Jeff Vintar Explained

Jeff Vintar
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Screenwriter

Jeff Vintar is an American screenwriter born in Oak Park, Illinois,^[1] who has worked on the films I, Robot,^[2] the TV seriesThe Hot Zone,^[3] as well as the films Long Hello and Short Goodbye^[4] and .^[5]

Filmography

Film

• Spaceless (2023).^[6]
• I, Robot (2004).^[2]
• (2001).^[5]
• Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999).^[4]

Television

• The Hot Zone (2019).^[3]

Projects in development

Syfy announced development of the Stephen King novel The Eyes of the Dragon as a movie or miniseries,^{[7] [8]} where Michael Taylor and Jeff Vintar were reported as scriptwriters.^[9] At latest report (May 2019), Hulu was reported to be adapting the book as a television series, with no mention of use of the earlier Vintar script.^[10]

Further reading

• Web site: Elley, Derek . July 12, 1999 . Reviews: Long Hello and Short Goodbye . Variety . November 18, 2019 . This work contains further descriptive content relevant to this Filmography entry.
• Web site: Zeitchik, Steven . July 28, 2008 . Shaye, Lynne on for 'Foundation' . The Hollywood Reporter . . November 18, 2019 .
• Web site: Miller, Daniel . August 2, 2011 . 7 Days of Deals . The Hollywood Reporter . November 18, 2019 .
• Web site: Goldberg, Lesley . August 9, 2018 . Former 'Smallville' Showrunners Ink Overall Deal With Fox 21 . Hollywood Reporter . November 18, 2019 .
• Web site: Kit, Borys . August 1, 2011 . Heat Vision: 'Jane Eyre' Director Cary Fukunaga to Helm Sci-Fi Drama 'Spaceless' for Universal . Hollywood Reporter . November 18, 2019 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeff Vintar Scripts . 2024-07-21 . www.scripts.com.
2. Web site: Frankel, Daniel . July 12, 2010 . Moonves, Press Lead 'Course Correction' for CBS Films . The Wrap . November 18, 2019.
3. Web site: Fienberg, Daniel . April 30, 2019 . 'The Hot Zone': TV Review—Tribeca 2019 . Hollywood Reporter . November 18, 2019.
4. Web site: Elley, Derek . July 12, 1999 . Reviews: Long Hello and Short Goodbye . Variety . November 18, 2019 .
5. Web site: Oliver, Glen . July 11, 2001 . Review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within . . November 18, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140218215827/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/11/review-of-final-fantasy-the-spirits-within . February 18, 2014 .
6. Web site: Spaceless Release Date and When to Expect?. Gizmo Story . Gizmo Story . July 22, 2022.
7. News: Willmore. Alison. Stephen King's 'The Eyes of the Dragon' Being Developed as a Syfy Series. IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Los Angeles, California. April 25, 2012. 19 March 2014.
8. Stephen King's 'Eyes of the Dragon' in development at Syfy. Hibberd. James. Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. New York City. April 24, 2012. February 25, 2014.
9. News: O'Neal. Sean. Syfy is going to do something to Stephen King's The Eyes Of The Dragon. AV Club. Onion, Inc.. Chicago, Illinois. May 11, 2012. March 19, 2014.
10. Web site: Brian. Barnett. Stephen King's The Eyes of the Dragon Aims to be Hulu's Answer to Game of Thrones. IGN. j2 Global. San Francisco, California. September 5, 2018.