Ariel Schulman
Marek Ariel Schulman (born October 2, 1981)[1] is an American actor, film director, and producer.[2] He is best known for starring in, producing and directing the 2010 documentary Catfish, and for directing Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Nerve and Project Power with Henry Joost.
Ariel Schulman | |
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Born | Marek Ariel Schulman October 2, 1981 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor, film director, producer |
Relatives | Nev Schulman (brother) |
Career
Schulman has directed the movies Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, and Nerve alongside Joost. He graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts' film program in 2004.[3] Schulman and Joost founded the production company Supermarché.
His younger brother, Nev Schulman, is the host of Catfish: The TV Show on MTV. They are of German Jewish, Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish, and Romanian Jewish descent.[4]
In 2017, Schulman and Joost were hired to write and direct an adaptation of Mega Man for 20th Century Studios.[5] In 2019, following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets, the film along with numerous Video Game based movies in development at Fox were cancelled.[6] However, this turned out to be untrue, with Capcom confirming that the film was still in development.[7] In 2020, it was revealed that Mattson Tomlin had been hired to help co-write the screenplay.[8][9]
In 2018, Schulman co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Henry Joost from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin.[10][11] The film stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback.[12] It was released on August 14, 2020.[13]
His family is of German-Jewish, Russian-Jewish, Polish-Jewish, and Romanian-Jewish descent.[4]
Filmography
Director
Year | Title | Notes |
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2007 | Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? | Short |
2010 | Catfish | Documentary |
2011 | Metropolis II by Chris Burden: The Movie | Documentary short |
Paranormal Activity 3 | ||
2012 | A Brief History of John Baldessari | Documentary short |
Paranormal Activity 4 | ||
2016 | Nerve | |
Viral | ||
2020 | Project Power | |
Actor
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Adventures of Slaters's Friend | Slater | Short |
2006 | If You See Something, Say Something | Commuter | Short |
2007 | Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? | Jerry Ruis | Short |
Tight Shots | TV series | ||
2008 | The Pleasure of Being Robbed | Boyfriend | |
2009 | Family Tree | Short | |
Producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2004 | In Defense of Lemmings | Video short |
2005 | The Adventures of Slaters's Friend | Line producer |
2008 | AWESOME | TV series; executive producer |
2010 | NY Export: Opus Jazz | Associate producer |
Catfish | Documentary | |
2011 | Metropolis II by Chris Burden: The Movie | Documentary short |
2012 | A Brief History of John Baldessari | Documentary short |
Catfish: The TV Show | TV series; executive producer | |
Personal life
His brother is Nev Schulman, the host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show and the subject of his premiere documentary, Catfish.
References
- "ariel schulman (rel) on Instagram: "first passport, real first name #tbt"". Instagram. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Ariel Schulman Film Biography – Film". Time Out London. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
Screenwriter – 2009 – Catfish
- Schulman and Joost, along with Catfish producers, Marc Smerling and Andrew Jarecki, are executive producers of Catfish: The TV Show.
"Catfish – Directors Bio". United States: Hopscotch Films. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
He graduated from NYU's Tisch Film program in 2004...
- Lipman, Jennifer (March 2, 2011). "Interview: Nev Schulman". thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- Kit, Borys (July 19, 2017). "'Catfish' Helmers in Talks to Direct 'Mega Man' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- Switzer, Eric (August 8, 2019). "Disney Just Scrapped Mega Man, Magic: The Gathering, And Sims Movies".
- "CAPCOM | Financial Review (Japan GAAP)". CAPCOM IR (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- "Seth Rogen, David F. Sandberg, Matt Tolmach Tackling Rick Remender's 'Fear Agent' for Amazon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- Mega Man Live-Action Film Is Still Happening and 'Big News' Is Coming Soon - IGN, retrieved 2020-07-24
- Harper, Rachael (August 12, 2020). "Project Power: Interview with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman". ScifiNow. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- Lang, Brent (October 16, 2017). "Netflix Wins Bidding War for 'Power,' White Hot Spec Script (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 20, 2018). "Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Netflix's Untitled Henry Joost-Ariel Schulman Sci-Fi Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- Hersko, Tyler (July 15, 2020). "'Project Power' Trailer: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Team for Netflix's Next Summer Tentpole". IndieWire. Retrieved August 13, 2020.