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André Nemec

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André Nemec
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
EducationB.A. University of Southern California
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film producer, television writer, television producer, showrunner

André Nemec (born 1972) is an American writer, showrunner and producer.[1]

His screenplays include Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol[1] and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is also the co-creator of CBS's summer hit series Zoo, as well as ABC dramas October Road,[1] Life on Mars,[1] and Happy Town.[1] Other past credits include Alias,[1] Fastlane, Going to California,[1] and Profiler.[1] He was also an executive producer of the 2021 American live-action series based on Cowboy Bebop.

Personal life

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Nemec was born and raised in a Jewish family[2] in Yonkers, New York, where he attended Riverdale Country School with longtime writing and producing partner Josh Appelbaum.[3] He then went on to attend University of Southern California.[3] After college, he reunited with Appelbaum and subsequently broke into the entertainment industry as a television writer.

Career

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Nemec's list of early credits include Early Edition[1] for CBS, Going to California for Showtime and Fastlane for FOX. Recognized for his writing talent by J. J. Abrams, Nemec spent three years working on ABC's Alias, where he rose to the level of co-executive producer. He then went on to co-create and executive produce ABC's October Road, Life on Mars, and Happy Town.

Nemec was then re-approached by friend and colleague J. J. Abrams to write Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, the fourth installment in the multibillion-dollar film franchise starring Tom Cruise. This was Nemec's first produced feature film. Building on the successful experience Nemec had with Paramount Pictures on Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Nemec and Appelbaum were tapped to pen a reboot of the Beverly Hills Cop film franchise, starring Eddie Murphy. Other film writing projects include the 2014 installment of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, as well as its sequel, and unaccredited writing work on Now You See Me and G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Nemec and Appelbaum also remain active in television where they are writing and developing (with longtime collaborators and friends Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner) under their banner MIDNIGHT-RADIO. As well, the aforementioned foursome, are writing and developing a Sci-Fi cable project for Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studio. He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Jeff Pinkner, and Bryan Burk.[2]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Writer Producer
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Yes Co-producer
2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Yes No
2015 Project Almanac No Executive
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Yes Executive
2019 Wonder Park Yes Yes
2021 Without Remorse No Executive

Television

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Year Title Writer Producer Creator Notes
1998 Martial Law Yes No No 1 Episode
1999 Profiler Yes No No 1 Episode
1999-2000 Early Edition Yes No No 2 Episodes
2000 In a Heartbeat Yes No No 1 Episode
2001 Los Luchadores Yes No No 2 Episodes
2001-2002 Going to California Yes Co-producer No
2002 The Chronicle Yes No No 1 Episode
She Spies Yes Yes No
2002-2003 Fastlane Yes Yes No
2003-2006 Alias Yes Yes No
2007-2008 October Road Yes Executive Yes
2008 Samurai Girl No Executive No
2008-2009 Life on Mars Yes Executive Yes
2010 Happy Town Yes Executive Yes
2014 Star-Crossed No Executive No
2015-2017 Zoo Yes Executive Yes
2016 Transylvania No Executive No TV movie
2017 Salamander Yes Executive No TV movie
2017-2019 Knightfall No Executive No
2018 Everything Sucks! No Executive No
Origin No Executive No
2019 Limetown No Executive No
2020 High Fidelity No Executive No
2021 Cowboy Bebop No Executive No
2022-Present From No Executive No
2023 Citadel Yes Executive No

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "André Nemec". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  2. ^ a b Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family - J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton October 16, 2009 |"We’re all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci”
  3. ^ a b Variety Magazine: "Appelbaum & Nemec : Friendship leads to big-budget ‘Mission' - 10 Screenwriters to Watch 2011: Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec" By Todd Longwell December 2, 2011
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