Paul Brooks
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Paul Brooks | |
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| Born | 1959 |
| Education | University of London |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
Paul Brooks (born 1959) is a British-born film producer.
Brooks has a Humanities degree in English/Philosophy/Psychology and Sociology from the University of London. He then went into real estate development before moving into film.[1]
In 1992 he executive produced low-budget film for Vadim Jean & Gary Sinyor "Leon The Pig Farmer" which became an unexpected hit in the UK box office.[2]
In 1993 he formed a film company Metrodome Films[3] which made films likes the controversial film Beyond Bedlam, Proteus, the cult horror Darklands directed by Julian Richards and Killing Time. Most of these films were usually starred Craig Fairbrass.[4] In 2016 the company has been placed into administration.[5]
Brooks has been the president of Gold Circle Films since March 2001.[6] He has produced a number of films, including the Academy Award-nominated Shadow of the Vampire and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.[7]
Filmography
- Leon the Pig Farmer (1993) (executive producer)
- Beyond Bedlam (1993)
- Clockwork Mice (1995)
- Solitaire for 2 (1995) (co-executive producer)
- Proteus (1995)
- Darklands (1996)
- The Real Howard Spitz (1998)
- Killing Time (1998) (executive producer)
- One More Kiss (1999)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000) (executive producer)
- The Man from Elysian Fields (2001) (executive producer)
- The Badge (2002) (executive producer)
- Sonny (2002)
- Poolhall Junkies (2002) (executive producer)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) (executive producer)
- 13 Moons (2002) (executive producer)
- Rolling Kansas (2003)
- DysFunktional Family (2003)
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
- The Long Weekend (2005)
- White Noise (2005)
- The Wedding Date (2005)
- Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
- Slither (2006)
- Whisper (2007)
- Because I Said So (2007)
- White Noise 2: The Light (2007) (executive producer)
- Rock Paper Scissors (2008)
- The Haunting in Connecticut (2008)
- Blood Creek (2008)
- My Sassy Girl (2008)
- Over Her Dead Body (2008)
- The New Daughter (2009)
- The Fourth Kind (2009)
- New in Town (2009)
- The Belcoo Experiment (2009)
- ATM (2010)[8]
- Pitch Perfect (2012)
- Search Party (2014)
- Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
- I Still See You (2018)
References
- ^ "Paul Brooks". Filmbug. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ Rose, Simon (2006-08-10). "A bumpy ride to the big screen". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam; Dawtrey, Adam (1997-11-20). "Brooks ankles top slot at Metrodome". Variety. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "Metrodome Films". BFI. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (2016-08-17). "UK film distributor Metrodome enters administration". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "Gold Circle Films and Platinum Studios Enter Into Largest Financial Agreement for Comic Book Film Adaptations". www.businesswire.com. 2004-10-26. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "How 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Became an Indie Phenomenon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ A Trip to the 'ATM' Becomes a Nightmare
External links
- Paul Brooks at IMDb
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