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Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Dödligt vapen (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Dödligt vapen 2 (1989). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from Den siste scouten (1991) to Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), and in ... See full bio »
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 2016 The Nice Guys (written by) (completed)
  Doc Savage (screenplay) (announced)
  Predator (screenplay) (announced)
 2015 Edge (TV Movie)
 2013 Iron Man 3 (screenplay by)
 2006 A.W.O.L (Short) (as Holly Martins)
 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (screen story) / (screenplay)
 1998 Dödligt vapen 4 (characters)
 1996 Long Kiss Goodnight (written by)
 1993 Last Action Hero (Video Game) (characters)
 1993 Siste actionhjälten (screenplay)
 1992 Dödligt vapen 3 (characters)
 1991 Den siste scouten (screenplay) / (story)
 1989 Dödligt vapen 2 (characters) / (story)
 1987 Monsterklubben (written by)
 1987 Dödligt vapen (written by)
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Alternate Names:

Harry Lime | Holly Martins

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) sold for just a sinful amount of money. People were angry that I took the money. People offer you $4 million for a script - what are you going to say? "No, I'd rather sell it for $100,000? But it engendered so much anger, I lost friends over it. And no one talked about the creative content of anything I did any more. They all just assumed I was this guy with a formula, ... See more »

Trivia:

After being the highest paid screenwriter in Hollywood, he disappeared as a writer in the late '90s. He recently admitted he withdrew due to pressure and a growing contempt for his own commercial, action-packed material. See more »

Trademark:

Five of his screenplays begin with the letter "L" See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius

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