Evan Spiliotopoulos () is a Greek-American screenwriter, film producer and film director.
Early life Spiliotopoulos was born in Greece, and graduated from high school there. Soon after, he moved to the United States and attended the University of Delaware to get an undergraduate degree in film theory. He then attended American University for a master's degree in screenwriting. After moving to Los Angeles in 1995, his first job in the industry was in a television film Trial by Fire as an intern.
Career In the 2000s, Spiliotopoulos wrote several animated projects for Walt Disney Pictures. He was attached to write a prequel of to the classic animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs film. However, the project was finally cancelled when Pixar was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2006.
In April 2009, Spiliotopoulos was set to write the screenplay for the action film Wanted 2, a sequel to the 2008 film Wanted.
In June 2013, Universal acquired the remake rights to the Japanese 2007 anime film Vexille and set Spiliotopoulos to write the screenplay.
In July 2014, Spiliotopoulos was hired by 20th Century Fox to write the script for the 2014 novel Seven Wonders written by Ben Mezrich. Spiliotopoulos had already rewritten the script of the horror film Ouija, but his draft wasn't used in the film.
In 2014, Spiliotopoulos re-wrote the screenplay for the action-adventure fantasy film Hercules, originally written by Ryan J. Condal. Brett Ratner directed the film which released on July 25, 2014, by Paramount Pictures.
Spiliotopoulos wrote the screenplay of the action-adventure fantasy film The Huntsman: Winter's War, along with Craig Mazin, and rewritten by Frank Darabont. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan directed the film, which was released on April 22, 2016, by Universal Pictures.
Spiliotopoulos and Stephen Chbosky wrote Disney's live-action musical romantic fantasy film Beauty and the Beast, which was directed by Bill Condon, and starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. The film was released on March 17, 2017.
Spiliotopoulos received a "story by" credit, with David Auburn, for the Charlie's Angels reboot film of 2019, which was written and directed by Elizabeth Banks.
In 2021, Spiliotopoulos' directorial debut, the horror film The Unholy was released.
Writing credits Theatrical release Year Title Director Notes 2003 The Jungle Book 2 Steve Trenbirth Additional Screenplay Material 2004 Art Heist Bryan Goeres 2005 Pooh's Heffalump Movie Frank Nissen 2006 Khan Kluay Kompin Kemgumnird English-language version 2007 Battle for Terra Aristomenis Tsirbas 2014 Hercules Brett Ratner 2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War Cedric Nicolas-Troyan 2017 Beauty and the Beast Bill Condon 2019 Charlie's Angels Elizabeth Banks 2021 The Unholy Himself Also producer Snake Eyes Robert Schwentke 2023 The Pope's Exorcist Julius Avery
Direct-to-video Year Title Director Notes 2002 Bare Witness Kelley Cauthen 2004 The Lion King 1½ Bradley Raymond Additional Screenplay Material Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers Donovan Cook 2005 Tarzan II Brian Smith Additional Story Material Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie Elliot M. BourSaul Andrew Blinkoff 2007 Cinderella III: A Twist in Time Frank Nissen Additional Screenplay Material 2008 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning Peggy Holmes The Nutty Professor Logan McPhersonPaul Taylor 2009 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Klay Hall
Television Year Title Director Notes 1998 Legion Jon Hess TV movie The Outsider David Bishop 2014 Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Frank Nissen Episode "Roo and Lumpy"
References
External links
Evan Spiliotopoulos Interview with Scripts & Scribes