Gary Leslie Whitta (born 21 July 1972, London, England) is an English-American screenwriter, author, game designer and former video game journalist. He began his career working on magazines such as ACE and helped found PC Gamer, later serving as editor-in-chief in both the UK and US editions. Whitta’s film credits include writing The Book of Eli (2010), co-writing After Earth (2013) with M. Night Shyamalan, and co-developing the story for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). In games, he has contributed to titles like Prey and The Walking Dead: The Game, and has served as a narrative consultant on projects including Halo 5: Guardians. He also writes fiction (novel Abomination, comics) and hosts digital talk-shows such as Animal Talking.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 21, 1972 (54)
- Poplar, London, England, UK
- Writer, also actor
- 4 on MovieCove
What are Gary Whitta's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Gary Whitta's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Gary Whitta's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Star Wars: Rebels(2014)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
After Earth(2013)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Book of Eli(2010)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 4 titles from 2010 to 2016.
Biggest box office
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Highest rated
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Most popular right now
The Book of Eli (2010)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Gary Whitta's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Gary Whitta's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.