Matthew_Pitts

Matthew Pitts

Matthew Pitts

American television writer

For English footballer, see Matthew Pitts (footballer).

Matthew Pitts is an American television writer, best known for his involvement with J.J. Abrams.[1]

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Career

Pitts began his career working as J. J. Abrams' assistant on the film Cloverfield and held the same position on Abrams' Star Trek, before transitioning into a writer.

Pitts has written a horror screenplay entitled Spring Break Zombie Cruise, about a government-created virus that infects a group of people on a Spring Break cruise. The script was shopped to studios, intended to be shot in 3-D.[2][3] He wrote the script for the upcoming thriller Quicksand, starring Carolina Gaitán and Allan Hawco.[4]

He served as a writer, executive story editor, and co-producer on the NBC adventure series Revolution. Other series he would work on include Impulse and Westworld.

Fringe

Pitts worked on the FOX science-fiction/mystery series Fringe in some capacity since the first season, beginning with being co-creator Abrams' assistant. He has since been given the opportunity to write for the show's second, third, and fourth seasons. He would go onto serve as story editor. Installments he has contributed to include:

He also wrote the Tales from the Fringe comic series.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Blueprint to Movies: Matt Pitts '02".
  2. [2]
    Zeitchik, Steven (April 25, 2010). "Popularity of 3-D is affecting how screenplays are written". LA Times. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Writer Matt Pitts is Prepping a Spring Break Zombie Cruise in 3D". 27 April 2010.
  4. [4]
    "'Encanto' Actress Carolina Gaitán & 'Jack Ryan's Allan Hawco Starring in Colombia-Set Thriller 'Quicksand'". 25 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Matthew Pitts". 4 March 2012.
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