Biography
John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action 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 screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote 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 WGAw's 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.
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Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
The House Party Massacre
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 2026
Aladdin
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2019
Frankenweenie
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2012
Dark Shadows
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2012
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2010
The Nines
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2007
The Nines
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2007
Corpse Bride
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2005
Big Fish
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2003
Charlie's Angels
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2000
Titan A.E.
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2000
Go
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1999
Go
Role: Second Unit Director
MOVIE • 1999
Go
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1999
Go
Role: Co-Producer
MOVIE • 1999
God
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1998
God
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1998