Education
University of Southern California.
University of Southern California.
Other motion picture credits include Lionheart, helmed by Oscar-winning director Franklin J. Schaffner, and Pet Sematary Two. Based on Outten"s early work, Steven Spielberg selected him to do a rewrite of Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Although he didn"t receive cr on the film, the assignment led to an exclusive, multi-year writing deal at Warner Brothers, during which he penned several screenplays, including an unproduced sequel to The Goonies.
Among the television series he has written for is the cult favorite The Adventures of Brisco County, Junior., which aired on the Fox Network.
He also shared writing cr on Last Rites, an original television movie for the Starz/Encore! pay cable network starring Randy Quaid. In March 2009, Outten"s original screenplay, Mysterious Travels, was acquired by Walden Media and New Lincolnshire Cinema to serve as the basis for the 3-Doctorate sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008).
He subsequently rewrote the script, customizing the story for the sequel. Titled Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, the film starred Michael Caine, Dwayne Johnson, Vanessa Hudgens, and Josh Hutcherson.
Released by Warner Brothers in early 2012, Journey 2 grossed $335 million at the box office worldwide.