Josh Friedman (born 1967) is an American screenwriter best known as the writer of the 2005 adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. His most recent screenplay is an adaptation of James Ellroy's book about the Black Dahlia killing titled The Black Dahlia. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or subject matter (content). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ... War of the Worlds is a 2005 Academy Award-nominated science fiction film based on H. G. Wells original novel of the same name. ... Photo of James Ellroy by Robert Birnbaum James Ellroy (born Lee Earle Ellroy on March 4, 1948 in Los Angeles, California) is an American writer. ... Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – January 15, 1947), was an aspiring actress better known as the Black Dahlia. ... The Black Dahlia is a 2006 film directed by Brian De Palma. ...

Friedman's spec screenplay Orphan's Dawn, a science fiction epic, is in development at 20th Century Fox, and he is developing a television version of The Terminator. Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... The Terminator (also known as Terminator in some early trailers and posters) is a 1984 science fiction-action film featuring body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger in what would become his best-known role. ...

Friedman also publishes the popular blog "I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing." After being offered an opportunity to work on a script titled Snakes on a Plane, Friedman posted a blog entry^[1] that sparked interest in the film on the Internet before it even entered production. The same entry also introduced a profane line that was actually added to the film when the cast re-convened in March 2006 to shoot additional footage to bring the film up to an "R" rating. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Snakes on a Plane (SoaP) is a high concept,[1] horror-thriller feature film[2] starring Samuel L. Jackson. ...

Filmography

• The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2007) (screenplay)
• The Black Dahlia (2006) (screenplay)
• War of the Worlds (2005) (screenplay)
• Sahara (2005) (uncredited)
• Return to Paradise (1998) (uncredited)
• Chain Reaction (1996) (screenplay)

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External links

• Josh Friedman's Blog
• Josh Friedman on the IMDb
• Interview with Chud.com