{{short description|American screenwriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Jeff Vintar | birth_name = | occupation = Screenwriter }} {{expand section | with = further content from the sources provided (see References and Further reading), as well as further sources supporting his broader roles as producer, as indicated at IMDB | small = no|date=November 2019}}
'''Jeff Vintar''' is an American screenwriter born in Oak Park, Illinois,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Vintar Scripts |url=https://www.scripts.com/writer/jeff_vintar/6971 |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=www.scripts.com}}</ref> who has worked on the films ''I, Robot'',<ref name = FrankelWrap100712>{{cite web| author = Frankel, Daniel | date = July 12, 2010 | title = Moonves, Press Lead 'Course Correction' for CBS Films | work = The Wrap | url = https://www.thewrap.com/moonves-press-lead-course-correction-struggling-cbs-films-19167/ | accessdate = November 18, 2019}}</ref> the TV series ''The Hot Zone'',<ref name="FienbergHR190430">{{cite web| author = Fienberg, Daniel | date = April 30, 2019 | title = 'The Hot Zone': TV Review—Tribeca 2019 | work = Hollywood Reporter | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hot-zone-review-1206059 | accessdate = November 18, 2019}}</ref> as well as the films ''Long Hello and Short Goodbye''<ref name="ElleyVariety990712">{{cite web | author = Elley, Derek | date = July 12, 1999 | title = Reviews: Long Hello and Short Goodbye | work = Variety | url = https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/long-hello-and-short-goodbye-1200458468/ | accessdate = November 18, 2019 }}</ref> and ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within''.<ref name = FinalFantasyIGN>{{cite web | author = Oliver, Glen | date= July 11, 2001 | title = Review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | work=IGN.com | url=http://ign.com/articles/2001/07/11/review-of-final-fantasy-the-spirits-within | accessdate=November 18, 2019 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218215827/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/11/review-of-final-fantasy-the-spirits-within | archivedate=February 18, 2014 }}</ref> <!--OTHER CONTENT REDACTED FROM EARLIER VERSIONS, WHICH MAY BE OF USE TO LOCATED FURTHER ARTICLE SOURCING: Vintar has adapted a number of sci-fi literary works including Frederik Pohl's ''Man Plus'' and ''Gateway'', Asimov's ''Foundation'', Cordwainer Smith's ''Scanners Live in Vain'', and Greg Bear's ''Blood Music'', many of which remain in active development. Other Vintar screenplays include an early 20th Century Fox draft of ''Iron Man,'' co-written with Stan Lee; the first draft of ''Y -- the Last Man'' for New Line Cinema; a remake of the Orson Welles classic ''The Lady from Shanghai'' for Columbia Pictures; and the three-week rewrite of ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'' that landed the production its high-profile voice cast, including Alec Baldwin, James Woods, and Steve Buscemi. He recently scripted a murder mystery set on board the International Space Station, based on Boom! Studios' ''Station'', for producer Laurence Mark; wrote an original western inspired by the manhunt for legendary California bandit Joaquin Murieta at StudioCanal; and adapted Joe Haldeman's novella ''Seasons'', about an anthropological mission that goes horribly wrong, for director Tim Miller and Sony Pictures. Currently Vintar is scripting a feature film adaptation of Philip K. Dick's celebrated mind-bending science-fiction novel, Ubik. / Venturing into television, Vintar co-wrote an adaptation of Stephen King's Eyes of the Dragon for Syfy; co-created his first TV show about a town filled with pulp characters, The Riviera, at Fox International Channels; and scripted a second season episode of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, based on Dick's first published short story, "Beyond Lies the Wub." He is currently writing and executive producing a limited series on the history of Ebola, The Hot Zone, for NatGeo starring Julianna Margulies.-->
==Filmography== {{expand section | with a more complete summary of film and television credits, as writer and in other roles | small = no|date=November 2019}}
===Film=== * ''Spaceless'' (2023).<ref name="Spaceless Writer">{{cite web|title=Spaceless Release Date and When to Expect?|url=https://gizmostory.com/spaceless-release-date-and-when-to-expect/ |website=Gizmo Story |publisher=Gizmo Story |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref> * ''I, Robot'' (2004).<ref name = FrankelWrap100712/> * ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'' (2001).<ref name = FinalFantasyIGN/> * ''Long Hello and Short Goodbye'' (1999).<ref name=ElleyVariety990712/>
===Television=== * ''The Hot Zone'' (2019).<ref name = FienbergHR190430/>
==Projects in development== <!--ONLY ADD PROJECTS FROM RELIABLE, VERIFIED SOURCES.--> Syfy announced development of the Stephen King novel ''The Eyes of the Dragon'' as a movie or miniseries,<ref>{{cite news|last=Willmore|first=Alison|title=Stephen King's 'The Eyes of the Dragon' Being Developed as a Syfy Series|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/stephen-kings-the-eyes-of-the-dragon-being-developed-as-a-syfy-series|work=IndieWire|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|date=April 25, 2012|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/04/24/eyes-of-the-dragon-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425145727/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/04/24/eyes-of-the-dragon-movie/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2012|title=Stephen King's 'Eyes of the Dragon' in development at Syfy|last=Hibberd|first=James|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|date=April 24, 2012|accessdate=February 25, 2014}}</ref> where Michael Taylor and Jeff Vintar were reported as scriptwriters.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|title=Syfy is going to do something to Stephen King's The Eyes Of The Dragon|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/syfy-is-going-to-do-something-to-stephen-kings-emt-72964|newspaper=AV Club|publisher=Onion, Inc.|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=May 11, 2012|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref> At latest report (May 2019), Hulu was reported to be adapting the book as a television series, with no mention of use of the earlier Vintar script.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Barnett|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/18/stephen-kings-the-eyes-of-the-dragon-aims-to-be-hulus-answer-to-game-of-thrones|title=Stephen King's The Eyes of the Dragon Aims to be Hulu's Answer to Game of Thrones|website=IGN|publisher=j2 Global|location=San Francisco, California|date=September 5, 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== * {{cite web | author = Elley, Derek | date = July 12, 1999 | title = Reviews: Long Hello and Short Goodbye | work = Variety | url = https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/long-hello-and-short-goodbye-1200458468/ | accessdate = November 18, 2019 }} This work contains further descriptive content relevant to this Filmography entry. * {{cite web | author = Zeitchik, Steven | date = July 28, 2008 | title = Shaye, Lynne on for 'Foundation' | work = The Hollywood Reporter | via = Associated Press | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shaye-lynne-foundation-116451 | accessdate = November 18, 2019 }} * {{cite web | author = Miller, Daniel | date = August 2, 2011 | title = 7 Days of Deals | work = The Hollywood Reporter | via = | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/7-days-deals-218229 | accessdate = November 18, 2019 }} * {{cite web | author = Goldberg, Lesley | date = August 9, 2018 | title = Former 'Smallville' Showrunners Ink Overall Deal With Fox 21 | work = Hollywood Reporter | via = | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/smallville-showrunners-ink-deal-fox-21-1133540 | accessdate = November 18, 2019 }} * {{cite web | author = Kit, Borys | date = August 1, 2011 | title = Heat Vision: 'Jane Eyre' Director Cary Fukunaga to Helm Sci-Fi Drama 'Spaceless' for Universal | work = Hollywood Reporter | via = | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jane-eyre-director-cary-fukunaga-217709 | accessdate = November 18, 2019 }}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0899113}}
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