John Whittington (screenwriter)
American screenwriter
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John Whittington is an American screenwriter. He is known for his collaborations with Jared Stern, including The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) and DC League of Super-Pets (2022), as well as his collaborations with Pat Casey and Josh Miller on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. He later created Knuckles with Toby Ascher.
John Whittington | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Notable work | |
Career
Whittington began his career by writing the screenplay for The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie.[1] In July 2017, Whittington was hired to write the script for Boy21.[2] In 2018, he wrote the screenplay for the Netflix film When We First Met.[3] In 2019, he wrote two episodes of the animated series Green Eggs and Ham, based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name.[4] During reshoots, he rewrote the screenplay for the 2020 film Dolittle.[5] He wrote the DC Comics film DC League of Super-Pets.[6] He gained notability from co-writing the screenplay for the action adventure comedy film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and its sequel.[7] By 2025, he wrote the script for Swapped for Skydance Animation.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Co-wrote with Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers and Jared Stern | [1] |
| The Lego Ninjago Movie | Co-wrote with Bob Logan, Paul Fisher, William Wheeler, Tom Wheeler and Jared Stern | ||
| 2018 | When We First Met | [3] | |
| 2020 | Dolittle | Reshoots only Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, Dan Gregor and Doug Mand | [5] |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Co-wrote with Pat Casey and Josh Miller | [7] |
| DC League of Super-Pets | Co-wrote with Jared Stern | [9] | |
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Co-wrote with Pat Casey and Josh Miller | |
| 2026 | Swapped | Co-wrote with Adam Karp, Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow, and Nathan Greno | |
| Remarkably Bright Creatures | Co-wrote with Olivia Newman |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–22 | Green Eggs and Ham | Episodes: "Car", "Goat", "The Mom Identity", "You Only Mom Twice", "The Mom Who Loved Me"[4] |
| 2024 | Knuckles | Creator Also executive producer Miniseries Episodes: "The Warrior", "Don't Ever Say I Wasn't There for You", "What Happens in Reno, Stays in Reno" |
Accolades
For his work on Green Eggs and Ham, he was nominated at the 47th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program".[10]