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A screenwriter who made his name in science fiction, writing Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and the 2005 film adaptation of War of the Worlds before returning to the franchise for Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) and later Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). He also wrote the neo-noir The Black Dahlia (2006) and, working at a much larger scale, co-wrote James Cameron's Avatar sequels and Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).