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{{short description|American filmmaker}}
{{Hungarian name|Darabont Ferenc Árpád}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = Frank Darabont at the PaleyFest 2011 - The Walking Dead panel.jpg
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| education = [[Hollywood High School]]
| othername = Frank A. Darabont<br />Ardeth Bey
| occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter
| yearsactive = 1981–present
| spouse = Sara Rae Darabont<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shawshank-redemption-turns-25-frank-darabont-films-legacy-1236843/|title = 'The Shawshank Redemption' Turns 25: Frank Darabont Reflects on the Journey from Box Office Bomb to Oscar Nominee|website = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = September 18, 2019}}</ref>
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'''Frank Árpád Darabont''' (born '''Ferenc Árpád Darabont''', January 28, 1959)<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 22-28|website=The Associated Press|date=January 17, 2023|accessdate=January 27, 2023|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-country-music-tv-celebrity-birthdays-teddy-gentry-07ff63620f848616f7521abdbd6706da}}</ref> is
Darabont also developed and executive-produced the [[The Walking Dead (season 1)|first season]] and first half of the [[The Walking Dead (season 2)|second season]] of the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] horror drama series ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' (2010–2011).
== Early life ==
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Darabont made good on the deal with Stephen King by writing and directing the film adaptation of ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]''. [[Rob Reiner]], who had previously adapted another King novella, ''[[The Body (novella)|The Body]]'', into the movie ''[[Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me]],'' offered Darabont $2.5 million in an attempt to write and direct ''Shawshank''. He planned to cast [[Tom Cruise]] in the part of Andy and [[Harrison Ford]] as Red. Darabont seriously considered and liked Reiner's vision, but he ultimately decided it was his "chance to do something really great" by directing the film himself.<ref>Audio commentary with director and writer Frank Darabont</ref>
Although the film did not fare well at the box office, it was met with acclaim by audiences and critics. The film was nominated for seven [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)|Best Adapted Screenplay]] for Darabont. The film attracted additional viewers after its Academy Award nominations, and became the most rented film of 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/09/shawshank-redemption-anniversary-story|title=The Little-Known Story of How The Shawshank Redemption Became One of the Most Beloved Films of All Time|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=September 22, 2014}}</ref> Today it is considered by many to be one of the [[List of films considered the best|greatest films ever made]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=
=== ''The Green Mile'' (1999) ===
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=== ''The Majestic'' (2001) ===
{{Main|The Majestic (film)}}
In 2001 Darabont directed the film ''[[The Majestic (film)|The Majestic]]'', starring [[Jim Carrey]], [[Martin Landau]], and [[Laurie Holden]]. He worked with these actors frequently throughout his career. [[Michael Sloane]], whom Darabont had known since high school, wrote the script. This film is one of the few which Darabont directed, but did not write the screenplay. Darabont wanted to direct the film as he saw it as a "love letter" to works of [[Frank Capra]] and all the other movies he has loved throughout his life.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Frank Darabont from "The Majestic"|url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa121401d.htm|publisher=About.com|access-date=December 1, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203226/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa121401d.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics and bombed at the box-office, recouping only half of its $72 million budget internationally.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|title=The Majestic|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=majestic.htm|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
=== ''The Mist'' (2007) ===
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=== ''Mob City'' (2013) ===
{{Main|Mob City}}
Not too long after leaving ''The Walking Dead'', Darabont struck a deal with [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] to develop a pilot for a new series to air on their channel, titled ''L.A. Noir'', based on a book by author John Buntin.<ref name="L.A. Noir">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/frank-darabont-la-noir-tnt-yman-146591/ |title=Frank Darabont Returns To Television With 'L.A. Noir' On TNT |work=ScreenRant|first=Frank|last=Yeoman|date=January 9, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> Darabont discovered the book at [[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX Airport]] and, after two days straight of reading it, decided to adapt it for television.<ref name="Mob City Variety">{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/frank-darabont-looks-ahead-to-mob-city-after-tense-walking-dead-departure-1200889252/ |title=Frank Darabont Looks Ahead to 'Mob City' After Tense 'Walking Dead' Departure |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Darabont was very passionate about the project as he had always wanted to produce a [[film noir]].<ref name="L.A. Noir" />
Darabont cast [[Jon Bernthal]], whom he had worked with on ''The Walking Dead'', in the lead role for the series.<ref name="insidetv">{{cite magazine|last=Hibberd |first=James |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/10/17/frank-darabont-la-noir/|title=Frank Darabont TNT drama picked up, reunites 'Walking Dead' actors|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 17, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> Other Darabont regulars cast included [[Jeffrey DeMunn]] and [[Alexa Davalos]].<ref name="insidetv" /> The series was given a full season order of six episodes in the fall of 2012 and the title of the series was changed to ''[[Mob City]]''.<ref name="Mob City Variety" /><ref name="insidetv" /> The series premiered in December 2013 and was met with mixed to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mob-city|title=Mob City: Season 1|work=Metacritic.com}}</ref> The series was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/10/mob-city-canceled-by-tnt/235976/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213618/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/10/mob-city-canceled-by-tnt/235976/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|title='Mob City' Canceled By TNT|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 10, 2014|access-date=February 12, 2014}}</ref>
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In 2013, he lent his voice to a lengthier version of the ''[[World War Z]]'' audio book. In November of the same year [[Bob Weinstein]] revealed that he and Darabont were developing a ten part television series based on Darabont's 2007 film ''The Mist''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/business/media/the-weinstein-company-seeking-hits-shift-to-tv.html|title=The Weinstein Company, Seeking Hits, Shifts to TV|last=Cieply|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Cieply|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 24, 2013|access-date=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
Darabont was hired to rewrite the script for the 2014 ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' reboot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://famousmonsters.com/darabont-joins-godzilla-reboot/ |title=Darabont Joins "Godzilla" Reboot |publisher=Famous Monsters of FilmLand |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111061053/http://famousmonsters.com/darabont-joins-godzilla-reboot/ |archive-date=January 11, 2013 }}</ref> Darabont stated that he would like to bring the monster back to his origins as a "terrifying force of nature."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/frank-darabont-godzilla-rewrite/|title=Frank Darabont Comments on Rewriting GODZILLA as a "Terrifying Force of Nature" |publisher=Collider.com |date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> The director of the film [[Gareth Edwards (director)|Gareth Edwards]] stated in an interview that Darabont wrote the most moving scene of the film and that particular scene helped convince cast members [[Bryan Cranston]] and [[Juliette Binoche]] to sign onto the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/175121-comic-con-2013-interview-gareth-edwards-on-godzilla-atomic-breath-the-design-darabont-and-more |title=Comic-Con 2013 Interview: Gareth Edwards On Godzilla, Atomic Breath, the Design, Darabont & More! |date=July 14, 2023 |publisher=shocktillyoudrop.com}}</ref>
In June 2014, it was reported that Darabont was on the shortlist to direct ''[[The Huntsman: Winter's War]]'', a sequel to the [[fantasy film]] ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/huntsman-2-helmer-short-list-frank-darabont-gavin-oconnor-andy-muschietti/|title='Huntsman 2′ Helmer Short List: Frank Darabont, Gavin O'Connor, Andy Muschietti|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|work=Deadline|date=June 4, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2014}}</ref> A month later it was confirmed that Darabont would direct the film, but it would not be a sequel, but a prequel focusing on [[Chris Hemsworth]]'s character Eric, the Huntsman.<ref>{{cite news|title=Universal's Snow White Prequel 'Huntsman' Targets April 2016 Release|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/07/huntsman-movie-snow-white-sequel-release-date-april-22-2016/ |publisher=deadline.com |date=July 31, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2014 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805225453/http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/huntsman-movie-snow-white-sequel-release-date-april-22-2016/|archive-date=August 5, 2014}}</ref> However, Darabont left the project in January 2015, citing creative differences as the cause.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frank Darabont Exits 'The Huntsman'; Emily Blunt Still Circling|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/frank-darabont-the-huntsman-universal-chris-hemsworth-charlize-theron-1201352206/ |publisher=deadline.com |date=January 17, 2015 |access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref>
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In addition to collaborating with actors on films and television projects, Darabont has collaborated with writers, producers, composers, and others. These include [[Chuck Russell]], [[Mark Isham]], [[Stephen King]], [[Gregory Nicotero]], [[Rohn Schmidt]], [[David Tattersall]], and others. [[Jeffrey DeMunn]] appeared in ''[[The Blob (1988 film)|The Blob]]'' and ''Black Cat Run'', both of which Darabont wrote, [[Alexa Davalos]] appeared in the pilot episode of ''[[Raines]]'' that he directed and [[Amin Joseph]] first worked with Darabont on an episode of ''[[The Shield]]'' titled "Chasing Ghosts".
''[[The Woman in the Room]]'' (1983 film) and ''[[Buried Alive (1990 TV film)|Buried Alive]]'' (1990) are not listed due to lack of collaborations
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'''Uncredited writing works'''
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| ''[[Vampires (1998 film)|Vampires]]''
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| style="text-align:left" |''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]''
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| style="text-align:left" | Episodes: "First Class Jerk", "[[Security Briefs]]"
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{{USC Scripter Awards — Film}}
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