Sean Hood (born August 13, 1966) is an American screenwriter and film director.
Early life Hood graduated from Brown University, with a double major in pure mathematics and studio art, and then spent several years working in Hollywood as a set dresser, prop assistant and art director working with filmmakers as diverse as James Cameron, David Fincher and David Lynch. He continued his studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, graduating in 1997 with an MFA in production. His student short film, "The Shy and the Naked" won a grant from the Sloan Foundation for the positive portrayal of science.indieWIRE (1998) indieWIRE Retrieved April 6, 2006
Career Screenwriting Hood sold his first spec screenplay to MTV Films in 2000, and went on to sign a deal with Dimension Films,Variety (2001) Variety Retrieved October 21, 2010 which included rewrites on Halloween: Resurrection and Cursed. He went on to work on Conan the Barbarian for producer Avi Lerner,Variety (2007) Variety Retrieved June 26, 2009 and Hercules: The Legend Begins. Most recently, he penned a screenplay adaptation of the novel Rolling in The Deep, which will be produced by J. Todd Harris and directed by Mary Lambert (director).Variety (2018) Variety Retrieved November 15, 2018 In 2011, Hood was hired to write the script for the fifth Rambo film, titled Rambo: Last Stand, however, Hood's script was put on hold in early 2012. In 2014, Hood's Rambo: Last Stand script was abandoned in favor of a new script by Sylvester Stallone.
Television He wrote the episode Echoes for the NBC horror anthology series Fear Itself. Similarly, he contributed to the Showtime horror anthology series Masters of Horror by penning the episode Sick Girl.
Hood also worked on Sick for The CW.Deadline.com (2012) and The Dorm for MTV. In 2022, he adapted Warren Ellis' comic FreakAngels into an animated series for Crunchyroll.
Directing He was one of the founding members of Filmmakers Alliance and often collaborates creatively with FA's president, Jacques Thelemaque.Genre Hacks: By Sean Hood His most recent short film is Melancholy Baby.
Blogging Hood wrote the screenwriting blog Genre Hacks from 2008 until 2017.Genre Hacks
Teaching at USC He is currently an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He teaches the courses "Writing the Feature Script", "Advanced Motion Picture Script Analysis", and "Creating The Short Film."USC Cinematic Arts Directory
Credits
Film Year Film Credit Notes1998The Shy and the Naked WriterShort film, also director1999The DarklingsWriterTV film, co–wrote with Brendan Hood2002Halloween: ResurrectionScreenplay byCo–wrote with Larry BrandCube 2: HypercubeStory by/Screenplay byCo–wrote with Ernie Barbarash & Lauren McLaughlin2003AloneWriterVideo short, also director2005The Crow: Wicked PrayerScreenplay byCo–wrote with Lance Mungia & Jeff Most2008Melancholy BabyWriterShort film, also directorMidnight MovieStory by2011Conan the BarbarianWritten byCo–wrote with Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer2014The Legend of HerculesWritten byCo–wrote with Daniel GiatThe DormWriterTV film
Television Year Series Credit Notes2006Masters of HorrorWriter1 episode2008Fear ItselfWriter1 episode2022FreakAngelsWriter8 episodes
References
External links
Genre Hacks Scripts & Scribes Interview with Sean Hood