Tom Wheeler (writer)
Tom Wheeler is an American television and film writer and producer. He served as the executive producer and show runner for the NBC superhero series "The Cape". Career. Television work. Wheeler began his television career writing and executive producing the ABC mini-series "Empire" in 2005. He then wrote two television pilots, "The World According to Barnes" and "Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas", neither of which were taken to series. His series "The Cape", about a police officer framed for a crime he did not commit who takes on the guise of his son's favorite comic  book hero in order to clear his name, premiered on NBC on January 9, 2011. Film work. Wheeler co-wrote the screenplay for "Puss in Boots" (2011), a spin-off from the "Shrek" franchise about the character Puss. He is currently writing the screenplay for the 2015 DreamWorks Animation's animated film "". But that film was quietly canceled. He was also co-writing another DWA's animated film "" together with film's co-director Guillermo del Toro, But the movie was then converted into a television series instead. Wheeler also wrote the 2017 live-action/animated film, "The Lego Ninjago  Movie." Other writing. As of 2018, Wheeler is working with Frank Miller on a project called Cursed, which is an illustrated YA book reimagining the King Arthur legend from the point of view of the Lady of the Lake. Wheeler will write the prose, while Miller will provide original full-color and black-and-white illustrations. Miller and Wheeler will also simultaneously adapt the book into a TV series, which has already received a 10-episode order from Netflix. They will also both be executive producers on the project.