Allan Heinberg

American screenwriter, television writer and producer, and comic book writer

Allan Heinberg

Allan Heinberg at Belmont University in 2017

Born|  (1967-06-29) June 29, 1967 (age 57)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Area(s)| Writer

Allan Heinberg (born June 29, 1967) is an American film screenwriter, television writer and producer and comic book writer.

Heinberg is the screenwriter of the 2017 film Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins. His television writing and producing credits include The Naked Truth, Party of Five, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, Looking, and Scandal . Most recently, Heinberg developed, wrote, and ran ABC's The Catch, starring Mireille Enos and Peter Krause and also developed the 2022 Netflix series on The Sandman.

For Marvel Comics, Heinberg co-created and wrote Young Avengers and its sequel, Avengers: The Children’s Crusade with co-creator/artist Jim Cheung. As part of this series, he co-created the Marvel characters Kate Bishop, Hulkling, Iron Lad, Patriot (Eli Bradley), Speed, and Wiccan. For DC Comics, Heinberg co-wrote JLA: Crisis of Conscience with Geoff Johns (art by Chris Batista), and re-launched Wonder Woman with artists Terry and Rachel Dodson.

## Early life

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Heinberg is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Yale University class of 1989. He was in Morse College. Heinberg acted in the Broadway cast of Laughter on the 23rd Floor and appeared off-Broadway in Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh and the Vineyard Theatre's production of Bob Merrill's Hannah...1939 starring Julie Wilson.[1]

## Career

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### Theatre

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A stageplay called The Amazon's Voice helped launch Heinberg's screenwriting career in 1994.[2] The play was produced off-Broadway by the Manhattan Class Company and featured Tim Blake Nelson and Ellen Parker in lead roles.[3][4]

### Comics

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Heinberg's Young Avengers was a sales success and fan favorite for Marvel Comics. He returned to write for the Young Avengers during the 2010–2011 Children's Crusade storyline.

After co-writing a 5-issue arc of DC Comics's JLA with Geoff Johns, Heinberg and artist Terry Dodson relaunched Wonder Woman following the Infinite Crisis limited series.

Heinberg won the 2005 Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent for Young Avengers[5]

### TV

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On television, Heinberg worked on The Naked Truth, Party of Five, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, Looking, Scandal and The Catch, and served as Executive Producer of The CW's pilot for their Wonder Woman origin series Amazon in 2012, but the pilot was not picked up to series.[6] In 2019, it was announced that Heinberg would develop a television adaptation of The Sandman for Netflix. He also executive produces the show with Neil Gaiman and David S. Goyer.[7]

### Movies

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Heinberg wrote the screenplay for the 2017 superhero film Wonder Woman, as well as co-wrote the story with Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs.[8]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Film  | Credit  | Notes

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2012  | Blue Like Jazz | Special thanks  |
2017  | Playing It Straight | Very special thanks  | Short film
Thirst | Special thanks
Wonder Woman | Screenplay by
Story by  | Co-wrote story with Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs

### Television

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Year | Film | Credit  |

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1997–1998  | The Naked Truth | Written by  |
1998–2000  | Party of Five | Story editor, written by, story by, co-producer, producer  |
2000–2002  | Sex and the City | Creative consultant, written by, supervising producer  |
2000  | Grosse Pointe | Creative consultant  |
2002  | Gilmore Girls | Written by  |
2006  | Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart | Consulting producer  | TV movie
Grey's Anatomy: Under Pressure
Grey's Anatomy: Complications of the Heart
2007  | Grey's Anatomy: Every Moment Counts | Co-executive producer
Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine
2016–2017  | The Catch | Developed by, executive producer, written by  |
2021  | Hawkeye | Created Kate Bishop (uncredited)  |
2022  | The Sandman | Developed by, executive producer, written by  |

### Video games

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Year | Film | Credit | Notes

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2013  | Marvel Heroes | Characters created by, uncredited  | Characters: Katherine "Kate" Bishop/Hawkeye and William "Billy" Kaplan/Wiccan
2016  | Lego Marvel's Avengers | Characters: Katherine "Kate" Bishop/Hawkeye, William "Billy" Kaplan/Wiccan, Dorrek VIII/Theodore "Teddy" Altman/Hulkling and Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd/Speed
2016  | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Characters: Katherine "Kate" Bishop/Hawkeye, William "Billy" Kaplan/Wiccan and Dorrek VIII/Theodore "Teddy" Altman/Hulkling

## References

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1. ^ "'Sex and the City' writer to be guest at master's tea". Yale Bulletin and Calendar. November 5, 2004. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
2. ^ New York Film Academy Guest Speaker Series video at 2:26 Oct 10, 2018
3. ^ newspapers.com February 25, 1994
4. ^ nytimes.com February 23, 1994
5. ^ "Wizard World Chicago Sets Attendance Records". Raving Toy Maniac - The Latest News and Pictures from the World of Toys (Press release). Congers, New York: www.toymania.com. August 7, 2006.
6. ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (November 29, 2012). "The CW's 'Wonder Woman' pilot gets a twist: No more Diana Prince?". Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
7. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 1, 2019). "Netflix Orders 'The Sandman' Series Based On Neil Gaiman's DC Comic – Update". Deadline. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
8. ^ "Warner Bros. Pictures brings Hero's and Magic" (Press release). July 11, 2016.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allan Heinberg.

* Allan Heinberg at Marvel.com
* Allan Heinberg at IMDb

Preceded by

Greg Rucka

|  Wonder Woman writer
2006–2007  | Succeeded by

Jodi Picoult

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