[1] Nowlin wrote his debut screenplay in 2014 of a science fiction action film The Maze Runner, which was directed by Wes Ball.
[1][2] Nowlin also co-wrote the screenplay and story for the film Pacific Rim Uprising, with director Steven S.
[5] In October 2012, Nowlin's spec script Our Name Is Adam was bought by producer Mary Parent with attaching Tom Cruise to play the lead role.
[6] The film was later renamed to The Adam Project with Ryan Reynolds and Jennifer Garner starring, and was released on Netflix March 11, 2022.
[8] He also wrote a western thriller spec Wild Guns which he sold to Warner Bros. in April 2011, Gianni Nunnari would produce the film through Hollywood Gang Productions.