Kurt Johnstad

Kurt Johnstad

Birth : , Wisconsin, USA

History

A former assistant director and key grip, Kurt Johnstad has an long-standing relationship with the military, and wrote the "Navy SEALs playing themselves" movie, "Act of Valor". But he is perhaps best known for writing the cult-classic film "300", as well as it's sequel, "300: Rise of an Empire" with Zack Snyder.

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Kurt Johnstad

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Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver
Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver
Screenplay
Part two of Zack Snyder's 2023 sci-fi epic, Rebel Moon.
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Executive Producer
When a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, they dispatch Kora, a young woman with a mysterious past, to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a stand.
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Screenplay
When a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, they dispatch Kora, a young woman with a mysterious past, to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a stand.
The Domestics
The Domestics
Executive Producer
A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.
Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde
Executive Producer
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde
Screenplay
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
Screenplay
Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god, Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Act of Valor
Act of Valor
Writer
When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack.
300
300
Screenplay
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
True Vengeance
True Vengeance
Writer
An ex-naval intelligence officer is forced to assassinate a CEO when his daughter is kidnapped by the Yakuza.
Prophet
Prophet
Screenplay
John Prophet, a DNA-enhanced super-soldier, is placed into a cryogenic freeze for a future mission, only to awaken prematurely in the present. As he searches for a mission that does not exist, he must also find his humanity.
Blood and Ashes
Blood and Ashes
Writer
A love story between Alexander the Great and Hephaestion. Script in development.