Dana Stevens (screenwriter)

Dana Stevens
Dana Stevens
Born	October 16, 1963 (age 61); Whittier, California
Spouse	Michael Apted (div.)

Dana Stevens (born October 16, 1963) is an American screenwriter and television writer/producer.

Early life

Dana grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and is a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA.

Career

She has written films including The Woman King, starring Viola Davis and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood; Netflix hit Fatherhood, starring Kevin Hart; the adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel, Safe Haven, directed by Lasse Hallstrom; City of Angels, starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan; For Love of the Game, directed by Sam Raimi; Blink, directed by Michael Apted; and Life or Something Like It, starring Angelina Jolie. She was the creator and executive producer of What About Brian, an ABC television series produced by J. J. Abrams that aired for two seasons and "Reckless" on CBS.

Stevens did an uncredited rewrite on The World Is Not Enough, directed by her then-husband Michael Apted, primarily to strengthen the female characters' roles.^[1]^[2] She was the last female screenwriter involved with writing a Bond film until Phoebe Waller-Bridge provided a script polish to No Time to Die in 2019.^[3]^[4]^[5]

She is a regular advisor at the Sundance Institute writer and filmmaker labs, and serves on the final selection committee for the Academy's Nicholl's Fellowship Screenwriting Award.

Personal life

Stevens and director Michael Apted were married for 10 years before divorcing, and the couple have a son.^[6]

Writing credits

Blink (1993)
City of Angels (1998)
For Love of the Game (1999)
The World Is Not Enough (1999) (Uncredited)
Life or Something Like It (2002)
What About Brian (2006-2007) (Also creator)
Safe Haven (2013)
Reckless (2013) (Also creator)
Fatherhood (2021)
The Woman King (2022)

References

^ Cork, John; Stutz, Collin (2007). James Bond Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 306–7. ISBN 978-1-4053-3427-3.
^ Dye, Kerry Douglas (15 November 1999). "His Word is Bond: An Interview With 007 Screenwriter Bruce Feirstein". LeisureSuit.net. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
^ Brooks, Richard (14 April 2019). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought in to liven up new Bond script". The Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ Mitchell, Robert (17 April 2019). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge to Polish Bond 25 Script". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "James Bond 25: Rami Malek joins cast and Phoebe Waller-Bridge to co-write". BBC News. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ "Filmmaker Dana Stevens Balances Motherhood, Movie-Making & Her New CBS Show Reckless". Tinseltown Mom. 2014-06-23. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-01-09.

External links

Dana Stevens at IMDb

[Bond_Encyclopedia-1] Cork, John; Stutz, Collin (2007). James Bond Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 306–7. ISBN 978-1-4053-3427-3.

[Feirstein-2] Dye, Kerry Douglas (15 November 1999). "His Word is Bond: An Interview With 007 Screenwriter Bruce Feirstein". LeisureSuit.net. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2007.

[Waller-Bridge-3] Brooks, Richard (14 April 2019). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought in to liven up new Bond script". The Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[4] Mitchell, Robert (17 April 2019). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge to Polish Bond 25 Script". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[me_too_mr_bond-5] "James Bond 25: Rami Malek joins cast and Phoebe Waller-Bridge to co-write". BBC News. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[6] "Filmmaker Dana Stevens Balances Motherhood, Movie-Making & Her New CBS Show Reckless". Tinseltown Mom. 2014-06-23. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-01-09.

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