Biography
Josh Friedman (born February 14, 1967) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on the science-fiction action genre, including on the series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the film adaptation of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). He also wrote the neo-noir murder mystery The Black Dahlia (2006). Description above fro...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Avatar 4
2029
Writer
The fourth installment of the Avatar franchise.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
Story
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash Peop...
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2025
Screenplay
Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the st...
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
2024
Writer
Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shad...
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
Story
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follo...
Terminator: Dark Fate
2019
Story
Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to sav...
The Asset
2012
Writer, Executive Producer
A globe-trotting photojournalist has a secret life as a CIA field agent.
Locke & Key
2011
Teleplay, Executive Producer
Three children become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.
Tales from the Script
2009
as Self
Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul...
The Black Dahlia
2006
Screenplay
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer ...
War of the Worlds
2005
Screenplay
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daugh...
Chain Reaction
1996
Story
At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of ...
Untitled Star Trek 4
N/A
Writer
Pitched as the final film in the Kelvin Star Trek timeline.