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Stuart Beattie (born 4 August 1971) is an Australian filmmaker. His screenplay for Collateral (2004) earned him nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay , Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay and Saturn Award for Best Writing .
Stuart Beattie is known for Interceptor (2022), Collateral (2004) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
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Jun 27, 2022 · Speaking to The Direct, screenwriter Stuart Beattie talks about his ideas for the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” film that was in development years before the show and how his script was morphed into the series.
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The script was for a pirate movie that Beattie first drafted while on exchange to Oregon State University in the United States in 1991. He called it Quest for the Caribbean. Then the chairman of Walt Disney Corporation wanted to turn three Disneyland attractions into films: the Haunted Mansion, Teddy Bears Picnic and Pirates of the Caribbean. "So t...
Beattie envisaged the eponymous Captain Jack Sparrow would be played by a talented, then-little-known actor who had been a few years ahead of him at his Sydney boys school — Hugh Jackman. He even partially named the character after him. "I had seen him in all these musicals growing up, so I knew this guy was a phenomenal talent and so that's what I...
After graduating from Charles Sturt University in Bathurst in 1993, Beattie took a leap of faith and moved to the US where he had a "ticking clock" on him over visa issues, until he was introduced to the love of his life, Kim. "We ran to Vegas in three months and got married and I'm still waiting on that fricking green card!" he said. Beattie said ...
The 2008 film Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, was a collaboration between Beattie and celebrated cult filmmaker Baz Luhrmann — who has his own distinctive flair. "The first thing I said to him, I was, 'Mate I don't I know how to do what you do. I think it's genius, but I don't know how to do it' and he's like, 'That's OK I wanna...
Despite his Hollywood film success, it is Beattie's latest Australian cinematic achievement that has burned brightest and deepest — ever since he wrote a 50-page essay on the Vietnam War as a 16-year-old history student. It's a big film, and an epic, real-life story, set on August 18, 1966, depicting Australia's most recognised battle during the Vi...
The Australian Defence Force chipped in six armoured personnel carriers, two "Huey" helicopters and artillery. They also provided 50 military liaison officers to assist with everything from the minute details of combat and communications, to liaising with the survivors of the battle and the families of those who lost their lives. "I knew what plato...
Learn how Stuart Beattie wrote the scripts for Pirates of the Caribbean, Collateral, Australia and Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan. Discover his stories of working with Disney, Hugh Jackman, Tom Cruise and Baz Luhrmann.
Stuart Beattie. 766 likes · 1 talking about this. Stuart Beattie is an Australian Writer and Director known for I Frankenstein, Tomorrow When the War Began, Collateral, Pirates of the Caribbean,...
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Jun 28, 2022 · Stuart Beattie, writer of the shelved Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, reveals the plot points of his script used for the series and his intended trilogy plans.
Stuart Beattie is known for Interceptor (2022), Collateral (2004) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
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