Chuck Mondry Explained

Chuck Mondry
Birth Name:Charles Mondry
Occupation:Screenwriter

Charles Mondry (born 1968) is an American screenwriter. [1] He is best known for co-writing the reboot of MGM's Road House (2024), starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Doug Liman.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359350/ And Play Dirty (2025), an adaptation of Donald Westlake's Parker series about a professional thief, starring Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Standfield, directed by Shane Black for Amazon.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lakeith-stanfield-joins-mark-wahlberg-play-dirty-1235789694/ The screenplay was co-written with Black and Anthony Bagarozzi.[2]

Career

Mondry became a professional writer when he broke into the entertainment industry with a million dollar spec sale. The screenplay, entitled "Tick Tock" (co-written with Anthony Bagarozzi)[3] starred Jennifer Lopez and Samuel Jackson but was cancelled following the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. [4] He is currently co-owner of Modern Pictures, with Anthony Bagarozzi and Randi Nguyen, which produces independently financed features.[5]

Mondry has several projects in development. [6] Sony Pictures, Doc Savage, a live-action movie adaptation to be directed by Shane Black and starring Dwayne Johnson, based on the pulp serial novels of the 1930s;[7] [8] Jekyll, a modern-day reimagining of the classic Jekyll and Hyde story based on the BBC mini-series by Steven Moffat and produced by Jeff Kleeman and Ellen DeGeneres for Summit Entertainment[9] and the Cold Warrior, a project Netflix acquired from Universal Pictures in late 2017, which tells the story of a Cold War spy who is forced out of retirement to team with a younger agent to stop a terrorist threat orchestrated by Russia.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chuck Mondry Writer, Producer, Executive . 2024-04-17 . IMDb . en-US.
  2. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2024-01-17 . Rosa Salazar Lands Female Lead Opposite Mark Wahlberg In Amazon MGM’s ‘Play Dirty’ . 2024-02-28 . Deadline . en-US.
  3. News: A Million-Dollar Ending for Screenwriting Partners. McLELLAN. DENNIS. 2000-10-23. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 0458-3035. 2016-04-28.
  4. News: Col clocks 'Tick-Tock'. Brodesser. Claude. 2001-09-21. Variety. 2018-05-30. en-US.
  5. Web site: Modipictures.com.
  6. Web site: Kroll . Justin . 2021-11-11 . The Double Deuce Back In Business? MGM Ramps Up 'Road House' Reboot With Jake Gyllenhaal And Doug Liman Circling . 2021-11-16 . Deadline . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2013-05-07 . Shane Black's 'Doc Savage' Is on Again at Sony - /Film . 2016-04-28 . Slashfilm . en-US.
  8. Web site: Kroll . Justin . 2016-05-30 . Dwayne Johnson Confirmed for 'Doc Savage' . 2016-06-06 . Variety . en-US.
  9. Web site: McNary . Dave . 2016-05-06 . Ellen DeGeneres, Lionsgate Developing 'Jekyll' Movie . 2016-06-06 . Variety . en-US.
  10. News: Graser . Marc . 2008-09-23 . Shane Black to direct 'Cold Warrior' . 2018-05-30 . Variety . en-US.
  11. News: 2018-09-05 . Exclusive: Shane Black's 'Cold Warrior' Heads to Netflix from Universal . 2018-09-12 . Collider . en-US.