Derek Kolstad was born on April 4,1974 and is an American screenwriter and film producer.
14 Facts About Derek Kolstad
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Derek Kolstad is the creator of the John Wick franchise, which began in 2014.
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Derek Kolstad continued to write for the sequels of the franchise and is mainly known as a screenwriter of action films and shows.
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Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Kolstad attended Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart and later studied business administration at Taylor University in Indiana.
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Derek Kolstad moved to California at age 24 to pursue screenwriting.
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Derek Kolstad says he started writing films when he was a teenager, but he struggled to find success in Hollywood at first.
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Derek Kolstad sold a script titled Scorn to Thunder Road Pictures, which signed Keanu Reeves for the lead role in April 2013.
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At Reeves' suggestion, the film was renamed John Wick after the title character, whom Derek Kolstad had named after his maternal grandfather.
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Derek Kolstad wrote the video game John Wick: Chronicles and was involved with the creation of a comic book series.
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In 2017, it was reported that Derek Kolstad would write a live-action television adaptation of the Hitman franchise as well as an action-thriller titled The Steward.
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In 2019, it was reported that Derek Kolstad would write and produce a live-action film adaptation of the Just Cause franchise.
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In 2020, Netflix announced that Derek Kolstad would be an executive producer and writer on a Splinter Cell anime series.
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In 2021, Derek Kolstad was hired to write the screenplay for a live-action adaptation of Hellsing for Amazon Prime Video.
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Derek Kolstad wrote the screenplay for the 2021 film Nobody starring Bob Odenkirk, and two episodes of the 2021 Marvel television series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.