Eric Bress
American screenwriter
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Eric Bress is an American screenwriter, film director and producer, best known for his work on the Final Destination series and The Butterfly Effect. He frequently collaborates with J. Mackye Gruber.[1]
Born
United States
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter, film producer
Eric Bress | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Known for | The Butterfly Effect Final Destination 2 |
His project, The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, was previously in development.[2] Since 2012, when the rights were optioned by AMPCO Films, he is no longer attached as the screenwriter.[citation needed]
Bress received a secondary education from Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, and is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he studied film. He is originally from New York.[3] He worked as a sound engineer before becoming a screenwriter.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | 1997 | No | No | No | Production assistant |
| Blunt | 1998 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Final Destination 2 | 2003 | No | No | Yes | |
| The Butterfly Effect | 2004 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Cellular | 2004 | No | No | No | Script revisions (uncredited) |
| The Final Destination | 2009 | No | No | Yes | |
| Ghosts of War | 2020 | Yes | No | Yes | |
Television
| Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Director | Writer | Executive producer | ||||
| Kyle XY | 2006–09 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ABC Family | Wrote 2 episodes |