John August

John August born August 4 1970 is an American screenwriter director producer and novelist He is known for writing the films Go 1999 Charlies Angels 2000 Charlies Angels Full Throttle 2003 Big Fish 2003 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 Corpse Bride 2005 Frankenweenie 2012 the Disney liveaction adaptation of Aladdin 2019 the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire 2018 Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon 2019 and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows 2020 He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog and develops screenwritertargeted software through his company QuoteUnquote Apps August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voting in the Writers branch In 2016 he was awarded the WGAws Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the entertainment industry and the community at large and has been nominated for a BAFTA and a Grammy Description above from the Wikipedia article John August licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia