Films Johnstad has been assigned to write screenplays for include "The Lost Legion" for Warner Bros. and Dan Lin, and "Aquaman" where another script was concurrently in development, by Will Beall.
(meta data) TITLE: Warner Bros. Lands Two Writers for 'Aquaman' Movie – Variety (meta data) AUTHOR: Justin Kroll (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2014-08-12T23:38:14+00:00 Read Next: Film News Roundup: Stephen King's 'Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon' Movie in the Works Subscribe Today! Variety Intelligence Platform August 12, 2014 4:38PM PT # Warner Bros. Lands Two Writers for 'Aquaman' Movie Warner Bros. and DC are starting to rev up their solo DC properties with the studio tapping "300: Rise of an Empire" scribe Kurt Johnstad to write one script and "Gangster Squad" writer Will Beall to pen another script to their "Aquaman" pic. An insider close to the project explained that the two wouldn't be co-writing the project, but that they would be writing separate scripts with the studio hoping for the best version to come out of this strategy. The film is currently not dated, which allows flexibility in deciding when to slot the film. Jason Momoa is set to play Aquaman and will appear in the upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Beall is repped by CAA and Management 360, while Johnstad is repped by WME and Untitled Entertainment. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news. 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Snyder asked Johnstad to assist him with his film "300", a fictionalized graphic novel adaptation of Frank Miller's comic involving the Battle of Thermopylae. The film got him nominated for a Saturn Award along with Snyder and Michael Gordon. 
 In 2011, Johnstad was working with Snyder to co-write the film "The Last Photograph" and "300: The Battle of Artemisia" for Warner Bros.. Johnstad also worked outside of collaborations with Snyder, and was hired by producers Basil Iwanyk and Jason Netter to adapt Max Allan Collins’ novel "Black Hats". His next screenplays that were produced was "Act of Valor" and "300: Rise of an Empire". 
 In 2015, "Variety" described Johnstad as beginning "to make a name for himself as writer who delivers big action in his scripts, along with classic heroes audiences love to root for." His screenplay based on "The Coldest City" by Antony Johnston was announced that year. The film was titled "Atomic Blonde" and released on July 28, 2017.