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Ken Wheat (born 1950) and Jim Wheat (born 1952) are an American screenwriting, producing, and directing duo. Mainly known for their horror films, the brothers co-wrote the slasher film The Silent Scream (1979), as well as A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) and The Fly II (1989).
YearTitleDirectorsWriters1978NoNo1979NoYes1980NoYes1983LiesYesYesPitch Black (titled The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black on later re-releases) is a 2000 American science fiction horror film directed by David Twohy and co-written by Twohy and brothers Ken and Jim Wheat from a story conceived by the latter.
The Chronicles of Riddick is an American science fiction space Western media franchise created by brothers Ken and Jim Wheat and later continued by writer-director David Twohy. It follows the adventures of antihero character Riddick (either portrayed or voiced by Vin Diesel) in the 28th century.
Jim Wheat is a film and TV writer, producer and director, born in 1952. He is known for Pitch Black, Riddick and The Chronicles of Riddick, among other projects.
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Pitch Black is a 2000 science fiction action movie written by Ken and Jim Wheat and later largely changed by director David Twohy, and is widely recognized as the acting breakthrough of Vin Diesel.
Feb 18, 2000 · When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse.
Jim Wheat is known as an Writer, Screenplay, Producer, Director, Characters, Story, Teleplay, and Executive Producer. Some of his work includes Pitch Black, Riddick, The Chronicles of Riddick, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, The Fly II, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, The Return, and After Midnight.
