Aaron and Jordan Kandell explained

Aaron and Jordan Kandell (both born June 16, 1982) are identical twin American screenwriters and journalists. They were born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, and studied film and creative writing at the University of Southern California. They have written numerous original feature film and television projects for Fox Animation, Disney Animation, Warner Brothers Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Legendary and Paramount Pictures.^[1] The Kandell brothers were on the 2013 Young and Hungry List^[2] and their screenplay The Golden Record was on the 2013 Black List. They also served as screenwriters on Disney Animation's Moana.^{[3] [4]}

The Kandells wrote the spec script that was turned into the film Adrift (2018), directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Shailene Woodley.^{[5] [6]}

Films

• Happiest Man Alive (2010),^{[7] [8]} writers
• Moana (2016), writers for Disney Animation
• Adrift (2018), writers (also producers)
• Untitled Fox Animation Project (in development), writers for Fox Animation
• Sidekicks (in development),^[9] writers for Paramount Pictures^[10]
• Aladdin (in development), writers for Warner Brothers
• The Golden Record (in development),^[11] writers for Endgame Entertainment
• Stranded (in development), writers for Walt Disney Studios

Notes and References

1. News: Hawaii brothers write for Disney's 'Moana'. V. Billy. 2016-11-20.
2. News: The Young and Hungry List 2013 – The Top 100 Writers on the Verge!. 2013-10-06. The Tracking Board. en-US. 2016-11-20.
3. Web site: Screenwriters in Hawaii for special 'Moana' screening. 2016-11-17. KHON2. 2016-11-20.
4. Web site: Disney taps Hawaii ties to get 'Moana' right. 14 November 2006. 2016-11-20.
5. Web site: The Hit List The Tracking Board. hitlist.tracking-board.com. 2016-12-06.
6. News: The Black List 2016 Screenplays Unveiled. Hipes. Patrick. 2016-12-12. Deadline. en-US. 2016-12-15.
7. Web site: Aaron Kandell. IMDb. 2016-11-20.
8. Web site: Jordan Kandell. IMDb. 2016-11-20.
9. News: Fox, Chernin Pick Up Fairy-Tale Pitch From Kandell Brothers. The Hollywood Reporter. 2016-11-20.
10. News: Matt. Donnelly. Robert Zemeckis Boards Kandell Brothers Pitch 'Mr. Lucky,' Set for Apple Studios (Exclusive). April 15, 2021. Variety. September 24, 2021.
11. News: The 2013 Black List: The Year's Most Liked Unproduced Screenplays - /Film. 2013-12-16. Slashfilm. en-US. 2016-11-20.