William Brent Bell

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William Brent Bell is an American screenwriter and film director. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky.

In 1999, Bell wrote and directed his first feature, "Sparkle and Charm". In 2000, along with writing partner Matthew Peterman, Bell wrote screenplay "Mercury", which was bought by Universal Studios with Gale Anne Hurd producing. [http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4854226-1.html]

Since then, Bell and Peterman have set up several film projects at studios. Some include "Ignition", a kid’s action-drama set up at Warner Bros. with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn producing and "Illusion", a thriller set up at Walt Disney Pictures. On the television side the duo have created several one-hour TV series including "Eye to Eye" with Warner Bros. Television and McG, "Worthy and McGraw" with ABC Television and Tim Minear as well as "The Fix" with Sarah Timberman and Sony Television. Bell and Peterman have also developed a number of videogames including "Master Thief", with John Woo.

Bell's most recent project is as co-writer and director of the horror thriller, "Stay Alive", which was produced with McG and Peter Schlessel and financed by Spyglass Entertainment and Endgame Entertainment. "Stay Alive" was acquired and distributed domestically by Buena Vista Pictures and internationally by Universal Pictures.

Filmography

Director:
* "Stay Alive" (2006)
* "Sparkle and Charm" (1999)

Writer:
* "Stay Alive" (2006) (written by)
* "Sparkle and Charm" (1999) (written by)

Producer:
* "Sparkle and Charm" (1999)

External links

*imdb name|id=0068587|name=William Brent Bell
* [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/William_Brent_Bell/1741945# Biography on Hollywood.com]
* [http://www.inbaseline.com/person.aspx?person_id=45236 InBaseline]