Brian Lynch (writer)

American film and comic book writer (born 1973)

Brian Lynch
Lynch at the premiere of Captain America: Civil War in April 2016
Born	Brian Michael Lynch (1973-06-21) June 21, 1973 (age 51) New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1997–present

Brian Michael Lynch (born June 21, 1973) is an American film and comic book writer. Lynch was the initial writer and co-creator of Angel: After the Fall for IDW Publishing alongside Joss Whedon, and is best known for writing the screenplays for the films Puss in Boots (2011), Minions (2015), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022). He has also written unproduced film adaptations of both The Sims^[1] and The Muppets.^[2]

Life and career

Growing up in Middletown Township, New Jersey, Lynch attended Middletown High School South and William Paterson University of New Jersey.^[3]

Lynch went to school with (and was friends with) Vincent Pereira, who worked with Kevin Smith at the Quick Stop/RST Video and who inspired Smith's own film career.^[4] Despite seeing himself as a writer rather than filmmaker, Lynch contributed in a non-writing capacity to Smith's early films and then wrote/directed one of three non-Smith-directed films under the View Askew label.

Except for four years during early childhood spent in Indiana, Lynch lived in New Jersey all his life.

In 2004, he moved to Hollywood, California.

Comics and animated series

Lynch has worked on a number of comics and animated series:

Angry Naked Pat (animated series)
Spider-Man Unlimited (vol 3) #1
Monkey Man Unleashed
Patchouli One Shot
Spike: Asylum
Spike: Shadow Puppets
Angel: After the Fall #1–17
Spike: After the Fall
Spike (IDW Publishing)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Microseries #1-3 (IDW Publishing)^[5]^[6]^[7]
Monster Motors: The Curse of Minivan Helsing^[8]

Filmography

A Better Place (1997) – Actor (Eddie)
Chasing Amy (1997) – Actor (Bryan White) (uncredited). key craft service, (miscellaneous crew)
Big Helium Dog (1999) – Director, Writer, Editor, Miscellaneous Crew. Actor (Director's Assistant)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) – Actor (Comic Book Shopper #1) (uncredited)
Hop (2011) – Writer with Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio
Puss in Boots (2011) – Story with Will Davies and Tom Wheeler
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (2012) - Writer^[9]
Minions (2015) - Writer
Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015) - Writer/Director
The Secret Life of Pets (2016) - Writer with Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) - Writer
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) - Story with Matthew Fogel^[10]
The Sims (TBA) - Writer

References

^ "The Sims Coming to the Big Screen – ComingSoon.net". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
^ "Muppets What Could Have Been". 13 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ O'Sullivan, Eleanor. "Crude dudes in Red Bank", Asbury Park Press, January 6, 2002. Accessed August 2, 2007. "In addition to Vulgar from Johnson, Atlantic Highlands, the comedy Big Helium Dog, from Middletown's Brian Lynch, also will be shown."
^ Smodcast Episode #225: The Lynch Pin
^ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Microseries #1: Raphael Coming in November!
^ Get Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Micro-series #2: Michelangelo Today! Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ IDW's New Print & Digital Books! Archived March 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Marie, Christine (February 28, 2015). "Fancy Some Gothic Carpunk? Preview Monster Motors: The Curse of Minivan Helsing #1". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Universal Studios Hollywood unleashes Minion power". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13.
^ McMillan, Graeme (February 2, 2020). "'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Brings Mischief to the Super Bowl". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2021.