Chris McKenna is an American television writer, film producer, screenwriter, and television producer. He has written for American Dad!, Community, and The Mindy Project, and the Spider-Man films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2017âÂÂpresent).
McKenna attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California.
McKenna was an uncredited writer on the 2004 film The Girl Next Door, having developed the screenplay with director Luke Greenfield. He was denied credit by the WGA arbitration process.
McKenna wrote some of Communitys most critically acclaimed episodes, including "Paradigms of Human Memory", "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", and the Emmy- and Hugo-nominated "Remedial Chaos Theory". He also co-wrote (along with his brother Matt McKenna) one of the most acclaimed episodes of American Dad!, "Rapture's Delight".
During his time as a writer for American Dad, he met Erik Sommers, who would later become his writing partner. Together they have since written for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), co-writing ' (2017) and its sequels, ' (2019) and ' (2021), along with ' (2017) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
Having worked with the Russo brothers on the sitcom Community, McKenna contributed to the script of ' (2014) by writing jokes for the film.
McKenna is set to write the Marvel Studios Spider-Man film along with his writing partner Erik Sommers. The film will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and will be released on July 31, 2026.
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