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Roy Thomas is a Scriptwriter and Thanks American born on 22 november 1940 at Missouri (USA)

Roy Thomas

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Nationality USA
Birth 22 november 1940 (84 years) at Missouri (USA)

Roy Thomas est un scénariste et éditeur américain de bandes dessinées. Il est né le 22 novembre 1940 dans le Missouri.

Biography

Roy entama sa carrière en écrivant des lettres à Julius Schwartz et Gardner Fox, alors respectivement éditeur et auteur de Justice League of America. Cela l'amena à écrire des articles pour Alter Ego , fanzine spécialisé dans la bande dessinée des années 1930 et 1940, dont il enverra des exemplaires gratuits aux éditeurs. Il reçoit alors une offre d'emploi de Mort Weisinger, alors éditeur de la gamme de comics Superman chez DC Comics, qui lui proposa de travailler pour lui en tant que stagiaire. Thomas accepta et Weisinger lui envoya une avance sur son salaire pour qu'il puisse se payer un billet d'avion pour New York. Fin juin 1965, Thomas arriva au Standard Brands Building, siège de DC/National et commença à travailler pour Weisinger. Très rapidement, il se rendit compte que Weisinger menait la vie dure à ses stagiaires (Roy avait été embauché pour succéder à E. Nelson Bridwell, renvoyé par Weisinger). Arrogant et méprisant, Weisinger attendait la perfection de la part de ses stagiaires et ne supportait pas la moindre erreur. Thomas décida de chercher une porte de sortie et se retrouva, le 9 juillet, en train de déjeuner avec Stan Lee, éditeur de Marvel Comics, qui lui proposa de venir travailler pour Marvel comme auteur.

Thomas commença à travailler aussitôt pour Marvel (en apprenant qu'il partait pour Marvel, Weisinger traita Thomas d'espion et le fit jeter dehors) et c'est avec Marvel que Thomas connut son plus grand succès professionnel. Assimilant rapidement les méthodes de travail originales de Stan Lee, Thomas devint son second et commença à travailler sur les différents comics de Marvel (Daredevil, Iron Man…). Il est surnommé par Stan Lee Rscally Roy Thomas. Il remplaça Lee comme auteur du comic Avengers. Connaissant l'histoire de l'univers Marvel sur le bout des doigts, Thomas intégra dans cet univers les héros des années 1930 et 1940 sur lesquels Marvel avait les droits. Il créa ainsi les Envahisseurs, comic narrant les aventures de Captain America, Namor et la Torche Humaine pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

En 1972, Stan Lee obtint une promotion et Thomas le remplaça en tant qu'éditeur. Parallèlement, la série Conan, écrite par Thomas et dessinée par Barry Windsor Smith, remporta un succès énorme.

En 1981, Thomas se disputa avec Jim Shooter, l'éditeur de Marvel Comics à l'époque, et retourna travailler pour DC Comics ou il relanca Justice Society of America et créa Infinity Inc. avec Jerry Ordway. Une fois Shooter parti de Marvel, Thomas recommença à travailler pour ses comics, parfois aidé par sa femme Dann.

En août 1981, Roy Thomas créa le magazine Arak (en).

Roy Thomas a également écrit pour le cinéma et la télévision, principalement dans le domaine de l'heroic fantasy. Il est ainsi le co-auteur du scénario de Tygra : la glace et le feu (1983) et du sujet de Conan le destructeur (1984) pour le grand écran. Il a aussi contribué aux dessins animés Arok le barbare (1981) et Conan l'aventurier (1992) et a co-écrit un épisode de la première saison de la série télévisée Xena, la guerrière (Méfie-toi des Grecs, 1996).

Thomas commença à prendre ses distances avec DC et Marvel pendant les années 1990. Il réside actuellement en Caroline du Sud, où il est éditeur d'un nouveau Alter Ego, qui est devenu une revue de référence (récompensée en 2007 par un Eisner Award) en ce qui concerne le Golden Age et le Silver Age des comics.

Best films

Black Panther
Black Panther
(2018)
(Thanks) Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
(2019)
(Thanks) Logan
Logan
(2017)
(Original Story) The Wolverine
The Wolverine
(2013)
(Original Story) X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
(2009)
(Original Story) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
(2012)
(Characters)

Usually with

Stan Lee
Stan Lee
(8 films)
James Mangold
James Mangold
(2 films)
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
(3 films)
Jared Leto
Jared Leto
(1 films)
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Roy Thomas (11 films)

Display filmography as list

Scriptwriter

Morbius
Morbius (2022)

Directed by Jared Leto, Daniel Espinosa
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Jared Leto, Adria Arjona, Matthew Smith, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal
Roles Characters
Rating51% 2.56192.56192.56192.56192.5619
Atteint d'une maladie du sang rare, le biochimiste Michael Morbius tente de se soigner. Il s'infecte par inadvertance avec une forme de vampirisme.
Logan
Logan (2017)
, 2h17
Directed by James Mangold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films set in the future, Superhero films, Road movies, Dystopian films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films, Chase films
Actors Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Richard E. Grant
Roles Original Story
Rating80% 4.046954.046954.046954.046954.04695
The film begins with Tyler (Patrick Probst) and little brother Logan (Leo Howard) at the movie theater watching a brand new action film, that Tyler thinks was amazing, while Logan thinks it was bad and had no content. Then Logan tells Tyler about his plans to make a movie. Tyler says that he can make a movie. Then, while looking for actors, and crew workers, he faces rejection from his peers at school and his careless parents at home. Then Logan turns to the one he can always count on- Tyler. But when Tyler gets mad at Logan because of a misunderstanding about losing his jacket for his concert, Tyler tells Logan that the movie was a stupid idea, and that it was so bad he couldn't even finish reading it. He tells Logan, "you're only doing this for the attention anyway. It's not worth it. You're never gonna finish it, Logan". Then, while the parents are out and Tyler is at his band concert, Logan does what Tyler never thought he would- he tries to hang himself. Tyler comes up after getting angry at his orchestra leader, he looks all over the house trying to find Logan- and when he does, he is hanging from a tree in the backyard. Logan lives but if Tyler was two minutes late, he would have been brain dead. Although Tyler tries to get through the tragedy with the help of his friends, Ben (Booboo Stewart) and Carlie (Nicole Cummins), he just cannot. At the turn of the unexpected tragedy, the brothers' relationship is altered forever and Tyler is challenged to do whatever it takes to see his little brother's project succeed, even if that means risking it all.
The Wolverine
The Wolverine (2013)
, 2h6
Directed by James Mangold
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Superhero films, Yakuza films, Political films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films, Gangster films
Actors Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rila Fukushima, Famke Janssen, Tao Okamoto
Roles Original Story
Rating66% 3.347363.347363.347363.347363.34736
In 1945, Logan is held in a Japanese POW camp near Nagasaki. During the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Logan rescues an officer named Ichirō Yashida and shields him from the blast.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
, 1h45
Directed by Marc Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Action
Themes Transport films, Motocyclette, Demons in film, Superhero films, Road movies, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, Fergus Riordan, Christophe Lambert
Roles Characters
Rating43% 2.1603052.1603052.1603052.1603052.160305
A French priest named Moreau warns the monks of a monastery about an impending attack by the devil's forces to obtain a boy named Danny. The monastery falls under attack; Moreau tries to help the boy and his mother Nadya escape, but the distrusting mother shoots at Moreau and flees with her son. Moreau manages to distract the men chasing Danny and Nadya, but nearly dies in the process and loses them. He believes that only the Ghost Rider is capable of protecting the boy. He finds the Rider and seeks his help.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
, 1h47
Directed by Gavin Hood
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Liev Schreiber, Hugh Jackman, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, Troye Sivan, Ryan Reynolds
Roles Original Story
Rating64% 3.2478753.2478753.2478753.2478753.247875
In 1845, James Howlett, a boy living in Canada, sees his father being killed by groundskeeper Thomas Logan. The trauma activates the boy's mutation: bone claws protrude from his knuckles, and he kills Thomas, who reveals that he is James's real father. James flees along with Thomas's son Victor Creed, who is thus James's half-brother. They spend the next century as soldiers, fighting in the American Civil War, both World Wars, and the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, Victor kills a senior officer. James defends Victor and the two are sentenced to execution by firing squad, which they survive. Major William Stryker approaches them in military custody, and offers them membership in Team X, a group of mutants including Agent Zero, Wade Wilson, John Wraith, Fred Dukes, and Chris Bradley. They join the team for a few years, but the group's disregard for human life causes James to leave.
Red Sonja
Red Sonja (1985)
, 1h29
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Witches in film, Rape and revenge films
Actors Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith, Janet Ågren, Ernie Reyes
Roles Characters
Rating51% 2.552852.552852.552852.552852.55285
After being raped by the soldiers of Queen Gedren, a despot who had her parents and brother murdered for scarring the queen's face while rejecting her sexual advances, Red Sonja is visited by a spirit who grants her the strength to seek revenge. Having trained under a swords master, and become distrustful of most men, Red Sonja is found by Lord Kalidor, who takes her to her dying sister Varna. Varna is a member of an order of priestesses who were preparing to destroy a light-powered relic known as the Talisman that created the world and whose growing power now threatens it. However, Gedren's army and her aide-de-camp Ikol slaughtered the priestesses and took the Talisman while Varna was fatally wounded by the time she found Kalidor. Before dying, Varna tells Sonja of the events at her temple while urging her to find the Talisman and destroy it. After turning down Kalidor's offer to accompany her, seeing a storm in the distance, Sonya arrives to the now-ruined kingdom of Hablock. There she meets the young Prince Tarn and his servant Falkon, learning Gedren completely wiped out Hablock when Tarn refused to surrender. Tarn announces that he is raising a new army to crush Gedren and invites Sonja to work for him as a cook. She declines while told that Gedren is based in Berkubane, the Kingdom of Eternal Night.
Conan the Destroyer
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
, 1h43
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia D'Abo, Mako Iwamatsu, Sarah Douglas, Tracey Walter
Roles Story
Rating59% 2.951682.951682.951682.951682.95168
Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his companion, the thief Malak (Tracey Walter), are confronted by Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) of Shadizar. She tests their combat ability with several of her guards. Satisfied, she tells Conan that she has a quest for him. He refuses her, but when she promises to resurrect his lost love, Valeria, Conan agrees to the quest. He is to escort the Queen's niece, Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo), an innocent who is destined to restore the jeweled horn of the dreaming god Dagoth; a magic gem must first be retrieved that will locate the horn. Conan and Malak are joined by Bombaata (Wilt Chamberlain), the eunuch captain of Taramis's guard. Bombaata has secret orders to kill Conan once the gem is obtained.
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice (1983)
, 1h28
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Erotic, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, La préhistoire, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Susan Tyrrell, Maggie Roswell, Steve Sandor, Leo Gordon, William Ostrander, Le Tari
Rating65% 3.251783.251783.251783.251783.25178
From their stronghold in Icepeak, the evil Queen Juliana (Eileen O'Neill) and her son, Nekron (Stephen Mendel), send forth a wave of glaciers, forcing humanity to retreat south towards the equator. Nekron sends a delegation to King Jarol (Leo Gordon) in Firekeep to request his surrender, but this is a ruse orchestrated by Queen Juliana for Nekron’s sub-humans to kidnap Jarol’s daughter, Princess Teegra (Cynthia Leake), a 15-year-old, barefoot, microkini-wearing teenage girl; Queen Juliana feels that Nekron should take a bride to produce an heir.

Team

Morbius
Morbius (2022)

Directed by Jared Leto, Daniel Espinosa
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Jared Leto, Adria Arjona, Matthew Smith, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal
Roles Thanks
Rating51% 2.56192.56192.56192.56192.5619
Atteint d'une maladie du sang rare, le biochimiste Michael Morbius tente de se soigner. Il s'infecte par inadvertance avec une forme de vampirisme.
Black Widow
Black Widow (2021)

Directed by Cate Shortland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, O. T. Fagbenle, David Harbour, Ray Winstone
Roles Thanks
Rating66% 3.3067753.3067753.3067753.3067753.306775
À la suite des événements de Captain America : Civil War (2016) et avant ceux de Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Natasha Romanoff se retrouve seule et contrainte à affronter son passé.
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel (2019)
, 2h4
Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law, Cobie Smulders, Lashana Lynch, Clark Gregg
Roles Thanks
Rating67% 3.399993.399993.399993.399993.39999
Dans les années 1990, Carol Danvers devient l'une des héroïnes les plus puissantes qui aient jamais existé, lorsque la Terre est atteinte par un conflit galactique entre deux races extraterrestres, les Kree et les Skrulls.
Black Panther
Black Panther (2018)
, 2h14
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, Ryan Coogler
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Monde imaginaire, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya
Roles Thanks
Rating73% 3.651023.651023.651023.651023.65102
Après avoir participé à l'affrontement entre Iron Man et Captain America, le prince T'Challa retourne chez lui dans la nation africaine reculée et technologiquement avancée du Wakanda, pour servir son pays en tant que nouveau roi. Cependant, le pouvoir de T'Challa va bientôt être défié par des membres de son propre pays. Quand deux ennemis conspirent pour détruire le Wakanda, la Panthère noire doit s'allier à l'agent de la CIA Everett K. Ross et aux membres du Dora Milaje, les forces spéciales du Wakanda, pour éviter que le pays ne soit emporté dans un conflit mondial.
Logan
Logan (2017)
, 2h17
Directed by James Mangold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films set in the future, Superhero films, Road movies, Dystopian films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films, Chase films
Actors Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Richard E. Grant
Roles Thanks
Rating80% 4.046954.046954.046954.046954.04695
The film begins with Tyler (Patrick Probst) and little brother Logan (Leo Howard) at the movie theater watching a brand new action film, that Tyler thinks was amazing, while Logan thinks it was bad and had no content. Then Logan tells Tyler about his plans to make a movie. Tyler says that he can make a movie. Then, while looking for actors, and crew workers, he faces rejection from his peers at school and his careless parents at home. Then Logan turns to the one he can always count on- Tyler. But when Tyler gets mad at Logan because of a misunderstanding about losing his jacket for his concert, Tyler tells Logan that the movie was a stupid idea, and that it was so bad he couldn't even finish reading it. He tells Logan, "you're only doing this for the attention anyway. It's not worth it. You're never gonna finish it, Logan". Then, while the parents are out and Tyler is at his band concert, Logan does what Tyler never thought he would- he tries to hang himself. Tyler comes up after getting angry at his orchestra leader, he looks all over the house trying to find Logan- and when he does, he is hanging from a tree in the backyard. Logan lives but if Tyler was two minutes late, he would have been brain dead. Although Tyler tries to get through the tragedy with the help of his friends, Ben (Booboo Stewart) and Carlie (Nicole Cummins), he just cannot. At the turn of the unexpected tragedy, the brothers' relationship is altered forever and Tyler is challenged to do whatever it takes to see his little brother's project succeed, even if that means risking it all.