Bill Dubuque

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Bill Dubuque
Born
St. Louis , Missouri, U.S.
Occupation Screenwriter

Bill Dubuque is an American screenwriter known for such films as The Accountant , [1] A Family Man , [2] The Judge , [3] and the television series Ozark . [4]

Biography [ edit ]

Dubuque was born in St. Louis, Missouri , spending time working on the Lake of the Ozarks as a teen. [4] [5] He still lives in St. Louis, with his wife and three children, [5] with whom he still frequently visits the Lake of the Ozarks. [5]

Before starting as a screenwriter in 2008, Dubuque worked as a recruitment headhunter . [1] [5] He was approached by producer Mark Williams with the rough idea for The Accountant , which Dubuque developed into a script named to the 2011 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood , [1] [6] including doing research to develop the protagonist (played by Ben Affleck ) to have high-functioning autism ; [1] the film was credited by Autism Speaks for its portrayal of the disorder. [1] The first screenplay of his to be produced, 2012's The Judge , led to Dubuque being recognized as one of Variety ' s 10 screenwriters to watch [7] and named to the 2012 Black List with 20 mentions. [8] [9]

In 2015, Dubuque successfully pitched an action-adventure called The Real McCoy to Universal Pictures , with Chris Pratt attached to star; [10] as of January 2018, the film is still in production. [11] [ better source needed ] Another collaboration with Mark Williams, A Family Man , was released in 2016; [12] with a working title of The Headhunter's Calling , the script was based on Dubuque's previous work in recruitment. [13] Dubuque's teenage experiences at an Ozarks resort [5] led him to work again with producer Mark Williams [14] and male lead Jason Bateman [10] on developing the series Ozark , which was released on Netflix in 2017 and quickly renewed for a second season, [14] as well as earning the writing team a Writers Guild of America Award nomination. [15] In April 2019, Dubuque replaced Damian Szifron as the screenwriter for the film adaptation of The Six Million Dollar Man . [16]

Filmography [ edit ]

Year Title Notes Ref
2014 The Judge Screenplay [3]
2016 A Family Man Written by and executive producer [2]
The Accountant Written by [1]
2017-2022 Ozark
  • Created by
  • Executive producer
  • Story by (2 episodes)
  • Teleplay by (2 episodes)
  • Nominated:
[4] [5] [15]
TBA The Night Gardener Animation Screenplay
The Accountant 2 Written by

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Josh Rottenberg (October 6, 2016). "How assassin-on-the-spectrum thriller The Accountant approached depicting autism honestly" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
  2. ^ a b Andrew Schenker (November 29, 2012). "Dubuque: Corporate headhunter followed Calling " . Variety . Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
  3. ^ a b Mike Fleming, Jr (April 4, 2012). "Warner Bros The Judge Collars Scribe Bill Dubuque To Script Robert Downey Jr-Starrer" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
  4. ^ a b c Jeremy Egner (July 14, 2017). " Ozark on Netflix: This Lake Has Hidden Depths" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  5. ^ a b c d e f Gail Pennington (July 21, 2017). "St. Louisan brings his own history to Netflix's Ozark " . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  6. ^ Nikki Finke (December 12, 2011). "The Black List 2011: Screenplay Roster" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  7. ^ Katherine Brodsky (November 20, 2012). "10 Screenwriters to Watch to be honored at Whistler Film Fest" . Variety . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  8. ^ Jeff Sneider (December 17, 2012). "2012 Black List announced" . Variety . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  9. ^ Nikki Finke (December 17, 2012). "The Black List 2012: Screenplay Roster" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  10. ^ a b Nellie Andreeva (September 25, 2015). "Jason Bateman To Topline, Produce & Direct Ozark Drama Series For MRC" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  11. ^ The Real McCoy at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Gary Goldstein (July 27, 2017). "Review: Gerard Butler is a big miss in overbearing and treacly drama A Family Man " . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  13. ^ Matt Grobar (September 10, 2016). " The Headhunter's Calling Star Gerard Butler On Latest Passion Project &; How "There's Just No Safety Anymore In This Industry" ? Toronto" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  14. ^ a b Lesley Goldberg (August 15, 2017). " Ozark Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  15. ^ a b Cynthia Littleton (December 7, 2017). "Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: The Americans , Handmaid's Tale , GLOW Grab Multiple Mentions" . Variety . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
  16. ^ Kroll, Justin (April 16, 2019). " 'Bumblebee' Director to Tackle 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Adaptation for WB, Mark Wahlberg (Exclusive)" . Variety . Retrieved August 1, 2020 .

External links [ edit ]

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