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Eric Pearson

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Eric Pearson
Born (1984-12-14) December 14, 1984 (age 39)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2010–present

Eric Pearson (born December 14, 1984) is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Marvel Studios, writing various short films for their Marvel One-Shots series[1] and the feature films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Black Widow (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), and Blade (TBA). He also contributed to the screenplays for Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Transformers One (2024).

Early life and career

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Pearson studied screenwriting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He was enrolled in Marvel Studios' screenwriting program in 2010.[2]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Writer Notes / Ref.
2011 The Consultant Yes Short films; part of the Marvel One-Shots
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer Yes
2012 Item 47 Yes
2013 Agent Carter Yes
2015 Ant-Man Uncredited Rewrites only
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Uncredited
Thor: Ragnarok Yes [3]
2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Uncredited Rewrites only
Avengers: Infinity War Uncredited
2019 Avengers: Endgame Uncredited
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Uncredited
2021 Godzilla vs. Kong Yes [4]
Black Widow Yes [5]
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Uncredited Additional Literary Material[6]
2024 Transformers One Yes [7][8]
2025 Thunderbolts* Yes [9]
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Yes [10]
TBA Blade Yes [11]

Television

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Year Title Notes
2015–2016 Agent Carter 8 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Breznican, Anthony (July 3, 2012). "First Look: Marvel unveils top-secret 'Avengers' short film 'Item 47' – Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Poloway, Kevin (November 3, 2017). "How 'Thor: Ragnarok' screenwriter (and former pizza guy) Eric Pearson became Marvel's go-to script doctor". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Couch, Aaron (November 2, 2017). "'Thor: Ragnarok' Writer on the Secret to Revitalizing a Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Godzilla vs. Kong". Writers Guild of America East. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Barnhardt, Andrew (January 14, 2020). "Thor: Ragnarok Writer Gets Sole Screenwriting Credit on Black Widow". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  6. ^ https://directories.wga.org/member/ericpearson/
  7. ^ Sarto, Debbie Diamond (July 25, 2024). "Paramount Drops Transformers One Trailer #2". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Transformers One - Official Trailer 2". IGN Southeast Asia. July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  9. ^ Seo, Rachel (March 29, 2023). "Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Adds 'Beef' Creator Lee Sung Jin as Writer (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  10. ^ Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (February 21, 2024). "How Marvel Is Quietly Retooling Amid Superhero Fatigue". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  11. ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (June 12, 2024). "Marvel's 'Blade' Loses Director Yann Demange | Exclusive". TheWrap. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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