[2] They optioned their first spec script, The Courier, in 1999 while Brandt was working as an assistant editor for Robert Rodriguez on the set of The Faculty in Austin, Texas.
[4] The duo went on to write the remake of the Elmore Leonard short story 3:10 to Yuma, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale and directed by James Mangold.
[5] In 2009, the Brandt and Haas adaptation of Wanted starring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie grossed more than $404 million worldwide.
[6] In 2011, Brandt made his directorial debut with his and Haas's original screenplay The Double, starring Richard Gere, Topher Grace and Martin Sheen.
[7] Most recently, Brandt and Haas were the executive producers of the NBC drama Chicago Fire, along with Dick Wolf.