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Gary Whitta

Gary Whitta

Writing

July 21, 1972 (53)Poplar, London, England, UK

Gary Leslie Whitta (born 21 July 1972, London, England) is an English-American screenwriter, author, game designer and former video game journalist. He began his career working on magazines such as ACE and helped found PC Gamer, later serving as editor-in-chief in both the UK and US editions. Whitta’s film credits include writing The Book of Eli (2010), co-writing After Earth (2013) with M. Night Shyamalan, and co-developing the story for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). In games, he has contributed to titles like Prey and The Walking Dead: The Game, and has served as a narrative consultant on projects including Halo 5: Guardians. He also writes fiction (novel Abomination, comics) and hosts digital talk-shows such as Animal Talking.

Known for

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'2017

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

Self

How Videogames Changed the World2013

How Videogames Changed the World

Self

Behind the camera

After Earth2013

After Earth

Screenplay

The Book of Eli2010

The Book of Eli

Writer