David Kajganich Explained

David Kajganich
Birth Date:15 November 1969
Birth Place:Lorain, Ohio, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Iowa
Occupation:Screenwriter
Years Active:2006–present

David Kajganich (born November 15, 1969) is an American screenwriter and producer. He has written several works in the horror genre, including the network series The Terror (2018) and the film Bones and All (2022). He has collaborated on three films with the Italian director Luca Guadagnino, A Bigger Splash (2015) and the horror films Suspiria (2018) and Bones and All (2022).

Early life

A native of Ohio, Kajganich graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and began teaching English at the University of Iowa.

Career

While still living in Ohio, Kajganich was hired to adapt Heinrich Boll's The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum for the screen, but the project fell through. He was then hired to write the screenplay for The Invasion (2007), a reimagining of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.[1] His following screenplay, initially titled Town Creek,[1] was filmed in 2009 and released under the title Blood Creek, directed by Joel Schumacher.[2] He wrote the screenplay for True Story (2015), a crime-drama starring Jonah Hill and James Franco, based on the Michael Finkel book of the same name.[3]

Kajganich wrote the screenplay for Luca Guadagnino's 2015 remake, A Bigger Splash,[4] a loose remake of the 1969 film La Piscine.[2] He subsequently wrote the screenplay for Guadagnino's remake of the horror film Suspiria.

Kajganich developed The Terror (2018), a television series based on the Dan Simmons novel of the same name.[5] He served as co-showrunner alongside Soo Hugh for the show's first season.[6] In 2016,[2] Kajganich began co-writing a new adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary, which was released in 2019.[7] He was ultimately not credited on the film.

On April 8, 2019, it was announced that Kajganich would adapt Camille DeAngelis's novel Bones & All for the screen.[8] The film, Bones and All, directed by Luca Guadagnino, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2022.[9]

Personal life

He is openly gay.[10] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleWriterProducer
2007 The Invasion
2009 Blood Creek
2015 True Story
A Bigger Splash
2018 Suspiria [12]
2018The Terror
2022 Bones and All [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Variety. Dave Kajganich. June 22, 2006. Kotler, Steven. October 19, 2018.
  2. Web site: Screen Craft. One-On-One with Hollywood Screenwriter David Kajganich. June 20, 2016. https://archive.today/20160902231604/https://screencraft.org/2016/06/20/one-one-hollywood-screenwriter-david-kajganich/. September 2, 2016. Miyamoto, Ken. October 19, 2018. live.
  3. Web site: The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. 'True Story' review: James Franco, Jonah Hill and an Oregon murder add up to nothing. April 16, 2015. Baker, Jeff. https://archive.today/20181019224421/https://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2015/04/true_story_review_james_franco.html. October 19, 2018. October 19, 2018. live.
  4. Web site: Collider. 'A Bigger Splash' Writer David Kajganich on His Unique Approach to the Remake and 'It'. Page, Aubrey. May 5, 2016. https://archive.today/20181019223819/http://collider.com/david-kajganich-a-bigger-splash-it-movie-interview/. October 19, 2018. October 19, 2018. live.
  5. Web site: 'Suspiria' screenwriter David Kajganich on his showrunning debut 'The Terror'. Screen Daily. Screen International. Hazelton. John. https://archive.today/20181019223453/https://www.screendaily.com/features/suspiria-screenwriter-david-kajganich-on-his-showrunning-debut-the-terror/5127582.article. October 19, 2018. March 20, 2018. October 19, 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Maas . Jennifer . AMC's 'The Terror' Showrunners Really, Really Want You to 'Fact Check' Them – Seriously . The Wrap. 9 April 2018 .
  7. Web site: Variety. Paramount Finds 'Pet Sematary' Directors . Kroll, Justin. October 30, 2017. October 19, 2018.
  8. News: Ramos . Dino-Ray . 'Suspiria' Screenwriter Dave Kajganich To Pen 'Bones & All' Adaptation, Antonio Campos Set To Direct . 7 September 2022 . Deadline . 8 April 2019.
  9. News: Tartaglione . Nancy . 'Bones And All' Premiere Gets 10-Minute Standing Ovation At Premiere – Venice . 7 September 2022 . Deadline . 2 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Exclusive Interview: “SUSPIRIA “(2018) Screenwriter David Kajganich Talks About the Male Gaze and Female bodies . Crimmins, Deidre . January 28, 2019 . September 12, 2023.
  11. Web site: ‘Bones and All’ Writer David Kajganich Unpacks Cannibal Romance: Cuts, Changes, and That Ending . Erbland, Kate . November 23, 2022 . September 12, 2023.
  12. News: Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Striking horror anew. September 2, 2018. Newspapers.com. Yamato, Jen. E10.
  13. Web site: Hot Package: Luca Guadagnino Eyes New Project 'Bones & All' With Timothée Chalamet And Taylor Russell Circling Lead Roles. Deadline Hollywood. Justin . Kroll. January 28, 2021. January 28, 2021.

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