Jon Spaihts

Jon Spaihts
Born (1970-02-04) February 4, 1970 (age 54)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • author
Years active1996–present
SpouseJohanna Watts

Jon Spaihts (/speɪts/)[1] (born February 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter and author. He is best known for co-writing Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and its sequel Dune: Part Two (2024), both films based on the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. He also wrote the screenplays for the films Prometheus (2012), Passengers (2016) and Doctor Strange (2016). For his work on Dune, Spaihts was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

  1. ^ Geri Cole (November 12, 2021). "Episode 62: Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve, "Dune"". OnWriting (Podcast). Writers Guild of America, East. Event occurs at 2:34. Retrieved February 19, 2022.