Dean Devlin (born August 27, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, television director and former actor. He is the founder of the production company Electric Entertainment. Read full biography of Dean Devlin →
As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one.
Many years ago, I was actually hired to write the sequel to 'Independence Day.' And I wrote a sequel. And they paid me a boatload of money to... →
The movie business is not something that can come from the brain. It really comes from the soul and the heart.
Filmmaking is a real democracy - it's up to the audience to vote with their tickets.
I know I screwed up my 'Godzilla.'
Television is like speed chess, as you have no time and no money. It is like trying to play Grandmaster chess with a 20 minute timer. The rewards are... →
There was no studio involved when we made 'Stargate.' It was financed through Le Studio Canal+ in France and, after the film was finished, it... →
I hope to make the most expensive movie in history at some point!
I would love it if the whole 'Godzilla' franchise was revitalized for a new generation.
We have to put people on pedestals; otherwise, there's no one to knock off pedestals.
I can tell you as a fact that if you'd asked anyone in Hollywood one year before 'Pirates of the Caribbean' had come out, they'd have... →
Paramount Pictures is a perfect partner for Electric Entertainment, with the most stable group of executives in Hollywood and unparalleled global... →
'Stargate' has always had this empty hole. When we made the first one, we always intended on doing part two and three, and we were prevented... →
Dean Devlin (born August 27, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, television director and former actor. He is the founder of the production company Electric Entertainment.