Paul Harris Boardman
Paul Harris Boardman is an American film producer and screenwriter, best known as the co-writer and producer of The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). He also co-wrote the screenplays for Hellraiser: Inferno (2000) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), and worked on production rewrites of Dracula 2000, The Messengers, and Scream 4. Paul recently produced The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) for Fox, and he is currently writing and producing Devil's Knot, based on the book by Mara Leveritt. In addition, Paul is writing The Substitute for producer Sam Raimi, Mandate, and Columbia Pictures, and he is writing and producing suspense thriller The Living for Lakeshore Entertainment. Paul's other screenplays in development include The Birds for Universal Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, and Platinum Dunes, and Poltergeist for MGM.
Paul is co-writing and executive producing Thunderstruck, a sci-fi drama pilot for AMC, and he is also co-writing and executive producing a drama pilot for MTV scripted television.
In October, 2011, it was announced that Paul will co-write the horror-thriller Two Eyes Staring for Summit Entertainment, starring Charlize Theron, who is also attached to produce.
Paul has also written other screenplays for various studios and production companies, including TriStar, Disney, Bruckheimer Films, IEG, APG, Sony, Lakeshore, Screen Gems, Universal, and MGM.
Paul Boardman grew up in the Appalachian region of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Sewanee with honors degrees in English literature and psychology. He earned an M.A. in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University, and also studied at St John's College, Oxford and the University of Southern California film school.
