Andrew Lanham Explained

Andrew Lanham is an American film screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Destin Daniel Cretton, including The Shack (2017), The Glass Castle (2017), Just Mercy (2019), and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

Career

In 2015, he began his career with a script for the drama film Boy21.^[1] In 2016, Lanham started a series of collaborations with Destin Daniel Cretton, by co-writing the screenplay for the religious film The Shack.^[2] A second collaborative effort with Cretton was developed in the same year with the drama film The Glass Castle.^[3] In 2017, he drafted the screenplay for the western film The Kid.^[4] In 2019, he wrote the script for Cretton's third film Just Mercy.^[5] In 2021, he gained notability when he wrote Cretton's superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.^[6] In February 2022, he was writing the screenplay for Harbinger, based on the Valiant Comics comic book series of the same name.^[7] In May 2024, he was writing the script for the Amazon MGM Studios film The Robots Go Crazy.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Ref(s)
2017	The Shack
2017	The Glass Castle
2019	The Kid
2019	Just Mercy
2021	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings	[9]

Accolades

In February 2020, Lanham's work on Just Mercy was nominated at the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture.^[10] In September 2022, Lanham work on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was nominated at the Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form^[11] and at the Ray Bradbury Award for "Outstanding Dramatic Presentation".^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Borys. Kit. Tatiana . Siegel. Lasse Hallstrom to Direct 'Boy21' for 'Foxcatcher' Exec Producer's New Company. January 22, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. January 21, 2022.
2. Web site: My Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Lanham . Blue Harvest Films . March 7, 2019 . January 21, 2022.
3. Web site: 'Short Term 12' Director Circles 'Glass Castle' Starring Jennifer Lawrence (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Penske Business Media. Justin. Kroll. October 9, 2013. January 21, 2022.
4. Web site: Vincent D'Onofrio Sets Jake Schur In Title Role Of 'The Kid' . . . Fleming . Mike Jr. . September 20, 2017 . January 21, 2022.
5. News: Scott. A. O.. A. O. Scott. 24 December 2019. 'Just Mercy' Review: Echoes of Jim Crow on Alabama's Death Row. en-US. The New York Times. January 21, 2022. 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Chitwood . Adam . April 19, 2021 . Marvel's First Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer Reveals a New Hero and a Familiar Villain . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419144814/https://collider.com/shang-chi-trailer-marvel-movie/ . April 19, 2021 . January 21, 2022 . Collider.
7. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Wes Ball Attached To Direct Paramount Pictures' Feature Take Of Valiant Comic Harbinger . . . February 11, 2022 . February 14, 2022.
8. Web site: Kroll . Justin . Amazon MGM Studios Lands Hot Package The Robots Go Crazy from Andy Samberg and Radio Silence . . . May 15, 2024 . October 19, 2024.
9. Web site: Debruge . Peter . August 23, 2021 . 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' Review: Marvel Gives Lesser-Known Asian Hero the A-List Treatment . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823170419/https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-review-simu-liu-1235046718/ . August 23, 2021 . January 21, 2022 . Variety.
10. Web site: NAACP NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 51st NAACP IMAGE AWARDS. 2020-01-09. NAACP. en. 2022-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626100317/https://www.naacp.org/articles/nominees-announced-51st-naacp-image-awards/. June 26, 2021. live.
11. Web site: Announcing the 2022 Hugo Award Finalists . April 7, 2022 . . September 14, 2022.
12. Web site: Nebula Awards 2022 . . . October 19, 2024 . March 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318024044/http://www.sfadb.com/Nebula_Awards_2022 . live .