Paul Castro

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Paul Castro (born March 12, 1975 Bronx, New York) is an American screenwriter. While a student at the legendary UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television he was a finalist for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award[1] for directing and producing his original screenplay Healing, and landed a three picture screenwriting deal worth $1 million.[1]

His original screenplay August Rush has completed filming, and was released in the USA on November 21, 2007, distributed by Warner Bros.[2] The film is directed by Oscar-nominee Kirsten Sheridan, and stars Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Freddie Highmore, Danny Glover, Kelsey Grammer, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Castro's next project, A BEAUTIFUL DAY, based on the life of tennis greats, Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson who won Wimbledon as doubles partners, as well as a project in development about the US Women's National Soccer Team that shocked the world in the 1999 World Cup Final. They did it to a sell out crowd of 90,000+ spectators and 40 million television viewers, both films to be produced by Ross Greenburg (MIRACLE & DARE TO DREAM) and team.

Paul Castro served as an expert crises counselor specializing in suicide prevention for 7 years. He was also an officer in the United States Navy, twice recalled to active duty after 9/11, then returning to his career professionally writing and directing.[3]

Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine has been linked to a future Castro project.[4]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lyons, Charles (2007-03-07). "Castro inks three-pic deal with Digital Mercury". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  2. ↑ "Columbia Records Announces the Release of 'August Rush - Music From The Motion Picture'" (Press release). Columbia Records. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  3. ↑ Rolfe, Pamela (2007-05-20). "Ranvaud's Buena Onda". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 
  4. ↑ Caddell, Ian (2005-06-23). "Bewitched star bothered by bad spell of Hollywood film". Straight.com. Retrieved 2007-11-18. 

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