TODD KOMARNICKI is a prolific writer, producer, and director of film and television as well as an acclaimed novelist. His first novel, Free, was published by Doubleday in 1993 and his second novel, famine (Arcade 1997), received tremendous reviews and was subsequently translated into French, Italian, and German. His third novel, war, was published to exceptional reviews in July of 2008 by Arcade.
Komarnicki’s screenplays include SULLY directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, which opened #1 at the box office to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. Komarnicki has also written PERFECT STRANGER starring Bruce Willis and Halle Berry, an adaptation of the international bestseller; THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, which is set for release in 2018, and stars Mel Gibson and Sean Penn; KURT WARNER PROJECT for Fox Studios; MERCURY 13 at ABC, a TV pilot about the first female astronauts, which he is producing with Jessica Chastain, and a reboot of the DIRTY HARRY character for Clint Eastwood and Warner Bros. TV.
Komarnicki is the president & founder of the production company Guy Walks Into A Bar. Komarnicki and Guy Walks partner Jon Berg produced the Christmas blockbuster ELF, starring Will Ferrell and directed by Jon Favreau. The film amassed over $220 million worldwide and has become a perennial favorite every Christmas season.
