Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
Markus and McFeely in 2019
BornMarkus:
(1969-10-16) October 16, 1969 (age 55)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
McFeely:
(1970-02-24) February 24, 1970 (age 54)
Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Alma materMarkus: Rutgers University
McFeely: University of Notre Dame
Both: University of California, Davis
Occupations
  • Screenwriters
  • producers
Years active2004–present
SpouseMarkus:
Claire Saunders
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(m. 2011)​

Christopher Markus (born October 16, 1969) and Stephen McFeely (born February 24, 1970) are American screenwriters and producers. McFeely and Markus are the second and the third most successful screenwriters of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts, with a shared total gross of over $12.3 billion.[1] However, in overall metrics, they are the highest grossing screenwriters altogether in terms of worldwide box office with the total gross of $95.8 billion.[2][3]

They gained worldwide recognition for their works that include The Chronicles of Narnia film franchise and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), having written the first three Captain America films (The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier and Civil War), in addition to Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame,[4] which is currently the second highest-grossing film of all time unadjusted for inflation. They also created ABC's Agent Carter TV series, set in the MCU.

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  4. ^ Hunt, James (August 14, 2014). "Christopher Markus interview: writing Captain America 2 and 3". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2018.