John Whittington
An image from The Lego Batman Movie, one of the productions that also features John Whittington.
John Whittington

John Whittington

John Whittington is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Jared Stern, including The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and DC League of Super-Pets (2022).

Whittington began his career by writing the screenplays for The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie. In July 2017, Whittington was hired to write the script for Boy21. In 2018, he wrote the screenplay for the Netflix film When We First Met. In 2019, he wrote two episodes of the animated series Green Eggs and Ham, based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. During reshoots, he rewrote the screenplay for the 2020 film Dolittle. He wrote the DC Comics film DC League of Super-Pets. He gained notability from co-writing the screenplay for the action-adventure comedy film Sonic the Hedgeog 2 and its sequel.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022

The Lego Batman Movie

The Lego Batman Movie

2017

When We First Met

When We First Met

2018

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024

DC League of Super-Pets

DC League of Super-Pets

2022

The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

2017

Knuckles

Knuckles

2024

Green Eggs and Ham

Green Eggs and Ham

2019