Spaihts: 'Prometheus' fires up career trajectory

Jon SpaihtsIn the first 2000s, Jon Spaihts was on another profession entirely being an executive for that NY-based educational technology company Teachscape."It had been harmful, since it was challenging, satisfying and intellectually demanding and I saw a great existence there that I'd never go back to writing," he states.So Spaihts required annually removed from try to write his first script, and, prior to the there was a time up, he'd completed "Shadow 19" and offered it to Warner Bros.That project languished in development with Keanu Reeves mounted on star. Then Reeves requested Spaihts if he'd another project that may suit him. Spaihts pitched him a concept he'd for any sci-fi film noir that conspicuously featured the look of the guy stranded alone in space.After hashing within the idea for six days, Reeves made the decision it had been too bleak for him, but he loved the thought of the stranded spaceman. So Reeves' production partner Stephen Hamel known as Spaihts and requested him if there is a more happy story to become told concerning the lone figure."It had been among individuals magical fertilizing questions that you simply haven't considered to request yourself, which in turn causes an response to spring fully created out of your skull," recalls the Paradigm client, a Princeton grad who planned to become novelist before turning his focus on screenwriting. "I riffed at him in reaction, as well as in half an hour had drew on the telephone the spine of the items grew to become my script 'Passengers,' " presently in development at Universal."People" eventually come to individuals at Scott Free Prods., who asked him set for an over-all meeting, throughout recognise the business leader Michael Costigan pointed out that they are considering developing an "Alien" prequel for Ridley Scott to direct."Again, I riffed," Spaihts states, "as well as in around an hour had spat out what continues to be spine from the story of 'Prometheus,' " which Fox is scheduled release a next June.More lately, he's scripted New Regency-Summit's approaching "The Pitch-dark Hour" and "World War Robot" for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, to whom he's also penning an untitled space adventure.TEN SCREENWRITERS To Look At 2011:Josh Applebaum & Andrew Nemec Jay Baruchel & Jesse Chabot Justin Britt-Gibson Neil Mix Andrew Haigh Kurt Johnstad Lauryn Kahn Paula Pell Jon Spaihts John Yorkey Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com