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John Logan (with a Reman soldier) during production of Nemesis.
John Logan (born 24 September 1961; age 62) is the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and ardent Star Trek fan who wrote the screenplay for Star Trek: Nemesis, for which he also shared story credit with Rick Berman and Brent Spiner.
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, and graduating from Northwestern University in 1983, Logan began as a playwright before turning to writing for the screen. His first foray into screenwriting was the 1996 made-for-TV movie Tornado! His first feature was the 1999 horror movie Bats, which starred Nemesis actress Dina Meyer and Star Trek: The Next Generation guest actor Bob Gunton. He then wrote the acclaimed TV movie RKO 281, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination.
Logan received his Academy Award nominations for his work on the motion pictures Gladiator and The Aviator (the latter of which also featured Brent Spiner in a small role). He also received a Golden Globe nomination for The Aviator. Logan also wrote for the critically-lauded films Any Given Sunday and The Last Samurai. Logan's current project, Sweeney Todd, is in pre-production now, with Tim Burton attached to direct.
Several minor characters in Star Trek: Nemesis were named for friends of Logan's. Romulan Commander Donatra and Helmsman Branson were named for friend Donna Branson, while Commander Martin Madden was named for Logan's companion, Marty Madden. In addition, the Bassen Rift was named for his basset hound.
External Links
- 'John Logan' at Wikipedia
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