Kelly Fremon Craig (née Fremon; born 1981) is an American
screenwriter, producer, and film director. She is known for directing,
writing, and co-producing the 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama The Edge
of Seventeen.Fremon Craig was born in Whittier, California and
graduated from UC Irvine with an English degree.Fremon Craig started
out writing sketch comedy and spoken word poetry in college, then
landed an internship in the film division of Immortal Entertainment,
where she read her first film script and began to pursue
screenwriting. She developed several screenplays during the 2000s,
including a modern high school retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac and a
comedic remake of the 2004 French drama Intimate Strangers for
Paramount Pictures. One of her scripts, Ticket to Ride, caught the
attention of Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman. He bought the script
under his The Montecito Picture Company as a directing vehicle for
Reitman. According to Reitman, the script was rewritten at least 15
times. The film was released, under the new title Post Grad. The film
was instead directed by Shrek director Vicky Jenson and was released
in 2009 to critical and commercial disappointment.In 2011, Fremon
Craig completed another script titled Besties and sent the script over
to James L. Brooks. Brooks bought the script and it was announced that
Fremon Craig would direct the film and Brooks would serve as a
producer and mentor for her first film. No updates were issued for the
feature until August 2015, when Hailee Steinfeld was announced to star
in the film. Casting continued until October that same year, with
filming commencing that same month. The film was released by STX
Entertainment in Fall 2016 under its new title The Edge of Seventeen
to critical praise and it was a modest financial hit. Fremon Craig
also provided uncredited rewrites (and was briefly attached as
co-screenwriter) for the 2018 Transformers spin-off film Bumblebee,
also starring Steinfeld.
screenwriter, producer, and film director. She is known for directing,
writing, and co-producing the 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama The Edge
of Seventeen.Fremon Craig was born in Whittier, California and
graduated from UC Irvine with an English degree.Fremon Craig started
out writing sketch comedy and spoken word poetry in college, then
landed an internship in the film division of Immortal Entertainment,
where she read her first film script and began to pursue
screenwriting. She developed several screenplays during the 2000s,
including a modern high school retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac and a
comedic remake of the 2004 French drama Intimate Strangers for
Paramount Pictures. One of her scripts, Ticket to Ride, caught the
attention of Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman. He bought the script
under his The Montecito Picture Company as a directing vehicle for
Reitman. According to Reitman, the script was rewritten at least 15
times. The film was released, under the new title Post Grad. The film
was instead directed by Shrek director Vicky Jenson and was released
in 2009 to critical and commercial disappointment.In 2011, Fremon
Craig completed another script titled Besties and sent the script over
to James L. Brooks. Brooks bought the script and it was announced that
Fremon Craig would direct the film and Brooks would serve as a
producer and mentor for her first film. No updates were issued for the
feature until August 2015, when Hailee Steinfeld was announced to star
in the film. Casting continued until October that same year, with
filming commencing that same month. The film was released by STX
Entertainment in Fall 2016 under its new title The Edge of Seventeen
to critical praise and it was a modest financial hit. Fremon Craig
also provided uncredited rewrites (and was briefly attached as
co-screenwriter) for the 2018 Transformers spin-off film Bumblebee,
also starring Steinfeld.
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