Agent: Edward Hughes
Paul Staheli is a writer for film and TV. His feature film Pressure produced by Bigscope Films and starring Matthew Goode and Danny Huston is due for release in 2014. Paul has a number of projects in development, including Accelerator for Shine and Newscope and Don Quixote for Backlight Productions. Paul works in the UK, USA and Australia and holds dual UK-AUS citizenship. He has also has a TV thriller, Bonded under option to E One Entertainment in the United States.
Film:
TRIPLE THREAT – Arclight Films
Rewrite on martial arts actioner starring Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen and Iko Uwais.
Co-directed by Chad Stahelski and Wang Xiaolie.
TRUNK Ospringe Media Ltd./Great Point Media
Original contained thriller
(in development)
RIGHT TIME RIGHT PLACE Right Time Right Place The Movie Limited
UK-set thriller.
(in development)
GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB – Arclight Films
Rewrite of killer spider movie.
Starring Kellan Lutz and Kelsey Grammer.
Directed by Kimble Randall
PRESSURE – Bigscope Films
Contained thriller
Starring Danny Huston and Matthew Goode
Director: Ron Scalpello
KILLER 10 – Arclight Films, Thunder Road Pictures
Action thriller.
Director: Philip Noyce
(In development)
DON QUIXOTE – Backlight Productions Ltd.
Modern take on the classic story
(In development)
ACCELERATOR – Shine Pictures/Newscope Films
Action thriller
(In development)
RED MUSTANG
Los Angeles set thriller spec.
DEAD MAN’S BLUFF – Great Point Media/Strophic Productions Limited
Contained thriller spec
(Under option)
ONE BY ONE – Dan Films
Re-write of thriller
Director: Ed Fraiman
(In development)
SAFECRACKER – Arclight Films
Spec US set heist thriller
Producer: Elyse Eisenberg
Director: Andy Lau
THE TAKE – Lion’s Gate Films
Re-write of New York set thriller
THE 9th PASSENGER – UBA/Lionsgate UK
Horror thriller set on a yacht
(uncredited)
BEYOND THE LINE
Spec thriller set in New York and Moscow
DOMINO EFFECT
Spec thriller revolving around air crash investigators
MARDI GRAS
Spec US set road thriller
Television:
DAYTON & HICKS – Sharp House Productions
Original UK-set crime drama series
(in development)
BONDED
Spec US set bail bondsman thriller pilot
THE ART OF CRIME
Spec crime series pilot based on an idea by Bob Bierman
Miscellaneous:
Paul has UK and Australian passports and has spent time working in Italy, on the Ivory Coast and in Warsaw.
He also works as a copywriter.