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Eric Pearson

American screenwriter

Marvel One-Shots

Eric Pearson (born December 14, 1984) is an American screenwriter. He has worked with Marvel Studios, writing various short films for their Marvel One-Shots series of films,^[1] and writing the screenplay for the feature films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Black Widow (2021), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025), and The Fantastic Four (2025).

Early life and career

He studied screenwriting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He was enrolled in Marvel Studios' screenwriting program in 2010.^[2]

Filmography

Short film

The Consultant (2011)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011)
Item 47 (2012)
Agent Carter (2013)

Feature film

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Black Widow (2021)
Thunderbolts* (2025)
The Fantastic Four (2025)

Ref.: ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Uncredited rewrites

Ant-Man (2015)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2015–2016	Agent Carter	8 episodes

References

^ Breznican, Anthony (July 3, 2012). "First Look: Marvel unveils top-secret 'Avengers' short film 'Item 47' – Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
^ Poloway, Kevin (November 3, 2017). "How 'Thor: Ragnarok' screenwriter (and former pizza guy) Eric Pearson became Marvel's go-to script doctor". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ Couch, Aaron (November 2, 2017). "'Thor: Ragnarok' Writer on the Secret to Revitalizing a Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
^ "Godzilla vs. Kong". Writers Guild of America East. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ Barnhardt, Andrew (January 14, 2020). "Thor: Ragnarok Writer Gets Sole Screenwriting Credit on Black Widow". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
^ Seo, Rachel (March 29, 2023). "Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Adds 'Beef' Creator Lee Sung Jin as Writer (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (February 21, 2024). "How Marvel Is Quietly Retooling Amid Superhero Fatigue". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.