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Michael H. Weber

writer (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now, The Fault In Our Stars, Paper Towns

Michael H. Weber is a screenwriter and producer of various studio and independent films. With Scott Neustadter he adapted The Fault In Our Stars, based on the bestselling novel by John Green and Time Magazine’s #1 fiction book of 2012. They co-wrote the hit Fox Searchlight comedy/romance (500) Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. The film was nominated for “Best Feature – Comedy” at the Golden Globe Awards and earned him an Independent Spirit Award and a Golden Satellite Award for Best Screenplay of the Year. They also co-wrote and executive produced the critically acclaimed independent film, The Spectacular Now, an official selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Among their other projects include an adaptation of Me Before You, the bestselling novel by Jojo Moyes, and Where’d You GoBernadette, an adaptation of Maria Semple’s bestselling novel for Annapurna. Since selling their first script in 2005 they have written for Fox, Warner Bros., Universal, Sony, Paramount and Disney.

Born in New York City, he attended The Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.  He currently lives in Manhattan.

 

My Panelists Sessions

Sunday, November 1
 

5:15pm CST