Miles Millar

Miles Millar (born 1967) is an Australian-British screenwriter, showrunner, producer, creator and director. Millar is best known for co-creating TV programs such as Netflix's Addams Family spin-off series Wednesday. Alongside his writing or producing partner Alfred Gough, Millar also co-created programs, such as Smallville, Into the Badlands and The Shannara Chronicles. He also co-wrote films such as Shanghai Noon and Spider-Man 2. The duo worked since they met at USC School of Cinematic Arts. Early life Millar grew up in Sydney, Australia but emigrated to the UK when he was 9. He was educated at Claremont Fan Court School, and is a graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge. He attended The Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California where he teamed up with his writing partner, Alfred Gough. They sold their first script while still studying at USC. "Mango", a buddy-cop story where a cop who was allergic to animals was paired with an orangutan, sold to New Line Cinema for $400,000. The film was never made, but proved to be a professional launching pad. Career Miles Millar and his writing partner Alfred Gough are prolific writers/producers. Their feature credits include Sami Rami's Spider-Man 2, the action-comedy Shanghai Noon, as well as its sequel Shanghai Knights both starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. Other credits include the action-adventure The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Lethal Weapon 4, and I Am Number Four. The duo produced Hannah Montana: The Movie, based on the Disney Channel TV series starring Miley Cyrus. The feature marked the first film for the duo's The Walt Disney Company-based production company, Millar-Gough Ink. The films they have written or produced have a combined global box office in excess of one billion dollars.