Mark Gunn (screenwriter)

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Mark Gunn is an American screenwriter and producer based in Pasadena, California who wrote the screenplays for the films Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and Brightburn.

Mark Gunn
Education	College of the Holy Cross
Occupation	Screenwriter

Early life and education

Mark Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the cousin of screenwriter James Gunn,^[1] actor and political writer Matt Gunn,^[2] former Senior Vice President of Artisan Entertainment Patrick Gunn,^[3] actor Sean Gunn,^[2] and writer Brian Gunn.^[4]

He graduated St. Louis University High School^[5] and went on to attend the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Career

Gunn's first job was writing the MTV movie 2gether. He is also known for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012),^[6] Bring It On Again (2004)^[7] and 2gether (2000).^[8] He was elected to the Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors in 2006.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Thursday Afternoon	Production Assistant	Short
2000	2gether	Soundtrack/Executive Producer/Writer	TV movie
2002	2gether: The Series	Creator/Executive Producer/Writer/Director	TV series
2004	Bring It On Again	Screenwriter
2005	Daisy Does America	Creative consultant	TV series
2012	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	Screenwriter
2019	Brightburn	Screenwriter/Executive Producer