“The truth is, we were sick of, every time we finished a movie, having to start all over again from nothing, going to a studio, pitching an idea, setting up a new office.”

American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor

Dean Devlin is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and film and television actor. He is best known for his collaborations with director Roland Emmerich, and for work tied to the Librarian and Leverage television franchises. He co-founded the production companies Centropolis Entertainment and Electric Entertainment. He also appeared as a series regular on the short-lived television series Hard Copy, and his career spans writing, producing, directing, and acting across film and television.