Jeff Loveness: Difference between revisions

Loveness graduated from [[Pepperdine University]] with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pepperdine MFA Alumnus Featured in Vanity Fair |url=https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/articles/pepperdine-mfa-alumnus-featured-vanity-fair.htm |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Seaver College {{!}} Pepperdine University |language=en}}</ref> He started his career by writing several television episodes for ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' and ''[[Miracle Workers (2019 TV series)|Miracle Workers]]''.<ref name="Deadline" /> He later gained notability for writing four [[Rick and Morty (season 4)|season four]] ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' episodes.<ref name="Collider" /> Soon after, he was hired by [[Marvel Studios]] to write the screenplay for ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]''.<ref name="Loveness" /> In December 2020, Loveness revealed that he had turned in the first draft of the script, and said Marvel had used the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] break to "do something new and weird" with the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Anne Victoria |date=December 29, 2020 |title=Bess Kalb Is Sorry for Setting That Lady on Fire That One Time |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/jeff-loveness-and-bess-kalb-got-us-all-hyped-for-ant-man-3.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229214603/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/jeff-loveness-and-bess-kalb-got-us-all-hyped-for-ant-man-3.html |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=January 21, 2021 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]}}</ref> He came back in 2021 to write the ''Rick and Morty'' [[Rick and Morty (season 5)|season 5]] opening episode "[[Mort Dinner Rick Andre]]" and the finale, "[[Rickmurai Jack]]", which is his final episode of the show.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loveness|first=Jeff|date=September 5, 2021|title=This is my final episode. Tried to leave it on the field. Hope you like it.|url=https://twitter.com/jeffloveness/status/1434590464603271179|access-date=2021-09-06|website=[[Twitter]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=jeffloveness|last=Loveness|first=Jeff|number=1175245325725917184|title=Today was my last day at Rick and Morty. I wrote 5 episodes and worked with amazing people. I hope you like it.|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> In September 2022, Loveness was confirmed to work again with Marvel Studios by writing the screenplay for ''[[Avengers: The Kang Dynasty]]'',<ref name="ATKD">{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=September 14, 2022 |title='Avengers: The Kang Dynasty': Jeff Loveness Tapped To Write Next Installment In Marvel Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/marvel-jeff-loveness-avengers-kang-dynasty-1235118412/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914214549/https://deadline.com/2022/09/marvel-jeff-loveness-avengers-kang-dynasty-1235118412/ |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |access-date=September 14, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> but he is no longer involved and was later replaced by [[Michael Waldron]], who ultimately left the project.