Arash Amel
| Arash Amel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1976 Wales |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Producer |
Arash Amel (born 1976) is a British-Iranian Hollywood screenwriter and producer.
He is best known for the Princess Grace period drama Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth and Frank Langella, and directed by Olivier Dahan.[1][2] The script, researched and written over a 12-month period in 2010-2011, was listed in the 2011 Black List of the most liked unproduced Hollywood screenplays written in that year.[3] As a follow-up to the project, Amel is adapting for the screen and producing Chris Greenhalgh's epic love story Seducing Ingrid Bergman, in partnership with Uday Chopra and YRF Entertainment.[4] The novel was published in 2012 in the UK, to be published in the US in 2014.
On April 13, 2013, it was announced that Amel was writing the biopic of slain war journalist Marie Colvin, to be produced by Basil Iwanyk and Charlize Theron, with Theron slated to star.[5] The movie will be based on the Vanity Fair article "Marie Colvin's Private War" by Marie Brenner.[6]
On August 14, 2013, Universal Pictures announced its acquisition of Amel's science fiction screenplay "Soldiers of the Sun" as the beginning of a new action franchise starring Vin Diesel.[7] The project will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Vin Diesel and Samantha Vincent.
His previous work includes the Aaron Eckhart thriller Erased, and the sequel to I Am Legend at Warner Bros.[8]
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Erased | Writer | |
| 2013 | Grace of Monaco | Writer, Producer |
External links
References
- ↑ "Nicole Kidman Plays Grace Kelly in Upcoming Film 'Grace of Monaco' - Yahoo!". Gma.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (2012-09-24). "Thesps line up for 'Grace of Monaco' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media". Variety. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ "Grace Kelly Film in the Works (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ "‘Grace Of Monaco’ Team Sets Epic Love Story Between Ingrid Bergman And War Photog Robert Capa". Deadline Hollywood. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ↑ "Thunder Road Finds Funds In China And Middle East". Deadline Hollywood. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ "Charlize Theron set to star and produce movie in memory of the late war correspondent Marie Colvin". Daily Mail. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "Vin Diesel Teams with 'Grace of Monaco' Writer for 'Soldiers of the Sun' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ↑ "'I Am Legend 2' Proceeding With Will Smith and Akiva Goldsman Producing, Arash Amel Writing". Hollywood Reporter. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-10-28.