Akela Cooper

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Akela Cooper is an American screenwriter and producer. She gained wider prominence as the screenwriter of Malignant and was named to Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2021 list.[1]

Life and career[]

Cooper was raised in Hayti, Missouri.[2] She graduated from Truman State University with a degree in creative writing in 2003[3] and received her MFA from the USC School of Cinema-Television, where she was the first recipient of the NAACP/CBS Writer's Fellowship.[4]

Cooper was a staff writer for Grimm for two seasons and went on to be a writer and co-producer for The 100, American Horror Story, Luke Cage, Jupiter's Legacy, Witches of East End, and Chambers. She wrote the horror film Malignant, released in September 2021.[1] She is the screenwriter of the upcoming sequel to the horror film The Nun, as well as the film M3gan, and she is also the showrunner for the upcoming HBO Max television adaptation of the novel Monster by A. Lee Martinez.[5][6]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Writer Producer Notes Ref.
2012 Tron: Uprising Yes No [7]
2012–2013 Grimm Yes No [1]
2014 Witches of East End Yes Yes [1]
2014–2015 The 100 Yes No [1]
2016 American Horror Story Yes Yes [1]
2016–2018 Luke Cage Yes Yes [8]
2018–2019 Avengers Assemble Yes No
2019 Chambers Yes Yes Executive producer [1]
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Yes Yes Executive producer [1]
2022 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds No Yes Executive producer [9]

Film writing[]

Year Title Notes Ref.
2018 Hell Fest [7]
2021 Malignant Also story writer [7]
2023 The Boogeyman [10]
pre-production The Nun 2 [6]
post-production M3GAN [6]

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Hailu, Selome (2021-09-28). "Variety Announces 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2021". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "AKELA COOPER | Television Workshop". televisionworkshop.warnerbros.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  3. ^ tmiles. "Writing for the Small Screen". Truman Review. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. ^ "NAACP and CBS Create Fellowship at USC". USC News. 2005-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ^ Otterson, Joe (2021-05-27). "Berlanti Productions' Karyn Smith-Forge to Serve as President of Don Cheadle's This Radicle Act (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c Ramos, Dino-Ray (2019-04-15). "'The Nun' Sequel Sets 'Luke Cage's Akela Cooper As Screenwriter". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  7. ^ a b c "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  8. ^ a b Lewis, Hilary. "2017 NAACP Image Award Winners: Complete List". THR. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (2021-03-12). "'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds': Paramount+ Series Adds Five To Cast As Production Begins". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-02-22). "'The Boogeyman': David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland, Vivien Lyra Blair & Madison Hu Board 20th Century Studios' Stephen King Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  11. ^ "Black*ish Paces the Black Reel Awards for Television Field". The Black Reel Awards. 2017-06-15. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2021-10-04.

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