Kurt Johnstad

Writing

Kurt Johnstad

Kurt Johnstad is an American screenwriter. He has worked on several films including 300, for which he was nominated for a Saturn Award, along with Michael Gordon and Zack Snyder. He also wrote the screenplays for Act of Valor, 300: Rise of an Empire and Atomic Blonde, and was tapped to write one of two competing screenplays for Aquaman; Will Beall's script was eventually chosen for the film.

Known For

300300 · 2007
300
7.22007
MovieActionAdventure
A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians.
300: Rise of an Empire300: Rise of an Empire · 2014
300: Rise of an Empire
6.12014
MovieActionDrama
Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god, Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The ScargiverRebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver · 2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
6.12024
MovieScience FictionAction
The rebels gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.
Atomic BlondeAtomic Blonde · 2017
Atomic Blonde
6.42017
MovieActionThriller
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of FireRebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire · 2023
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
6.22023
MovieScience FictionAction
When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.
Act of ValorAct of Valor · 2012
Act of Valor
6.62012
MovieActionThriller
When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack.
The DomesticsThe Domestics · 2018
The Domestics
6.22018
MovieHorrorThriller
A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.
Body SnatchersBody Snatchers · 1993
Body Snatchers
6.21993
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean Platt, daughter of the base's commander, General Platt. When people at the base begin acting strangely, Marti becomes convinced that they are slowly being replaced by plant-like aliens.

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MegavilleMegaville · 1992
Megaville
5.21992
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
In the future, national boundaries have been broken down and two giant super-states remain—the bleak, oppressive, and totalitarian "Hemisphere," and the sprawling and futuristic "Megaville." Megaville has an elected president, but the entire system is rife with corruption. All forms of media are encouraged in Megaville, but this freedom has aided moral decay with the distribution of pornography and violent movies. Outside Megaville lies the Hemisphere; whereas Megaville is clean and ordered, the Hemisphere is in a state of decay. Travel from the Hemisphere to Megaville is restricted with few exceptions to the powerful. An outwardly totalitarian regime governs the daily life of civilians in the Hemisphere and the people live in fear of the "CKS" (the secret police). All forms of media are illegal in the Hemisphere. CC wikipedia.org

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