Jon Croker

Jon Croker is a British screenwriter He entered the film industry working in production and script development roles including serving as a production assistant on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 and as an assistant to director Mike Newell on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 He subsequently worked in script editing and development contributing to the shaping of several British films including Attack the Block 2011 The Iron Lady 2011 and The Deep Blue Sea 2011 Crokers transition into credited screenwriting came in the early 2010s He wrote the screenplay for the psychological thriller In Fear 2013 and the dance drama Desert Dancer 2014 followed by the gothic horror sequel The Woman in Black 2 Angel of Death 2015 His work during this period also includes contributions to other feature films including Fast Girls 2012 and American Animals 2018 He provided additional material for the family films Paddington 2014 and Paddington 2 2017 In the 2020s Croker continued working across genre cinema and prestige projects He wrote the screenplay for the horror film No One Gets Out Alive 2021 He also wrote the screenplay for the animated short The Boy the Mole the Fox and the Horse 2022 which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Continuing to work with Paddington director Paul King he was one of the writers on Wonka 2023 Croker is represented in the United Kingdom by Independent Talent Group