Eric Pearson (born December 14, 1984) is an American screenwriter, best known for his work with Marvel Studios, writing various short films for their Marvel One-Shots series and the feature films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Black Widow (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
He also contributed to the screenplays for Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Transformers One (2024).
Early life and career Pearson studied screenwriting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He was enrolled in Marvel Studios' screenwriting program in 2010.
Writing credits Short film The Consultant (2011) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011) Item 47 (2012) Agent Carter (2013)
Television Year Title Notes 2015–2016 Agent Carter 4 episodes; Also credited as story editor
Feature film Year Title Director Ref. 2017 Thor: Ragnarok Taika Waititi 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong Adam Wingard Black Widow Cate Shortland 2024 Transformers One Josh Cooley2025 Thunderbolts* Jake Schreier The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matt Shakman
Uncredited rewrites Ant-Man (2015) Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019) Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) (Additional Literary Material)
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