Zak Penn

Zak Penn Movies and TV Shows

Zak Penn (born March 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter. Penn wrote and directed Incident at Loch Ness and The Grand, and co-wrote the scripts for X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the story for The Avengers. With Michael Karnow, Penn is the co-creator of the TV series Alphas on the Syfy network. Penn was born in New York. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1990. His screenplay for PCU was based on his experiences at the Eclectic Society house. He is the son of New York businessman and lawyer Arthur Penn, who led the acquisition of the Capital Markets Assurance Corporation from Citicorp. Films that Penn has been involved in writing include Last Action Hero, Inspector Gadget, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Elektra. Penn wrote early drafts of Hulk, The Incredible Hulk, and The Avengers. Penn is also a jury member for the digital studio Filmaka, a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry professionals. In July 2012, Avatar Press released the first issue of Penn's first comic book, Hero Worship. The six-issue series is co-written with Star Wars: The Clone Wars screenwriter Scott Murphy and drawn by Michael DiPascale. It centers on Zenith, an indestructible hero who has fans following every disaster, trying to catch a glimpse of the ultimate celebrity and risking their own lives in the process. One fan becomes so obsessed that it leads to the development of his own powers. He directed the documentary film Atari: Game Over. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zak Penn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 23/03/1968 (56 years old)
  • Place of birth: New York, United States
  • nationality: American
  • Net worth: $10,000,000
  • twitter: zakpenn
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
Beacon 23
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 58%
role:
Executive Producer
2023

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
58%
Free Guy
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 75%
role:
Screenplay
2021

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
75%
2019

Action

Documentary

7.2
69%
Ready Player One
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 76%
role:
Screenplay
2018

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
76%
Grimsby
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 59%
role:
Thanks
2016

Action

Comedy

6.2
59%
Atari: Game Over
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2014

Documentary

6.7
66%
The Avengers
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 77%
role:
Story
2012

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
77%
Alphas
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Producer
2011

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
69%
2009

Documentary

7.1
68%
The Incredible Hulk
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Screenstory
2008

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
62%
The Grand
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 60%
role:
Writer & 2 more
2007

Comedy

5.9
60%
2006

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
64%
Elektra
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 50%
role:
Writer
2005

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.7
50%
Suspect Zero
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 55%
role:
Screenplay
2004

Crime

Thriller

5.8
55%
X2
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Story
2003

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
70%
2001

Action

Drama

Thriller

War & Politics

6.4
63%
Osmosis Jones
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 65%
role:
Producer
2001

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.3
65%
Inspector Gadget
IMDB 4.2
TMDB 44%
role:
Screenplay
1999

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

4.2
44%
Antz
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 61%
role:
Story Consultant
1998

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.5
61%
PCU
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 60%
role:
Writer & 1 more
Not available
1994

Comedy

6.5
60%
Not available
1993

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
64%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Zak Penn are, for example, Beacon 23, Free Guy and In Search of the Last Action Heroes.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are The Avengers (7.8), Ready Player One (7.5) and Free Guy (7.3).