Michael Starrbury

Birth : , Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

History

A graduate of Osseo, and a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he started getting attention from The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete after its run at Sundance Film Festival. During Sundance it was announced that he would be working on an untitled Tupac Shakur feature film. He also worked on an adaptation of the science fiction comic The Great Unknown for Warner Brothers and his script Watch Roger Do His Thing made the Black List of Hollywood’s best unproduced screenplays. Not to mention, he wrote a series called Black Jack for Comedy Central back in 2011. He is an avid fan of Paul Thomas Anderson and the Coen Brothers.

Movies

Blade
Writer
A film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Writer
Coming of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
The Come Up
Screenplay