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George Nolfi
Born
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, director
Years active2003–present

George Nolfi is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He directed the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau, which he also wrote (adapted from a short story by Philip K. Dick).[1]

Life and career

Nolfi was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended James Hart Junior High School in Homewood, Illinois, and then Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, both in the south suburbs of Chicago. He graduated from Princeton University summa cum laude with a bachelor's in public policy and was awarded a Marshall Scholarship to Oxford University. He completed some graduate work there in philosophy and then switched to the doctoral program in political science at UCLA.

Nolfi sold his first spec script, Pathfinder (as yet unproduced), before completing his Ph.D. and left UCLA with a master's degree.

In 2004, he adapted his spec screenplay Honor Among Thieves (previously considered as a John Woo vehicle) into Ocean's Twelve, the sequel to Ocean's Eleven.[2] He has also written screenplays for Timeline and The Sentinel. He co-wrote The Bourne Ultimatum with Tony Gilroy, and Scott Z. Burns.

Nolfi is set to direct a projected horror film, XOXO which is being produced by Darren Aronofsky and written by Black Swan writer Mark Heyman.[3][4]

Filmography

As screenwriter

As director

References

  1. ^ Boy Meets Girl. And Angels Conspire
  2. ^ 'Hattitude' Adjustment: George Nolfi makes directing bow with cosmic Matt Damon thriller by Harry Haun
  3. ^ Garth, Franklin (August 29, 2012). "George Nolfi Set To Direct "XOXO"". Dark Horizons. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  4. ^ Eisenberg, Eric (March 16, 2011). "Black Swan Writer Shopping Stalker Thriller XOXO". Cinema Blend. Retrieved March 25, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)