Russell Gewirtz

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Russell Gewirtz is an American screenwriter, best known for writing the screenplay for Spike Lee's Inside Man.

[edit] Biography

Gewirtz graduated from Tufts University with a degree in computer science. He later attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in Manhattan. After passing the bar exam, Gewirtz went to work for his father running a small chain of clothing stores.[1] After leaving the business and pursuing a series of smaller business enterprises, Gewirtz turned to screenwriting. He wrote two episodes for TV series Blind Justice in 2005, after penning Inside Man, his first screenplay, in 2005. [2]

[edit] Upcoming work

Gewirtz's second screenplay is now the upcoming indie production Righteous Kill, a thriller starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.[3] He has also written the screenplay for The Labyrinth, an English language remake of René Manzor's French language thriller Dédales; Hilary Swank is set to star in it.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Medsker, David (2006-09-08), Interview with screenwriter Russell Gewirtz, <http://www.bullz-eye.com/mguide/interviews/2006/russell_gewirtz.htm>. Retrieved on 18 November 2007 
  2. ^ Russell Gewirtz. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dade (2007-05-17), “De Niro, Pacino reunite for 'Kill'”, Variety, <http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965130.html?categoryid=13&cs=1>