John Whittington

John Whittington is an American screenwriter. He is known for his collaborations with Jared Stern, including The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) and DC League of Super-Pets (2022), as well as his collaborations with Pat Casey and Josh Miller on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. He later created Knuckles with Toby Ascher.

Life and career Whittington began his career by writing the screenplay 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 Hedgehog 2 and its sequel. By 2025, he wrote the script for Swapped for Skydance Animation.

Whittington is a 2001 graduate of St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School and a 2005 graduate of New York University.

Filmography Film Year Title Notes Ref(s) 2017 The Lego Batman Movie Co-wrote with Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers and Jared Stern 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Co-wrote with Pat Casey and Josh Miller 2026 Swapped Co-wrote with Adam Karp, Christian Magalhaes, Robert Snow, and Nathan Greno Remarkably Bright Creatures Co-wrote with Olivia Newman

Television Year !! Title !! Notes Episodes: "Car", "Goat", "The Mom Identity", "You Only Mom Twice", "The Mom Who Loved Me"