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Zach Baylin

Zach Baylin

American screenwriter

Zachary Jones Baylin is an American screenwriter. He wrote the films King Richard (2021), Creed III (2023), Gran Turismo (2023), and Bob Marley: One Love (2024). He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for King Richard.

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Life and career

Baylin is a native of Wilmington, Delaware.[1] He attended the Tatnall School and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2002, where he was a two-time Academic All-America receiver on the football team.[2]

After graduating, Baylin moved to New York City, where he worked as a production assistant and set dresser for films and television including Dave Chappelle's Block Party, Jack Goes Boating, Top Five, Boardwalk Empire, and Gossip Girl.[3][4]

He wrote the screenplay to King Richard, which was listed on the 2018 Black List, the entertainment industry's annual report of best unproduced screenplays.[5] The film earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Baylin co-wrote Creed III with Keenan Coogler, set for a wide release on March 3, 2023. In April 2022, he was announced as the writer of a new film based on The Crow, starring Bill Skarsgård.[6]

Baylin is married to Katherine Temma Susman, with whom he has two children.[3][7]

Writing credits

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References

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    Cormier, Ryan. "Wilmington native and 'King Richard' writer Zach Baylin loses out on Oscar". The Delawarean. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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    "Zach Baylin, 2002". krieger.jhu.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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    "Scripting the career he always wanted". hub.jhu.edu. 24 March 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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    "Zach Baylin". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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    D'Alessandro, Anthony (17 December 2018). "The Black List 2018 Ranked: Disgruntled Snapchat Employee Story 'Frat Boy Genius' Leads; Scripts About Matt Drudge & Young Samuel L. Jackson Round Out Survey". Deadline. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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    Kroll, Justin (April 2022). "'The Crow': Bill Skarsgard Tapped To Play Eric Draven In New Reimagining From Rupert Sanders, FKA Twigs To Co-Star". Deadline. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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    "Zachary Jones Baylin, Katherine Temma Susman". The New York Times. 17 April 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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