Spenser Cohen is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his work on Extinction (2018), Moonfall (2022), and Tarot (2024).
Career
In March 2012, Cohen directed Diana DeGarmo's music video "Good Goodbye". In December 2013, his screenplay for the science fiction action film Extinction appeared on Black List, before being picked up by Netflix and released in 2018. In February 2019, Amblin Partners announced it had bought Cohen's script for the science fiction film Long Distance. In May 2019, Cohen was writing the script for Moonfall.
In June 2021, Cohen wrote the screenplay for the Netflix film Ivy. The film was retitled to House/Wife before it was dropped by Netflix. In August 2021, Cohen gained notability from writing the screenplay and story for Expend4bles. In March 2022, he wrote and directed the horror short film Blink. In May 2024, he made his feature-length directorial debut with the horror film Tarot (originally Horrorscope), which he also wrote.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive producer |
Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Good Goodbye | Yes | No | No | Music video | |
| 2018 | Extinction | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2022 | Moonfall | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Blink | Yes | Yes | No | Short film | ||
| 2023 | Expend4bles | No | Story | Yes | ||
| 2024 | Tarot | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Long Distance | No | Yes | No | |||
| TBA | House/Wife | No | Yes | Yes |
Accolades
For his work on Expend4bles, he was nominated at the 44th Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Screenplay.