Brian Helgeland

Brian Helgeland (born January 17, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island) wrote the screenplays for L.A. Confidential (1997) directed by Curtis Hanson from the 1990 novel by James Ellroy, Mystic River (2003) directed by Clint Eastwood from the 2001 novel by Dennis Lehane, Man on Fire (2004) directed by Tony Scott, Robin Hood (2010) directed Ridley Scott, wrote and directed Payback (1995) with Mel Gibson, A Knight’s Tale (2001) with Heath Ledger, 42 (2013) with Chadwick Boseman as baseball player Jackie Robinson, Legend (2015) about the Kray Twins.