Writing
Jon Spaihts
Born 1970-02-04
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Writing
Biography
Jon Spaihts (/speɪts/) (born February 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter and author. He is best known for co-writing Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and its sequel Dune: Part Two (2024), both films based on the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. He also wrote the screenplays for the films Prometheus (2012), Passengers (2016) and Doctor Strange (2016). For his work on Dune, Spaihts was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Spaihts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Jon Spaihts
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Doctor Strange
2016
TMDB3.7
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Dune
2021
TMDB3.9
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Passengers
2016
TMDB3.5
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Prometheus
2012
TMDB3.3
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Dune: Part Two
2024
TMDB4.0
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The Mummy
2017
TMDB2.8
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A Minecraft Movie
2025
TMDB3.1
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The Darkest Hour
2011
TMDB2.6
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The Crow
2024
TMDB2.9
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Dune: Prophecy
2024
TMDB3.6
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (21 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Minecraft Movie Squared | Executive Producer | Movie | 2027 |
 | Dune: Part Three | Executive Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | A Minecraft Movie | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Dune: Prophecy | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Crow | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Dune: Part Two | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
| Dune: Part Two | Screenplay | Movie | 2024 |
 | Dune | Screenplay | Movie | 2021 |
| Dune | Executive Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Mummy | Screenstory | Movie | 2017 |
 | Passengers | Autodoc (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
| Passengers | Writer | Movie | 2016 |
| Passengers | Executive Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Doctor Strange | Writer | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Prometheus | Writer | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Darkest Hour | Screenplay | Movie | 2011 |
| The Darkest Hour | Story | Movie | 2011 |
| Untitled Jon Spaihts / Laika Film | Director | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Jon Spaihts / Laika Film | Writer | Movie | — | |
| Gears of War | Screenplay | Movie | — |