Evan Spiliotopoulos

Evan Spiliotopoulos is a Greek-American screenwriter, best known for writing Hercules, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure and Beauty and the Beast. He also wrote the script for the film The Huntsman: Winter's War. 2Early life Spiliotopoulos was born in Greece, and graduated from high school there. Soon after, he moved to the United States and attended the University of Delaware to get an undergraduate degree in film theory; he then attended American University for a master's degree in Screenwriting. After moving to Los Angeles in 1995, his first job in the industry was in a television film Trial by Fire as an intern. 2Career In 2014, Spiliotopoulos re-wrote the screenplay for the action-adventure fantasy film Hercules, original written by Ryan J. Condal. Brett Ratner directed the film which released on July 25, 2014 by Paramount Pictures.Spiliotopoulos wrote the screenplay of action-adventure fantasy film The Huntsman: Winter's War, along with Craig Mazin, and rewritten by Frank Darabont. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan directed the film, which was released on April 22, 2016 by Universal Pictures.Spiliotopoulos and Stephen Chbosky wrote Walt Disney Pictures' live action musical romantic fantasy film Beauty and the Beast, which was directed by Bill Condon. The film was released on March 17, 2017. 3Future and cancelled projects In the 2000s, Spiliotopoulos was attached to write a prequel of to the classic animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs fil