American screenwriter, producer, and novelist
David Guggenheim is an American screenwriter, producer, and novelist.
He is best known for writing the 2012 films Safe House Stolen Designated Survivor [ 1]
In 2013, the film rights to a suspense novel published by Little, Brown and Company that Guggenheim co-wrote with Nicholas Mennuti entitled Weaponized , were purchased by Bluegrass Films and Guggenheim was attached as screenwriter.[ 2] Bad Boys for Life [ 3] Uncharted [ 4] Narco Sub .[ 5]
His older brothers are screenwriters Marc Guggenheim and Eric Guggenheim .[ 6]
In 2019, Guggenheim joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging .[ 7]
In 2023, Guggenheim announced that he would once again join with the WGA in the 2023 writers strike .[ 8]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Writer
Executive
Creator
Notes
2015
Exit Strategy
Yes
Co-Executive
No
TV movie
2016-2019
Designated Survivor Yes
Yes
Yes
Wrote 5 episodes
References
^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 14, 2015). "ABC Orders 'Designated Survivor' Series Starring Kiefer Sutherland From David Guggenheim, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 4, 2017 . ^ Fleming, Mike J. (July 16, 2013). "Universal And Scott Stuber Acquire 'Weaponized'; 'Safe House' Scribe David Guggenheim Adapting Novel He Co-Wrote" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 4, 2017 . ^ Reynolds, Simon; Jeffery, Morgan (June 18, 2014). "Jerry Bruckheimer trying to get Michael Bay back for Bad Boys 3" . Digital Spy . Retrieved June 4, 2017 . ^ Makuch, Eddie (April 16, 2015). "Uncharted Movie Details Revealed in Leaked Sony Emails" . GameSpot . Retrieved June 4, 2017 . ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 30, 2014). "Antoine Fuqua Attached To Fox Drug Trafficking Thriller 'Narco Sub' . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 4, 2017 . ^ Goldberg, Lesley (October 7, 2016). "The Guggenheim Brothers Offer a Look Inside a TV Writing Family Dynasty" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 4, 2017 . ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 April 2019). "Writers Share Signed Termination Letters As Mass Firing Of Agents Begins After WGA-ATA Talks Fail" . Deadline. ^ Guggenheim, David (2023-04-03). "En route from CT to NYC to stand strong with my union. #WGA #writersstrike #UnionStrong" . Twitter . Archived from the original on 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2023-05-06 .
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