The Cowra Breakout (1984) (TV mini-series) - producer only.It is intended to be released on the 30th March 2023.Ĭo-wrote with George Miller & Brian HannantĬo-wrote with Ken Cameron and Richard Mortlockįragments of War: The Story of Damien ParerĬo-wrote screenplay with Robert King, based on a story by Robert King His second novel entitled The Year of the Locust was planned for release in 2016, but has yet to be released. That same month, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired the film rights to the novel with Hayes attached to adapt it into a screenplay. Hayes' debut novel, I Am Pilgrim was published by Transworld Publishers on 18 July 2013. In 2001, Hayes was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for his work on From Hell. His work includes an unused screenplay for Planet of the Apes, titled Return of the Apes in 1994. He wrote Bangkok Hilton specifically as a vehicle for Nicole Kidman. Further work included a script for Dead Calm in 1989.
Hayes subsequently became an in-house writer for Kennedy Miller, working on the scripts for all their subsequent mini-series. He and Miller got on well and the director subsequently hired Hayes to help on the script for Mad Max 2 (1981). Terry was married in 1999 and has one son Connor.Īfter periods spent as an investigative reporter, columnist and radio show host, Hayes met director George Miller when he did the novelisation of the script to Mad Max (1979). He began his career as a journalist, working as the US correspondent for the Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald. Born in Sussex, England, Hayes moved to Australia at the age of 5.