Michael Dougherty
Born	October 28, 1974 (1974-10-28) (age 35) Columbus, Ohio, United States
Occupation	writer, director
Official website

Michael Dougherty is a screenwriter who is known for his work with Dan Harris on the scripts for Bryan Singer's films X2 and Superman Returns.

Contents 1 Early Life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Writer 4.2 Director 5 Awards 6 Comic books 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Early Life

Dougherty attended the Tisch School of Arts at New York University in the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, which is where he produced Season's Greetings (1996).^[1]

[edit] Career

His directorial debut,Trick 'r Treat, is based on his own script, and was produced by Bryan Singer.^[2] It played at several film festivals, before being released on DVD on October 6, 2009 in the US and Canada.^[3] Now write the storybook to the Film adaption of Dead@17 alongside Vanessa Hudgens.^[4]

[edit] Personal life

His mother is Vietnamese. Dougherty is an accomplished artist and some of his artwork is displayed on his official website.

[edit] Filmography

Dougherty makes a cameo along with Dan Harris on Superman Returns as school kids making notes as Lex Luthor arrives at the museum to steal the meteorite.

[edit] Writer

• Dead@17 (2011)
• Calling All Robots (2010)
• I, Lucifer (2010)
• Charlie Chan (2009)
• Trick 'r Treat (2009)
• Superman Returns (2006)
• Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)
• X2 (2003)
• Season's Greetings (1996) (as Mike Dougherty)

[edit] Director

• Trick 'r Treat 2 (2010 or 2011)
• Trick 'r Treat (2009)
• Refrigerator Art (1998)
• Deadtime Stories (1998)
• Season's Greetings (1996)

[edit] Awards

• 2009 - Won Toronto After Dark Silver Audience Award for "Trick 'r Treat"
• 2008 - Won Screamfest Audience Choice Award for "Trick 'r Treat"
• 2007 - Won Saturn Award for Best Writing for Superman Returns (shared with Dan Harris)
• 2004 - Nominated for Saturn Award for Best Writing for X2 (shared with Dan Harris)
• 2003 - Won Screamfest Best Animated Short for "Deadtime Stories"

[edit] Comic books

Director Bryan Singer and Superman Returns screenwriters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris provided the plots to four comic book prequels to Superman Returns. The four forty-page comic book prequels were published by DC Comics throughout the month of June 2006 and bridged the gap between the second Superman film and Superman Returns.

• Superman Returns: Krypton to Earth - Story by Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris

Summary: In the first of the four prequels, fans will revisit the Man of Steel’s origins and witness how the world has been transformed in Superman’s absence.

• Superman Returns: Ma Kent - Story by Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris

Summary: The second special conceived by Bryan Singer and illustrated by Karl Kerschl spotlights the life of the woman who raised the Man of Tomorrow—and explores how she survived a world without Superman.

• Superman Returns: Lex Luthor - Story by Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris

Summary: Lex Luthor always dreamed of a world without a Superman. How will Superman’s arch-nemesis react when he finally gets what he’s wanted for so many years?

• Superman Returns: Lois Lane - Story by Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris

Summary: Lois Lane has loved... and lost... the Man of Steel. How will this intrepid reporter rebound from Superman’s absence?

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website of Michael Dougherty
• Michael Dougherty at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Dougherty at Myspace

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