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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Writing

2027 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Writer
2026 Remarkably Bright Creatures Writer In Library
2026 Swapped Story In Library
2026 Swapped Screenplay In Library
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Screenplay
2024 Knuckles Writer
2022 DC League of Super-Pets Writer
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Screenplay
2019 Green Eggs and Ham Writer
2018 When We First Met Writer
2017 The Lego Batman Movie Screenplay
2017 The Lego Ninjago Movie Screenplay

Production

2024 Knuckles Executive Producer
2010 Plaguers Executive Producer

Crew

2017 The Lego Batman Movie Additional Writing

Creator

2024 Knuckles Creator