22 Apr 2023

Anthony McCarten: writing biopics of the fascinating and famous

From Saturday Morning, 8:20 am on 22 April 2023

New Zealand born Anthony McCarten is arguably the world's best known biopic screenwriter and playwright

Past subjects have included Whitney Houston, Edison, Churchill and the band Queen, and this year alone he's had two Broadway productions - the still running Neil Diamond musical A Beautiful Noise and The Collaboration, a play about Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. 

His play Ladies Night, first produced in 1987, continues to be performed around the world. McCarten has written at least 10 novels and his latest, just out, is a thriller Going Zero

In the works are a screenplay about the love story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono and a nonfiction book and play about Bill Gates and Warren Buffet's friendship.

Anthony McCarten

Photo: Jack English