Age: 56
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John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020). He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps. August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. In 2016, he was awarded the WGAw's Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the entertainment industry and the community at large and has been nominated for a BAFTA and a Grammy. Description above from the Wikipedia article John August, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
John August
Writer
for Writer in HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (live action remake)
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Based on the book and the Studio Ghibli film, this story takes place during World War II and tells about a young woman named Sophie who runs her late father's hat shop, even though her mother and older sisters want her to get out there in the big bad world and at least find a man. While taking a walk through the city, she meets a handsome young man named Howl, who reveals that he's a wizard and he demonstrates it by letting her fly with him. Later that night, her shop is intruded by a bulbous and pompous woman called the Witch of the Waste. She misinterpreted that Sophie is Howl's new lover, and she punishes her by transforming her into an old lady, and worse, she can't tell anyone how it happened. After escaping from her home, Sophie stumbles upon a mechanized mansion that moves on robotic legs, and she squats (as in, getting inside unannounced). The house is run by steam and the fire comes from a fire demon named Calcifer. When Howl and his young assistant, Daniel, meet her, "Grandma Sophie" claims she's their new cleaning lady, and they really need one because the house is a mess. She really just needs to find the Witch. And it gets complicated as a secret society of witches and wizards are readying themselves for the brutal elements of war.
