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Justin Marks (born April 27, 1980) is an American screenwriter, producer and television showrunner. He is best known for writing Disney's live-action remake of The Jungle Book, co-writing Top Gun: Maverick, and for creating and showrunning the Starz espionage thriller Counterpart. One of the first scripts he penned was Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li for 20th Century Fox. A year prior, he had written a script for a potential He-Man film. Initially entitled Grayskull: The Masters of The Universe, the script was praised by fans yet was never used since the script was rewritten, with the film still being in development hell. In July 2013, Marks was hired by Disney to write a live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book. Jon Favreau came on board as director, and the film was released in April 2016. In June 2015, it was revealed that Marks was working on the screenplay for a sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun. The film, titled Top Gun: Maverick, was released in theaters in May 2022, with Marks credited with co-writing the film's story with Peter Craig. In 2016, Marks was working on a Jungle Book sequel with Favreau returning as director. Marks created the Starz science-fiction thriller Counterpart, starring J. K. Simmons. The show was ordered straight-to-series for two 10-episode seasons. The first episode premiered December 10, 2017. In 2020, Marks and his wife Rachel Kondo started working on the TV adaptation of Shogun, the famous novel by James Clavell. It released in 2024 to critical acclaim.
Justin Marks
Writer
for Writer in Street Fighter: Rise of the Hurricane Fist
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5 years have passed since Renegade General M. Bison was defeated by the Allied Nation Forces. Colonel William F. Guile, despite his heroic vicotry against the forces of Shadaloo, was striped of his command and sentenced to a mining base in Africa. After being discharged, he is left wondering the world in search for the retribution from his nightmares of Charlie. At the same time, a corporate Tycoon named Kudo discovers an ancient book detailing an ancient ritual that can grant a mortal supreme power by summoning Akuma, the Devil. Aided by his assassin, Maya, Kudo seeks the body of the psychic daughter of M. Bison, Rose, which is the key to opening the gates to Hell. Getting caught in the midst are Ken and Ryu who returned to the life of con after their assistance in restoring peace to the South Ease Asian Islands. They are approached by a young girl seeking a medicinal cure that can save the life of her mother, Rose. As Ryu and Ken attempts to make a trade with Kudo Corporations for the cure, they realize this has become something much bigger and seeks the help of former journalist Chun Li, who is now a secret member of Interpol. Together with their old ally, they begin a struggle with Kudo and his forces from resurrecting the ultimate evil as told by their master that would bring forth the end of the world.
