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Patrick Melton
Born	Champaign, Illinois, United States
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter Producer Novelist
Years active	2004–present

Patrick Melton is an American screenwriter, producer and novelist.

Film career

In 2004, Melton won the third season of Project Greenlight, along with Marcus Dunstan and John Gulager. The television show premiered on Bravo and resulted in the horror/comedy film Feast and two sequels followed, Feast II: Sloppy Seconds and Feast III: The Happy Finish. However, it was Melton's involvement with the Saw series, that brought him worldwide recognition and international box office success. He wrote Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, and Saw 3D for a worldwide take of nearly $500,000,000. Additionally, Melton wrote the home invasion thriller The Collector, which was directed by Dunstan.

Melton and Dunstan adapted the graphic novel Smoke and Guns by Kirsten Baldock and Fabio Moon.

In the fall of 2006, Dimension Films preemptively acquired a dark and edgy horror/thriller spec script from Melton and Dunstan titled The Neighbor for a six-figures.

Additionally, the writing team of Melton and Dunstan have performed writing duties on Lionsgate's My Bloody Valentine 3D, Piranha 3D by Alexandre Aja, a remake of Clive Barker's Hellraiser, a remake of William Castle's classic horror film The Tingler at Columbia Pictures for producer Neal Moritz, a remake of Scanners by David Cronenberg, a film adaptation of the classic sci-fi TV anthology The Outer Limits for MGM, and the action/adventure tentpole Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.

The sequel to Melton and Dunstan's horror film The Collector, titledThe Collection and again directed by Dunstan, started filming in Atlanta, GA during the spring of 2011. It was theatrically released in 2012.

In November 2011, it was announced that Melton's debut horror/thriller novel, Black Light, would be adapted into a film with producer Michael De Luca.

In December 2011, Melton sold a sci-fi pitch titled Rise to Warner Bros. along with his writing partner Marcus Dunstan. David Karlak was attached to direct and Roy Lee was attached to produce.

In July 2012, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Melton and Dunstan were hired to adapt the God of War film.

In September 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Melton and Dunstan were hired to rewrite the fantasy project Waterproof for Legendary Pictures.

In June 2013, Melton sold a sci-fi pitch titled Outliers to 20th Century Fox along with his writing partner Marcus Dunstan. David Karlak is attached to direct and Peter Chernin is attached to produce. In 2015 they co-wrote a screenplay for the 11th Halloween installment, which was originally planned with a release in 2015 under the direction of Dunstan.

In October 2016, Melton, along with partner Dunstan, were selected to write for the adaptation of Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings.

Filmography

Film

Television

In October 2006, the duo sold their first television idea to FOX titled The Vineyard. It was a raunchy half-hour horror/comedy with Family Guy show runner Chris Sheridan attached as executive producer.

In 2008, Melton and Dunstan sold an hourlong drama to CBS titled The Good Neighbor.

Melton and Dunstan collaborated with Clive Barker in 2009 and sold an hourlong drama titled Clive Barker's Hotel to ABC. McG was attached to produce.

Novels

On October 5, 2011, Melton's debut novel, Black Light, co-written with Marcus Dunstan and Stephen Romano, was released by Mulholland Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, and in the UK by Mulholland Books, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton. It is currently being adapted into a film for producer Michael De Luca.

References

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2. "Saw Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
3. "Cockneys vs. Zombies TV Spot Arrives via Walker - Dread Central". www.dreadcentral.com. 13 August 2012.
4. "Error". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10.
5. ^ Decker, Sean (2010-11-16). "Exclusive: Patrick Melton talks Piranha 3DD, The Collection, The Outer Limits and More!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
6. "Chiller | Scary Good". Fearnet.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
7. "Movie News - Moviefone.com". Blog.moviefone.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
8. "Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan Feeling The Tingler". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
9. "Interview - Patrick Melton Talks Saw 7 3D, Scanners Remake and More!". Killerreviews.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
10. ^ "Patrick Melton on "The Outer Limits" Movie". WorstPreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
11. "Halloween Is Returning to Haddonfield". bloody-disgusting.com. 9 February 2015.
12. <%- movieName %> (2011-12-12). "Liddell Entertainment Launches LD Distribution". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
13. Barton, Steve (2011-12-14). "Warner Brothers Ready to Rise". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
14. Kit, Borys (2012-07-10). "'Pacific Rim' Writers Tapped for 'God of War' Adaptation (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
15. Lesnick, Silas (2012-07-11). "God of War Back on Track With New Writer Duo". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
16. Fleming, Mike (2012-09-25). "Legendary Pictures Fantasy 'Waterproof' Getting Rewrite From Melton & Dunstan". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
17. Siegel, Tatiana (June 19, 2013). "Fox Acquires 'Outliers' Pitch for Peter Chernin to Produce (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
18. Siegel, Tatiana (June 19, 2013). "Finally – New Halloween News!". BD.
19. "Halloween Brings Michael Myers Back". bloody-disgusting.com. 9 February 2015.
20. Moore, Debi (2009-08-19). "ABC Checks Into Clive Barker's Hotel". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
21. "Black Light | Mulholland Books". www.mulhollandbooks.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.
22. Fleming, Mike (2011-11-02). "Scribe Team Melton & Dunstan Plot Screen Version Of 'Black Light'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-06-29.

External links

• Patrick Melton at IMDb

• 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights
• Living people
• Loyola Marymount University alumni
• People from Champaign, Illinois
• University of Iowa alumni