Rhett Reese | |
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 Reese at the 2018San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2[2] |
Rhett Reese is an American screenwriter. His early credits includedClifford's Really Big Movie andCruel Intentions 3. He has collaborated withPaul Wernick, writing the filmsZombieland,G.I. Joe: Retaliation, andLife, as well asDeadpool,Deadpool 2 andDeadpool & Wolverine. Together they also created the reality seriesThe Joe Schmo Show.
Reese grew up inPhoenix, Arizona, and one of his high school friends was the brother ofPaul Wernick. Years later, as a budding screenwriter, Reese met Wernick again as he worked as a television producer, and one of Wernick's jobs,Big Brother 2, inspired both to do their own take on reality shows,The Joe Schmo Show.[3][4] Broadcast onSpike TV, the series drew the highest ratings for the channel.[5]The Joe Schmo Show was also named on numerous Best Of lists, includingTime magazine's "Top 10 TV Shows of 2003" andEntertainment Weekly's "50 Best TV Shows Ever on DVD."[6][7]
In 2004, Reese and Wernick created and executive-producedStuck on ODB, a comedy reality show starringOl' Dirty Bastard (ODB) of theWu Tang Clan for Spike TV. However, ODB died before the show ever aired.[8] A year later, Wernick and Reese followed up withInvasion Iowa, a high-concept, high-stakes comedy hybrid starringWilliam Shatner. The show premiered on Spike on March 29, 2005.[9]
Reese and Wernick's first feature collaboration was the 2009 filmZombieland, which they created and also executive-produced. The film was released bySony Pictures on October 2, 2009, and became the highest-grossing zombie film at the time.[10]
Reese and Wernick followedZombieland withParamount Pictures'G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013),[11][12] starringDwayne Johnson,Channing Tatum, andBruce Willis. The sequel outperformed the original, grossing $375 million.[13]
In February 2012, it was announcedUniversal Studios had acquired Reese and Wernick's script for a feature film adaptation ofCowboy Ninja Viking.[14] In September 2012, their original science fiction spec screenplayEpsilon was sold toSony Pictures, with plans to co-produce withMichael De Luca.[15] In April 2015, Reese and Wernick had optioned Thomas Oliver's bookThe Real Coke, The Real Story to produce a film about the failed launch ofNew Coke.[16]
Reese lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress, writer and producerChelsey Crisp.[1]
Film
| Year | Title | Writer | Executive Producer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dinosaur | Story[a] | No | Ralph Zondag Eric Leighton |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Story[a] | No | Pete Docter |
| 2004 | Clifford's Really Big Movie | Yes | No | Robert Ramirez |
| Cruel Intentions 3 | Yes | No | Scott Ziehl | |
| 2005 | Tarzan II | Story[a] | No | Brian Smith |
| 2009 | Zombieland | Yes | Yes | Ruben Fleischer |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Yes | No | Jon M. Chu |
| 2016 | Deadpool | Yes | Yes | Tim Miller |
| 2017 | Life | Yes | No | Daniel Espinosa |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Yes | Yes | David Leitch |
| 2019 | 6 Underground | Yes | Yes | Michael Bay |
| Zombieland: Double Tap | Yes | Yes | Ruben Fleischer | |
| 2022 | Spiderhead | Yes | No | Joseph Kosinski |
| 2023 | Ghosted | Yes | No | Dexter Fletcher |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Yes | Yes | Shawn Levy |
| 2025 | Eenie Meanie | No | Producer | Shawn Simmons |
| 2025 | Now You See Me: Now You Don't | Yes | No | Ruben Fleischer |
| TBA | Balls Up | Yes | No | Peter Farrelly |
Television
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Invasion Iowa | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2003–2004, 2013 | The Joe Schmo Show | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Wayne | Yes | Executive | No |
| 2023–present | Twisted Metal | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2023 | The Continental: From the World of John Wick | No | Executive | No |
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