{{for|the Scottish footballer|Stuart Beattie (footballer)}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{short description|Australian screenwriter and film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Stuart Beattie | image = Stuart Beattie Comic Con 2013 (cropped).jpg | caption = Beattie in 2013 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|08|04|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia | occupation = Screenwriter, film director, film producer | years_active = 1997–present }} '''Stuart Beattie''' (born 4 August 1971)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CSJDiIWLGbX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= | title=Stuart Beattie on Instagram: "Thank you for all the kind 50th birthday wishes! Had the most amazing day in Disneyland with my precious family! Did you know Star Wars and I share the same birthday??? @starwars @disneyland @riseoftheresistance" }}</ref> is an [[Australians|Australian]] filmmaker. His screenplay for ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]'' (2004) earned him nominations for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay]], [[Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay]] and [[Saturn Award for Best Writing]].
Beattie was born in [[Melbourne]] and raised in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/frankenstein-is-the-monster-of-melbourne-in-stuart-beatties-film/news-story/730cc89102dea99b27d84ac345b80951|url-access=subscription|title=Frankenstein is the monster of Melbourne in Stuart Beattie's film|last=Bodey|first=Michael|work=[[The Australian]]|date=15 March 2014|access-date=3 September 2020|quote=The captain of this film, I, Frankenstein, is Melbourne-born and Sydney-reared Stuart Beattie.}}</ref> He attended [[Knox Grammar School]] in Sydney, where his mother, Sandra, was a languages teacher; and later [[Charles Sturt University]] in [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]].
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! width="65"| Director ! width="65"| Writer ! width="65"| Producer |- | 1997 | ''[[Joey (1997 film)|Joey]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1998 | ''The Protector'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1999 | ''[[Kick (1999 film)|Kick]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2003 | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Pirates of the Caribbean:<br>The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' | {{no}} | {{Partial|Story}} | {{no}} |- | 2004 | ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2005 | ''[[Derailed (2005 film)|Derailed]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2007 | ''[[30 Days of Night (film)|30 Days of Night]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2008 | ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2009 | ''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2010 | ''[[Tomorrow, When the War Began (film)|Tomorrow, When the War Began]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2014 | ''[[I, Frankenstein]]''<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stuart-beattie-write-direct-i-171932 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Jay A. | last=Fernandez | title=Stuart Beattie to Write and Direct 'I, Frankenstein' (Exclusive) | date=March 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name=fba120227>{{cite news | url = http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/i-frankenstein-starts-shoot | title = I Frankenstein starts shoot | first = Patrick | last = Frater | publisher = Film Business Asia | date = February 27, 2012 | accessdate = March 8, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=aap120227>{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/gothic-thriller-starts-filming-in-melbourne-20120227-1tycl.html | title = Gothic thriller starts filming in Melbourne | agency = [[Australian Associated Press]] | publisher = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date = February 27, 2012 | accessdate = March 8, 2012 }}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2019 | ''[[Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2022 | ''[[Interceptor (film)|Interceptor]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}}<ref name="Interceptor">{{cite news |title=Author Matthew Reilly goes from books to big screen in Interceptor directing debut |work=[[ABC News Online|ABC News Australia]] |date=10 October 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-11/matthew-reillys-directing-dream-come-true-interceptor/100513242 |access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref> | {{no}}
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'''Uncredited rewrites''' * ''[[The Messengers (film)|The Messengers]]'' (2007) * ''[[Punisher: War Zone]]'' (2008)
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes |- | 2015 | ''[[Deadline Gallipoli]]'' | TV mini-series |- | 2022 | ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'' | TV mini-series, wrote 4 episodes |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Award |- | 2003 | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Pirates of the Caribbean:<br>The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' | Nominated- [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]] |- | 2004 | ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]'' | Nominated- [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay]]<br>Nominated- [[Edgar Award|Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay]]<br>Nominated- [[Saturn Award for Best Writing]]<br>Nominated- [[Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay]] |- | 2008 | ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'' | Nominated- [[Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay]] |- | 2009 | ''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]'' | Nominated- [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay]] |- | 2010 | ''[[Tomorrow, When the War Began (film)|Tomorrow, When the War Began]]'' | [[AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]]<br>Nominated- [[Film Critics Circle of Australia|Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Director]]<br>Nominated- [[Film Critics Circle of Australia|Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Screenplay]] |- | 2015 | ''[[Deadline Gallipoli]]'' | [[AWGIE Awards|AWGIE Award for Best Television Miniseries]] |- |}
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==External links== *{{IMDB name|0064181}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090804052229/http://shootingpeople.org/watch/filmofthemonth/best_in_show.php Stuart Beattie judged The Film of the Month competition in March 2009 on the independent filmmakers networking site Shooting People.] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724194150/http://ripitup.co.nz/ Interview With Stuart Beattie | The Rip It Up Music Website]
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