Hynes was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, and has a bachelor's degree in history from Columbia University.
Hynes wrote and directed The Go-Getter, starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone, and Nick Offerman, which premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival.
[3][4] Hynes is collaborating with Pharrell Williams on a musical feature film originally titled Atlantis, which was originally in development at 20th Century Studios,[5][6] before the project moved to Universal Pictures,[7] and was retitled Golden, which was now permanently cancelled.
[8] He had written the film adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel, The Magician's Elephant, released by Netflix in 2022.
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