Henry Gayden

Henry Gayden was born on November 30, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee. He is an American screenwriter, best known for writing the films Earth to Echo (2014), Shazam! (2019) and There's Someone Inside Your House (2021). In his youth, Gayden attended Memphis University School and after graduation, he commenced his studies at the The University of Texas at Austin where he majored in English and radio-television-film. During his time at college, he worked as an entertainment editor for The Daily Texan. After graduating from his degree, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. In 2013, Gayden worked on the script for the 2014 science-fiction adventure film titled "Earth to Echo", which was later directed by Dave Green. In 2017, Gayden was hired to rewrite Darren Lemke's script for the DC Extended Universe superhero film "Shazam!", directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer and Djimon Hounsou. Upon release, the film received positive reviews. On August 22, 2020, it was reported that Gayden will return to helm the script for the sequel. In March 2018, it was announced that Gayden will helm the script for the upcoming Netflix slasher film, "There's Someone Inside Your House". The film will be based on an adaptation of the 2017 novel of the same name by Stephanie Perkins with Patrick Brice directing the project. It will be produced by Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment and James Wan's Atomic Monster Productions. The film is expected to be released in 2021.