently worked on two animated series for Netflix, including a spin-off of the classic Japanese comic book Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai. He is currently adapting the YA book series, The Adventures of Young Captain Nemo. He made his directorial debut with his mystery thriller Don't Look Back in 2020.
Reddick was honored with the Hall of Fame Award at the 2018 Boobs and Blood International Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Personal life
Reddick is a member of the Baháʼí Faith. Reddick is gay.
Filmography Film YearTitleWriterProducerDirector2000Final DestinationJames Wong2003Final Destination 2David R. Ellis2005TamaraJeremy Haft2005A Life's WorkJason Crain2008Day of the DeadSteve Miner2016Dead Awake Phillip Guzman 2017Sleep No MoreBodysnatch Louis Benjamin Del Guercio 2018The Night Sitter Abiel Bruhn & John RoccoThe Final Wish Timothy Woodward Jr. 2020The CallDon't Look BackHimself2022Solo Respira Felix Lemardo 2023New Fears Eve Eric Huskisson & P.J. StarksThe Bell KeeperColton TranTil Death Do Us PartTimothy Woodward Jr.2025The OtherPaul Etheredge
Television Year(s)TitleWriterSupervisingproducerNotes2001Return to Cabin by the LakeTelevision film2007Dante's Cove5 episodes2021A Tale Dark & Grimm2 episodesAnimated Netflix series2022Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles3 episodesOriginal animated Netflix series
+Other creditsYearTitleRoleNotes2009His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thHimselfDocumentary2018Midnight, TexasStory editor3 episodes
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