Eric Pearson

Eric Pearson (born December 14, 1984) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Marvel Studios, writing various short films for their Marvel One-Shots series^[1] and the feature films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Black Widow (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), and Blade. He also contributed to the screenplays for Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Transformers One (2024).

Eric Pearson
Born	(1984-12-14) December 14, 1984 (age 40)
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	2010–present

Early life and career

Pearson studied screenwriting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He was enrolled in Marvel Studios' screenwriting program in 2010.^[2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Writer	Notes / Ref.
2011	The Consultant	Yes	Short films; part of the Marvel One-Shots
	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer	Yes
2012	Item 47	Yes
2013	Agent Carter	Yes
2015	Ant-Man	Uncredited	Rewrites only
2017	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Uncredited
	Thor: Ragnarok	Yes	Co-wrote with Craig Kyle and Christopher L. Yost [3]
2018	Pacific Rim Uprising	Uncredited	Rewrites only
	Avengers: Infinity War	Uncredited
2019	Avengers: Endgame	Uncredited
	Pokémon Detective Pikachu	Uncredited
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Screenplay	Co-wrote with Max Borenstein [4]
	Black Widow	Screenplay	[5]
2023	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	Uncredited	Additional Literary Material[6]
2024	Transformers One	Screenplay	Co-wrote with Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari [7][8]
2025	Thunderbolts*	Yes	Co-wrote with Joanna Calo [9]
	The Fantastic Four: First Steps	Screenplay	Co-wrote with Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer [10]

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2015–2016	Agent Carter	8 episodes