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Chris Weitz
Born November 30, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA11 films
Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel The Golden Compass and the film adaptation of New Moon from the series of Twilight books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with Tony Gilroy.
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First watchRogue One: A Star Wars Story20167.5A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.View filmEssential films
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11 films- TBAMerlinWriter
- 2024AfraidWriter
- 2023The CreatorScreenplay
- 2022PinocchioScreenplay
- 2017The Mountain Between UsScreenplay
- 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryScreenplay
- 2015CinderellaScreenplay
- 2007The Golden CompassScreenplay
- 2002About a BoyScreenplay
- 2000Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsScreenplay
- 1998AntzScreenplay