John D. Payne

John D. Payne (born 1980's), or J. D. Payne, is an American screenwriter and "showrunner""Meet our Fellowship" Video at The Lord of the Rings on Prime Facebook page, 7/28/19 of the TV series .
His work in on-screen features began with Star Trek Beyond (2016), as an uncredited writer. He had been selected to screenwrite for its sequel before its cancellation by Paramount in early 2019https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Beyond#Possible_sequel.
Payne and his long-time writing partner Patrick McKay were chosen to head the screenwriting for at least the first season of The Rings of Power by Amazon Studioshttps://variety.com/2018/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-jd-payne-patrick-mckay-to-develop-series-1202889212/, coming 2022, with J.A. Bayona directing. The two have since worked on Disney's Jungle Cruise, and are currently working on an upcoming Flash Gordon film remake directed by Matthew Vaughnhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matthew-vaughn-talks-direct-flash-788921.
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