Doug Miro | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1972-01-20)January 20, 1972 (age 53) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Doug Miro (born January 20, 1972) is an American screenwriter based in Los Angeles.[1] Miro studied screenwriting at theUSC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated with a degree in English fromStanford University.
Miro's screenplays includePrince of Persia: The Sands of Time,[2] and theSorcerer's Apprentice, both which were written with his longtime collaborator, Carlo Bernard.
Their credits also includeThe Uninvited[3] for DreamWorks and producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, andThe Great Raid[4] for Miramax. While he was intended to work onNational Treasure 3,[5] it did not come to happen.
Miro and Bernard first made their mark withMotor City, an adaptation of the novelEdsel, (Loren Estleman) a film noir set in 1950s Detroit.[6] The team also adapted Dean King'sSkeletons of the Zahara: A True Story of Survival,[7] which chronicles the wreck of a Connecticut merchant ship and the crew's subsequent adventures in the Sahara Desert in 1815. After reading their adaptation,Steven Spielberg andKathleen Kennedy hired the writing team to work on the script for the 2011Tintin movie.[8]
Miro is a creator and executive producer of the Netflix seriesNarcos andNarcos: Mexico.[9]
Miro is the co-creator and co-writer (along with Ingrid Escajeda) of the Netflix seriesGriselda.[10]
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