Paul Castro
Paul Castro (born March 12, Bronx, New York) is an American screenwriter. While a student at the UCLA School of Film, Television and Digital Media, 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 and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Castro's next project, Speed Kills, is in production. Based on the life of cigarette boat creator Don Aronow, it will be filmed and produced in Florida.[3]
Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine has been linked to a future Castro project.[4]
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- ^ a b Lyons, Charles (2007-03-07). "Castro inks three-pic deal with Digital Mercury". Variety (Reed Business Information). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117779126.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Columbia Records Announces the Release of 'August Rush - Music From The Motion Picture'" (Press release). Columbia Records. 2007-11-14. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-14-2007/0004705844&EDATE=. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ Rolfe, Pamela (2007-05-20). "Ranvaud's Buena Onda headed to Miami". The Hollywood Reporter (Nielsen Business Media). http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/international/news/e3i1f890f625ffdd190ef2c94023f30b3e4. Retrieved 2007-11-18.[dead link]
- ^ Caddell, Ian (2005-06-23). "Bewitched star bothered by bad spell of Hollywood film". Straight.com. http://www.straight.com/article/bewitched-star-bothered-by-bad-spell-of-hollywood-film. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
