Joshua R. Olson is an American screenwriter and podcaster, known for writing the 2005 film A History of Violence.
Career
Olson wrote and directed the low budget horror film Infested in 2002.[1] He wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film A History of Violence.[2][3]. He was nominated for the British Academy Award,[4] the Writer's Guild Award[4] and the Academy Award.[5]
In 2006, Olson collaborated with Harlan Ellison on an adaptation of the author's short story "The Discarded" for ABC's series Masters of Science Fiction.[3][6] He worked on Peter Jackson's film based on the Halo video game series, but the project was later cancelled.[7]
Olson wrote two seasons of the audio drama, Bronzeville, which is produced by and stars Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate.[2] He is one of the hosts of the film interview podcast, "The Movies That Made Me", along with director Joe Dante.[12]
^Fritz, Ben (October 31, 2006). "No home for 'Halo' pic". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2007. Commercial helmer Neill Blomkamp is still aboard to direct. "A History of Violence" scribe Josh Olson was doing the most recent rewrite.
^Siegel, Tatiana. "Josh Olson scripting 'One Shot'". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020. Paramount Pictures has tapped "A History of Violence" scribe Josh Olson to adapt the Lee Child-penned mystery "One Shot." Story centers on a Dirty Harry-like homicide investigator who seeks the truth behind what seems an open-and-shut murder case after a trained military sniper is arrested for shooting five random victims.
^Fleming, Mike Jr. (2011-09-26). "Josh Olson Scripts 'Tabloid' For Mick Jagger And Steve Bing". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-13. Olson most recently wrote the first draft of One Shot, the Lee Child novel that Paramount is putting into production with Chris McQuarrie directing and Tom Cruise playing Jack Reacher.
Olson, Josh (9 September 2009). "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-29. ... he wanted real criticism. They never do, of course. What they want is a few tough notes to give the illusion of honesty, and then some pats on the head. What they want — always — is encouragement, even when they shouldn't get any.