J.D. Zeik

J.D. Zeik's original screenplay, Ronin, starring Robert DeNiro, was filmed and released by United Artists in 1998. The film was a hit on both screens and on DVD, and is now considered a cult classic. Zeik also wrote and executive produced the TNT film production of Witchblade. This production served as the basis for the subsequent Witchblade TV series on which he also served as a writing-producer. Zeik worked with Michelle Yeoh (Memoirs of a Geisha) on The Touch. Other credits include the Steven Seagal film, Pistol Whipped. He most recently wrote the next installment of The Mechanic franchise for actor Jason Statham and Millennium Films. Mr. Zeik has been an Assistant Professor of Screenwriting in the SUNY Purchase Film and Playwriting/Screenwriting programs since January of 2000.