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United States John Fusco is a celebrated screenwriter, producer, and television series creator, known for crafting epic Americana narratives and redefining the modern Western genre.
'Marco Polo' creator John Fusco has partnered with Extraordinary Entertainment to create an organized crime drama about the Triad. This partnership was formed to develop a TV drama titled 'The Successor'.
Top Hollywood screenwriters Bruce McKenna and John Fusco have joined two Philippines-set film projects from Inspire Studios.
John Fusco discusses his new Netflix feature film, 'The Highwaymen'.
To further the growth of his music, Fusco and Rocket 88 Records have also signed with MD25 Entertainment to further promote and curate his music.
MD25 Entertainment was signed by John Fusco and Rocket 88 Records to promote and curate his music.
John Fusco was announced in 2011 to be adapting Peter Guralnick's biography of Elvis Presley, 'Last Train to Memphis', for Fox 2000.
As of 2016, Fusco was adapting the novel 'The Alchemist' for TriStar Pictures.
Skydance has purchased Fusco's spec screenplay 'The Rescue', a modern-day Western set to star Brandon Sklenar.
John Fusco’s career began unconventionally, dropping out of high school at 16 to pursue life as a blues musician and factory worker across the American South. This formative period deeply influenced his early creative work. After earning a GED and gaining admission to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Fusco quickly distinguished himself, winning the national Nissan-Focus Award for his student screenplays two years in a row. His second award-winning screenplay, “Crossroads” (1986), based on his blues experiences, was directed by Walter Hill and is now considered a cult classic, even inspiring the video game “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” (2007). His early achievements at NYU launched his professional career, laying the groundwork for a prolific and diverse body of work in film and television.
In 1988, Fusco wrote and produced the hit Western “Young Guns,” followed by its sequel “Young Guns II” (1990). His commitment to authentic storytelling was evident in “Thunderheart” (1992), a film that emerged from his research on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and explored federal abuses within Native American communities. Over nearly four decades, Fusco has been recognized by the Native American community as a creative ally. He continued to explore Native American themes with the ABC mini-series “DreamKeeper” (2003) and the Disney epic “Hidalgo” (2004). His animated script for “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” (2002) earned an Academy Award nomination in 2003, showcasing his versatility.
From 2014 to 2017, Fusco served as the creator and showrunner for the Netflix Original Series “Marco Polo.” In recent years, his work includes the original screenplay for “The Highwaymen” (2019), starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson, and the 2023 original screenplay “The Wind and the Reckoning,” an indigenous Hawaiian historical drama that won Best Film at multiple indie festivals. His latest spec script, “The Rescue,” a modern-day Western, has been acquired by Skydance and will star Brandon Sklenar, continuing his legacy in compelling narratives. Beyond his film endeavors, Fusco is also a recognized blues musician and author. He is a black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu, and his lifelong martial arts background also influenced his work, notably in “The Forbidden Kingdom” (2008).
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