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Josh Friedman(I)

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Tales from the Script (2009)
Josh Friedman is known for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). He has been married to Christine Albrecht-Buehler since 4 August 2002. They have one child.
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      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Peter Macon, Owen Teague, and Freya Allan in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2024
    Matthew Wood, Pedro Pascal, Ralph Ineson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
    The Fantastic Four: First Steps
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2025
    Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, and Mackenzie Davis in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
    Terminator: Dark Fate
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 2019
    Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
    Avatar: Fire and Ash
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Avatar 4
      • screenplay
      • Filming
      • 2029
    • Untitled Planet of the Apes Sequel
      • writer
      • Production Unknown
    • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
      Avatar: Fire and Ash
      7.2
      • story by
      • 2025
    • Jared Harris, Lou Llobell, and Lee Pace in Foundation (2021)
      Foundation
      7.6
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written for television by
      • 2021–2025
    • Matthew Wood, Pedro Pascal, Ralph Ineson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
      The Fantastic Four: First Steps
      6.8
      • screenplay by
      • 2025
    • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, Michael Aronov, Clark Gregg, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
      Snowpiercer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • television story by
      • teleplay by
      • 2020–2024
    • Peter Macon, Owen Teague, and Freya Allan in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
      Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2024
    • CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Joel David Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • story by
      • 2022
    • Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, and Mackenzie Davis in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
      Terminator: Dark Fate
      6.2
      • story by
      • 2019
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2017)
      Emerald City
      7.1
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • teleplay by
      • television story by
      • 2017
    • Crossbones (2014)
      Crossbones
      6.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2014
    • The Finder (2012)
      The Finder
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2012
    • The Asset
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Locke & Key (2011)
      Locke & Key
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 2011
    • Thomas Dekker, Lena Headey, and Summer Glau in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
      Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
      7.6
      TV Series
      • developed for television by
      • written by
      • 2008–2009
    • Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia (2006)
      The Black Dahlia
      5.6
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)
      War of the Worlds
      6.6
      • screenplay
      • 2005

    Producer

    • Jared Harris, Lou Llobell, and Lee Pace in Foundation (2021)
      Foundation
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, Michael Aronov, Clark Gregg, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
      Snowpiercer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2024
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2017)
      Emerald City
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Crossbones (2014)
      Crossbones
      6.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2014
    • The Finder (2012)
      The Finder
      7.7
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2012
    • The Asset
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Locke & Key (2011)
      Locke & Key
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Thomas Dekker, Lena Headey, and Summer Glau in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
      Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008–2009
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    Tales from the Script
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    Tales from the Script

    Personal details

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    • Spouse
      • Christine Albrecht-BuehlerAugust 4, 2002 - present (1 child)
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      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Screenwriter Josh Friedman, years ago, had completed drafts of "The Black Dahlia" for director David Fincher and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" for director Jay Roach. But both drafts have been stuck in development and rewritten by other writers. His latest script project has been adapting "Ghost Soldiers" for Steven Spielberg to direct and Tom Cruise to star in. That script is currently being used in pre-production.

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