Josh Olson

Josh Olson is an American screenwriter and podcaster, known for writing the 2005 film A History of Violence.

For the American ice hockey player, see Josh Olson (ice hockey).
Josh Olson
Josh Olson at the 2008 Screenwriting Expo
Born
United States
OccupationPodcast writer, Screenwriter

Career

Olson wrote and directed the low budget horror film Infested in 2002.[1] He wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film A History of Violence.[2][3]. He was nominated for the British Academy Award,[4] the Writer's Guild Award[4] and the Academy Award.[5]

In 2006, Olson collaborated with Harlan Ellison on an adaptation of the author's short story "The Discarded" for ABC's series Masters of Science Fiction.[3][6] He worked on Peter Jackson's film based on the Halo video game series, but the project was later cancelled.[7]

Olson wrote the first draft of the movie Jack Reacher, for Paramount Pictures, part of the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child.[8] Ultimately, the movie was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie [9][10]

Olson wrote two seasons of the audio drama, Bronzeville, which is produced by and stars Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate.[2] He is one of the hosts of the podcast, "The Movies That Made Me".[2]

Olson co-hosts with Dave Anthony The West Wing Thing, a podcast rewatching and discussing episodes of The West Wing and its impact on politics.[11] In 2020, Olson started Rainy Day Podcasts with Mick Jagger, Steve Bing, and Victoria Pearman. The company has a "first look deal" with Warner Brothers, and will produce original narrative podcasts.[2]

Filmography
Year Title Notes
1998 On the Border Screenplay; television film
1999 Hitman's Run Screenplay (uncredited)
2001 Instinct to Kill Screenplay; television film
2002 Infested Also director
2005 A History of Violence Screenplay
2007 The Discarded Episode of Masters of Science Fiction
2008 Batman: Gotham Knight Anthology film segment: Have I Got a Story for You
2020 Trigger Warning Screenplay; pre-production

References
  1. Infested - Sony Entertainment MovieDetails
  2. Low, Elaine (2020-01-24). "Mick Jagger's Rainy Day Podcasts, Warner Bros. Digital Networks Sign First-Look Deal". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-29. [Olson] penned two seasons of the “Bronzeville: audio drama, exec produced by and starring Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate, and co-hosts the podcast “The Movies That Made Me” with director Joe Dante.
  3. Olson, Josh (10 October 2007). "The Life and Death of Jesse James". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "Film in 2006 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  5. "The 78th Academy Awards | 2006". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  6. "Masters of Science Fiction - The Discarded". MastersOfScifi.com. May 16, 2008. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008.
  7. Fritz, Ben (October 31, 2006). "No home for 'Halo' pic". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2007. Commercial helmer Neill Blomkamp is still aboard to direct. "A History of Violence" scribe Josh Olson was doing the most recent rewrite.
  8. Siegel, Tatiana. "Josh Olson scripting 'One Shot'". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020. Paramount Pictures has tapped “A History of Violence” scribe Josh Olson to adapt the Lee Child-penned mystery “One Shot.” Story centers on a Dirty Harry-like homicide investigator who seeks the truth behind what seems an open-and-shut murder case after a trained military sniper is arrested for shooting five random victims.
  9. "Jack Reacher (2012)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  10. Debruge, Peter (December 11, 2012). "Jack Reacher".
  11. The West Wing Thing - All Things Comedy
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