James V. Hart

James V. "Jim" Hart (born 1960 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a screenwriter and author.

Hart wrote the screenplay to the Steven Spielberg feature film Hook (1991) which functioned as a sequel to Barrie's original story. He wrote the 2005 children's novel Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth, a prequel depicting J. M. Barrie's villain Captain Hook, the nemesis of Peter Pan, when Hook was a youngster.

Hart wrote the screenplay adaptation for Crisis in the Hot Zone, but the movie never materialized. He did the first draft screenplay of Atlas Shrugged, which is being developed by director Randall Wallace. It has been announced that Hart wrote an adaptation of Sirens of Titan, which Vonnegut approved of before he died. At the "Awake and Aware 2009" conference in LA, David Wilcock spoke of working with Hart on his upcoming film Convergence.

Hart's 10-year-old daughter Julia accompanied him on a tour of Great Ormond Street Hospital following the premiere of Hook, and was inspired to give up birthday presents that year so the money could be donated to the hospital, a move which led to the creation of the Peter Pan Children's Fund.

Selected filmography

 * August Rush (2007)
 * Sahara (2005) (screenplay)
 * Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) (story)
 * Tuck Everlasting (2002) (screenplay)
 * Contact (1997) (screenplay)
 * Muppet Treasure Island (1996) (screenplay)
 * Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (screenplay)
 * Hook (1991) (screenplay)