Chris Weitz
- Writing
- November 30, 1969 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Murderbot · Director, Executive producer
- Snow White · Additional Writing
- Afraid · Producer, Director
- If You Were the Last · Executive producer
- The Creator · Screenplay
- About My Father · Producer
- Pinocchio · Screenplay, Producer
- Crush · Executive producer
- The Farewell · Producer
- Inside the Operation · Self
- Prospect · Producer
- Operation Finale · Director
- Boogeyman Pop · Executive producer
- The Mountain Between Us · Screenplay
- Columbus · Producer
- The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' · Self
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · Screenplay
- Cinderella · Screenplay
- Spark: A Burning Man Story · Executive producer
- American Reunion · Executive producer
- A Better Life · Director, Producer
- The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol 1: Music Videos and Performances · Producer
- Lone Star · Producer
- Heavy Rain · Self
- A Single Man · Producer
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon · Director
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist · Producer
- The Golden Compass · Screenplay, Director
- Living with Lew · Producer
- Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas · Sheldon Schmeckler (Voice), Producer
- American Dreamz · Executive producer
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith · Martin Coleman
- In Good Company · Producer
- Cracking Up · Producer
- See This Movie · Panel Discussion Moderator
- American Pie: Revealed · Self
- American Wedding · Executive producer
- About a Boy · Director, Screenplay
- Off Centre · Executive producer, Creator
- American Pie 2 · Executive producer
- Down to Earth · Director
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps · Screenplay
- Chuck & Buck · Chuck
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy · Director
- American Pie · Male Voice in Porn Film (Voice), Producer
- Coapa Heights · Script
- Antz · Screenplay
- Merlin · Writer
- CRCL9 · Executive producer