# Jonathan Hales

Jonathan Hales (born 10 May 1937) is a British playwright and screenwriter. He is noted for his work with George Lucas, including The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.

## Career

Hales has worked extensively in the theatre (both as actor and stage director), film and television. He began his screenwriting career in 1970, with the British television series Manhunt. Hales has written for the American series Dallas, as well as many iterations — series and DVD releases — of George Lucas's The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
In 1977 he directed the stage play Mecca by E. A. Whitehead at the Open Space Theatre, London.
Hales wrote the 1980 Agatha Christie film The Mirror Crack'd. He is credited with the story for the 2002 prequel to The Mummy, The Scorpion King, and is co-author (with George Lucas) of the screenplay for 2002's Star Wars film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
Writing the middle film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Lucas and Hales continued to refine their script as production began. The production draft was completed less than a week before commencement of principal photography. Hales worked with Lucas as costumes were designed and sets were constructed. “At that stage, Attack of the Clones felt like a ‘virtual film’ because we got the script only three days before we started shooting,” recalls producer Rick McCallum. “We had to build these sets to a script that didn’t exist.”

## Screenwriting filmography
### Film

| Year | Name | Director | Notes |
| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd | Guy Hamilton | |
| 1981 | Loophole | John Quested | Also in role ''Driver'' |
| 1983 | High Road to China | Brian G. Hutton | Uncredited |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King | Chuck Russell | Story only |
| 2002 | Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones | George Lucas | Story written by George Lucas Screenplay co-written with George Lucas |

### Television

| Year | Name | Episode(s) | Director | Notes |
| 1970 | Manhunt | Open House | Bill Bain | |
| 1970 | Manhunt | A Different Kind of War | Rex Firkin | |
| 1970 | Manhunt | The Enemy You Know | Bill Bain | |
| 1970 | Manhunt | One Way Home | Bill Bain | |
| 1970 | Manhunt | Intent to Steal | Robert Tronson | |
| 1971 | The Guardians | The Nature of the Beast | Mike Newell | Also in role ''First Man'' |
| 1971 | The Guardians | The Killing Trade | Derek Bailey | |
| 1972 | Villains | Smudger | Jim Goddard | |
| 1973 | Centre Play | Places Where They Sing | Bill Hays | Co-written with Simon Raven |
| 1973 | Armchair Theatre | Brussels Sprouts-Boy Scouts | Jim Goddard | |
| 1979 | Kids | Brenda | John Frankau | |
| 1981 | Armchair Thriller | The Chelsea Murders | Derek Bennett | |
| 1983 | Partners in Crime | The House of Lurking Death | Christopher Hodson | |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | The Sunningdale Mystery | Tony Wharmby | |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | The Case of the Missing Lady | Paul Annett | |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Given to Acts of Violence | William Brayne | |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Hors de Combat | Christian Marnham | |
| 1988 | Dallas | The Call of the Wild | Michael Preece | |
| 1991 | Van der Valk | Doctor Hoffmann's Children | Anthony Simmons | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal | Jim O'Brien & Carl Schultz | Story written by George Lucas |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920 | Syd Macartney | |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Northern Italy, June 1918 | Bille August | |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Ireland, April 1916 | Gillies MacKinnon | |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Paris, May 1919 | David Hare | |
| 1994 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies | Michael Schultz | |
| 1994 | Grand Nord | Bari | Arnaud Sélignac | |
| 1995 | Grand Nord | Kazan | Arnaud Sélignac | |
| 1996 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father | Michael Schultz | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones | Tales of Innocence | Michael Schultz | New segment Morocco, November 1917 |
| 2001 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones | Winds of Change | Michael Schultz | Additional scenes Princeton, 1919 |