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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.