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{{Infobox Film
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| name = Executable
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| image =
| director = Zachary Parris
| caption =
| writer = Zachary Parris
| birth_name = {{nowrap| Stanley M. Brooks}}
| starring = [[Ethan Hawke]]<br>[[Michael Pitt]]
| birth_date =
| producer = Sophia Shek<br>Douglas Kerr
| birth_place = [[United States]]
| spouse =
| editing =
| music = [[Anthony Scott Burns]] aka ''Pilotpriest''
| years_active = 1989-present
| cinematography = Augustin Barbaroux
| occupation = [[screenwriter|Writer]], [[film director|Director]], and [[film producer|Producer]]
| distributor =
| released =
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| language = [[English language|English]]
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}}


'''''Executable''''' is an upcoming [[independent film|independent]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] starring [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Michael Pitt]] about a hacker hired to steal an [[artificial intelligence]] program written by a missing autistic teenager.
'''Stanley M. Brooks''' is an American film and television [[producer]]. He has produced more than 60 movies for film and television as well as several critically acclaimed [[miniseries]] including [[Broken Trail]]<ref name="variety4" /> and [[Prayers for Bobby]]<ref name="variety5" />.


==Career==
==Development==
The screenplay for Executable was developed while writer/director Zachary Parris while working at [[Quantic Dream]] and eventually placed in the top 1.9% of the 2015 [[Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting]]. The film is currently slated for a 2016 release with production scheduled to begin in late 2015 with locations in [[Los Angeles]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Marseille]].<ref>reference</reF>
A graduate of [[Brandeis University]], Brooks also holds a master’s degree in fine arts from the [[American Film Institute]] where he is also currently an adjunct professor.<ref name="afi">{{cite web
|url=http://www.afi.com/conservatory/about/faculty.aspx
|title= AFI Faculty
|first=
|last=
|authorlink=
|publisher= [[American Film Institute]]
|date=
|accessdate= 11 October 2012
}}</ref>

In the 1980s, Brooks served as president of Guber-Peters Television. Under his leadership the company produced many notable projects including Barry Levinson’s [[Rain Man]], which went on to win the [[Oscar for Best Picture]] at the [[1988 Academy Awards]]. In 1989, Brooke left to found his first independent production company, Once Upon a Time Films which went on to produce a variety of television movies in the 1990s and 2000s.<ref name="variety1">{{cite web
|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117903251?refCatId=32
|title= Without Consent
|first= Tony
|last= Scott
|authorlink=
|publisher= [[Variety]]
|date= 13 October 1994
|accessdate= 11 October 2012
}}</ref>
<ref name="variety2">{{cite web
|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117477949?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0
|title= Dollar for the Dead
|first= Jude
|last= Bradley
|authorlink=
|publisher= [[Variety]]
|date= 8 October 1998
|accessdate= 11 October 2012
}}</ref>
<ref name="variety3">{{cite web
|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117926538?refCatId=32
|title= Cool Money
|first= Justin
|last= Chang
|authorlink=
|publisher= [[Variety]]
|date= 15 March 2005
|accessdate= 11 October 2012
}}</ref>

In 2006, Brooks produced [[Broken Trail]] starring [[Robert Duvall]] and [[Thomas Haden Church]] which won four Emmy Awards including Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries and Best Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special. It was also nominated for three Golden Globe awards in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.<ref name="variety4">{{cite web
|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968869?refcatid=14
|title= Emmys spur on Western revival
|first= Joseph
|last= Adalian
|authorlink=
|publisher= [[Variety]]
|date= 19 July 2007
|accessdate= 11 October 2012
}}</ref>
In 2009, Brooks produced the telefilm [[Prayers for Bobby]], which earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Made for Television Movie as well as both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for [[Sigourney Weaver]]'s portrayal of Mary Griffith.<ref name="variety5">{{cite web
|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006727?refcatid=14
|title= Emmy's sharp elbows
|first= Cynthia
|last= Littleton
|authorlink=
|publisher= [[Variety]]
|date= 30 July 2009
|accessdate= 11 October 2012
}}</ref>

Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] appointed Brooks as 
chairman of the [[California Film Commission]] in 2010 where he 
helped pass the first tax incentives package for the entertainment
 industry in California history, bringing tens of thousands of jobs back to the state.<ref name="commission">{{cite web
|url=http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=830
|title= GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION
|first=
|last=
|authorlink=
|publisher= Office of the [[Governor of California]]
|date=
|accessdate= 11 October 2012
}}</ref>

==Charity==
Brooks founded ''The Hollywood Indies Little League Foundation'', a charitable organization that in 1995 brought [[Little League baseball]] back to an abandoned park in South Los Angeles. It is now the city’s largest Little League program. The following year, Brooks was recognized by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for his special contribution to the parks and children of L.A.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web
|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/21529035.html?dids=21529035:21529035&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+22%2C+1995&author=STEPHEN+GREGORY&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Hollywood+Helps+to+Polish+a+Diamond+in+the+Rough&pqatl=google
|title= Hollywood Helps to Polish a Diamond in the Rough
|first= Stephen
|last= Gregory
|authorlink=
|publisher= [[Los Angeles Times]]
|date= 22 June 1995
|accessdate= 11 October 2012
}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=1127221|title=Executable}}
* {{IMDb name|0112253|Stanley M. Brooks}}

Revision as of 03:51, 10 September 2015

Executable
Directed byZachary Parris
Written byZachary Parris
Produced bySophia Shek
Douglas Kerr
StarringEthan Hawke
Michael Pitt
CinematographyAugustin Barbaroux
Music byAnthony Scott Burns aka Pilotpriest
LanguageEnglish

Executable is an upcoming independent thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Michael Pitt about a hacker hired to steal an artificial intelligence program written by a missing autistic teenager.

Development

The screenplay for Executable was developed while writer/director Zachary Parris while working at Quantic Dream and eventually placed in the top 1.9% of the 2015 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. The film is currently slated for a 2016 release with production scheduled to begin in late 2015 with locations in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Marseille.[1]

References

  1. ^ reference