Jeb Stuart
Jeb Stuart (born 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his work on Die Hard, and recently served as the writer and showrunner for the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla, a continuation of the History Channel series Vikings.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Born on 21 January 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas to First Presbyterian Church minister father Dr. James Stuart, Jeb grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Ashbrook High School. He later attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated with Bacherlor's and Master's degrees, he also received a Masters of Arts in Communications from Stanford University. He formerly taught in the Writing for Stage and Screen Program at Northwestern University.[1] His first film credit was serving as the screenplay writer for Die Hard.[2]
Assassin's Creed[edit | edit source]
On 14 June 2021, Variety announced that Stuart had been enlisted to serve as writer and showrunner for a live-action Assassin's Creed television series on Netflix.[3] In February 2022, Stuart provided a disappointing update to The Playlist, noting that they had not even started the casting process, but hinted that the show would probably be shot internationally and promised the show would feature unbelievable action.[4] By 2 January 2023, he was no longer part of the project. In an interview with Collider, Jeb cited the moving of executives from London to Los Angeles as the reason, though he wished Ubisoft luck with making the series.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
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Jeb Stuart (writer) on Wikipedia
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Jeb Stuart at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (14 June 2021). 'Assassin's Creed' Live-Action Netflix Series Enlists 'Die Hard's' Jeb Stuart as Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved on 9 July 2021.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (22 July 2022). 'Assassins Creed' Series on Netflix: Everything We Know So Far. What's on Netflix. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved on 25 July 2022.
- ↑ Villei, Matt (02 January 2023). 'Assassin's Creed' Series Loses Showrunner Jeb Stuart [Exclusive]. Collider. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved on 2 January 2023.