Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne

Nascimento : 1978-12-06, Bristol, England, UK

História

Jack Thorne is an English screenwriter and playwright who has written for radio, theatre and film. Thorne began his TV career writing on Shameless and Skins, before writing Cast Offs in 2009. He has since created the shows Glue, The Last Panthers, Kiri and The Accident. He is also the writer of the television adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. He has won five BAFTA awards: Best Mini-Series for This is England ’88, Best Drama Series for The Fades, Best Single Drama for Don't Take My Baby, Best Serial for This is England ’90 and Best Original Series for National Treasure. Thorne's feature film credits include The Scouting Book for Boys, War Book, A Long Way Down, Wonder (starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson) and The Aeronauts (starring Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne). Thorne is also a prolific playwright, having written the critically acclaimed The Solid Life of Sugar Water, Hope, The End of History, and adaptations of Let the Right One In at the Royal Court, and Woyzeck (starring John Boyega) and A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic. He also wrote the stage play for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child based on an original story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling, and John Tiffany, which won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2017 and the 2018 Tony Award for Best Play.

Perfil

Jack Thorne
Jack Thorne

Filmes

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Writer
In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
As Nadadoras
Writer
Cheias de coragem, duas jovens irmãs deixam a Síria devastada pela guerra e embarcam em uma viagem arriscada rumo às Olimpíadas do Rio em 2016.
A Luta de Barbara e Alan
Executive Producer
The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.
A Luta de Barbara e Alan
Writer
The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.
Help
Writer
Sarah parece ter encontrado sua vocação trabalhando em uma casa de repouso em Liverpool, onde ela tem um talento especial para se conectar com os residentes. Então, em março de 2020, a pandemia do Coronavirus chega.
A Christmas Carol
Writer
Two visionary talents, playwright Jack Thorne and director Matthew Warchus, offer a magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens’ classic story. This timeless—and timely—tale of redemption welcomes theatergoers of all ages into an immersive experience that’s brimming with Christmas spirit, with dazzling staging, moving storytelling, and 12 of the most cherished Christmas carols, including “Joy to the World,” “Silent Night,” and “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.”
Enola Holmes
Screenplay
Enola Holmes só tem 16 anos, mas vai fazer de tudo para encontrar a mãe desaparecida, inclusive despistar o irmão Sherlock e ajudar um jovem lorde fugitivo.
O Jardim Secreto
Screenplay
Mary Lennox é uma menina de 10 anos que acabou de perder os pais e é mandada para a Inglaterra para morar com o tio Archibald Craven. Na mansão do tio, ela começa a desvendar mistérios da família com a ajuda do seu primo.
Radioactive
Screenplay
Movida por uma mente brilhante e uma grande paixão, Marie Curie embarca em uma jornada científica com o marido, Pierre. Suas descobertas vão mudar o mundo.
Os Aeronautas
Executive Producer
Londres, 1862. O cientista James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) está prestes a realizar o grande sonho de sua vida, ao iniciar uma viagem de balão de forma a pesquisar formas de se prever a meteorologia. Sua companheira de viagem é Amelia Rennes (Felicity Jones), veterana do balonismo que topou o desafio após um grande trauma em sua viagem anterior, quando seu marido faleceu. Juntos, eles enfrentam uma aventura rumo ao céus na tentativa de chegar a uma altitude inédita até então a qualquer ser humano.
Os Aeronautas
Screenplay
Londres, 1862. O cientista James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) está prestes a realizar o grande sonho de sua vida, ao iniciar uma viagem de balão de forma a pesquisar formas de se prever a meteorologia. Sua companheira de viagem é Amelia Rennes (Felicity Jones), veterana do balonismo que topou o desafio após um grande trauma em sua viagem anterior, quando seu marido faleceu. Juntos, eles enfrentam uma aventura rumo ao céus na tentativa de chegar a uma altitude inédita até então a qualquer ser humano.
Os Aeronautas
Story
Londres, 1862. O cientista James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) está prestes a realizar o grande sonho de sua vida, ao iniciar uma viagem de balão de forma a pesquisar formas de se prever a meteorologia. Sua companheira de viagem é Amelia Rennes (Felicity Jones), veterana do balonismo que topou o desafio após um grande trauma em sua viagem anterior, quando seu marido faleceu. Juntos, eles enfrentam uma aventura rumo ao céus na tentativa de chegar a uma altitude inédita até então a qualquer ser humano.
Dirt Music
Screenplay
Georgie está lentamente sufocando em um casamento sem amor com o magnata da pesca Jim Buckridge. O caçador furioso Lu é um símbolo irresistível da emoção que ela deseja. Segue-se um caso apaixonado que revela os segredos sombrios do passado de Lu e o obriga a fugir para o calor escaldante do interior. Georgie segue, determinada a encontrá-lo e trazê-lo de volta.
Extraordinário
Screenplay
Auggie Pullman é um garoto que nasceu com uma deformação facial. Pela primeira vez, ele irá frequentar uma escola regular, como qualquer outra criança. No quinto ano, ele irá precisar se esforçar para conseguir se encaixar em sua nova realidade.
War Book
Writer
Government officials practice their response and decisions in a simulated escalation of nuclear threat.
Don't Take My Baby
Writer
Factual drama which tells the story of a disabled couple's agonising struggle to keep their newborn baby. Based on real-life testimony, this emotional tale will call viewers' prejudices and beliefs about the disabled community and society as a whole into question, as we learn about a situation many disabled couples find themselves in as new parents. Can 21-year-old wheelchair user Anna and partially-sighted Tom provide the care and attention their daughter needs, or will social worker Belinda have to consider alternative care?
Uma Longa Queda
Screenplay
Na noite de Ano Novo, quatro pessoas solitárias se encontram no topo de um prédio. Curiosamente, todos têm o mesmo plano: cometer suicídio. Diante da ironia da situação, eles se tornam amigos, e fazem um pacto: nenhum deles se matará até o Dia dos Namorados, em fevereiro. Nos meses que se seguem, os quatro acabam ajudando uns aos outros.
Jonah
Writer
Mbwana and his best friend Juma are two young men with big dreams. These dreams become reality when they photograph a gigantic fish leaping out of the sea and their small town blossoms into a tourist hot-spot as a result. But for Mbwana, the reality isn't what he dreamed – and when he meets the fish again, both of them forgotten, ruined and old, he decides only one of them can survive. Jonah is a big fish story about the old and the new, and the links and the distances between them. A visual feast, shot though with humour and warmth, it tells an old story in a completely new way.
The Scouting Book for Boys
Writer
Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) stars as David, a young boy who lives a carefree life on a coastal caravan park with his best friend Emily (Holliday Grainger). When David learns that Emily is being forced to move away, he helps her hide out in a remote cave on the beach. But as David watches the police close in on his missing friend, their innocent secret takes on a life of its own. When the real reason Emily wants to escape comes to light, David's world is shattered. Swept up in a situation out of his control, and with his feelings for his best friend growing stranger by the day, David is forced to take action.
TRON: Ares
Screenplay
The third installment of Disney's 'Tron' franchise.
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Screenplay
The story will follow a medium who convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. When her true intentions come to light, however, her husband realizes the plan threatens to consume them both.
Sovereign
Screenplay
In the wake of a fractured marriage, a man goes to find his wife and the entire crew of a space station who have gone missing. As he explores the ship, he discovers the truth about their disappearance and is forced to confront his own role in losing her.