Stuart Hazeldine (born 10 June 1971 in Surrey,

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) is a British screenwriter, film producer and

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. He is best known for his 2009

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'', for which he was nominated for a

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. He also directed the 2017 film adaptation of

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's novel '' The Shack''. He currently resides in

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Biography

Raised in

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, Surrey, he began making student films while studying American History at the

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and the

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. After graduation, he sold his first feature screenplay, Underground, to British producers

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and Paul Trijbits in 1995. His first produced script was the science fiction adventure TV movie ''

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'', based on the novels by

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, for

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and the

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. It premiered in March 2003. In 2005 he wrote and directed his debut short film, ''Christian''. In 2006 he rewrote the supernatural thriller '' Knowing'', directed by

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and starring

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, then he adapted John Milton's epic poem '' Paradise Lost'' for Legendary Pictures. . In 2007 he wrote an uncredited draft of the remake of ''

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'', directed by

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and starring Keanu Reeves, and co-wrote an adaptation of

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's science fiction trilogy ''

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'' with Alex Proyas. In 2010/11 he co-wrote the screenplay '' Moses'', based on the life of the Biblical prophet and leader, with American writer Michael Green for Lin Pictures and

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In 2013 he rewrote the historical epic ''Agincourt'', based on the

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novel ''

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'', for director Michael Mann and Independent Film Company. He identifies as a Christian.

''Exam''

In 2008 he wrote, directed, produced and financed his debut feature film, the psychological thriller ''

'', which stars

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and

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. The film was completed in May 2009 and received its World Premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival on 19 June 2009. It then screened at the Raindance Film Festival 2009 where it was nominated for Best UK Feature and was subsequently nominated for the Raindance Award (for films made 'under the radar' without industry help) at the 2009 British Independent Film Awards. The film was released in UK cinemas on 8 January 2010 by Hazeldine Films and Miracle Communications, garnering four star reviews from Empire, Total Film and Little White Lies magazines and on 7 June it was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Stuart was nominated for "Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer" at the BAFTA Awards 2010 and the film went on to win the Panavision Independent Spirit Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2010 and the Bronze Hitchcock Award at the Dinard Film Festival 2010. During 2010 it also played at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival and the San Sebastian Fantasy/Horror Film Festival. Independent Film Company sold the film to nineteen territories, ten of them for theatrical release including France, Russia and Japan.

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acquired US rights, releasing it via their Midnight genre label On Demand on 23 July 2010 and on DVD on 16 November.

''The Shack''

In 2015, Hazeldine began production on the faith-based drama '' The Shack'', based on the bestselling novel by

and produced by Gil Netter and Brad Cummings for

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. The film stars

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and

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and it was released on 3 March 2017.

Works

Produced screenplays

* ''

'' (also co-executive producer) * ''

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'' (uncredited rewrite) * ''

'' (uncredited rewrite) * '' Knowing'' (uncredited rewrite) * ''Exam'' (also producer, director)

Unproduced screenplays (selected)

* ''Underground'' (action thriller) * ''Alien: Earthbound''(spec ''

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'' sequel) * ''Blade Runner Down'' (spec ''

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'' sequel) * ''Take Me Away'' (British youth drama) * ''The Tenth Victim'' (remake of ''

The 10th Victim ''The 10th Victim'' ( it, La decima vittima) is a 1965 science fiction film directed and co-written by Elio Petri, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, and Salvo Randone. An international co-production between Italy and ...

'') * ''

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'' (unused draft) * ''Rizen'' (horror thriller) * ''

The Masque of the Red Death "The Masque of the Red Death" (originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plagu ...

'' (fantasy horror) * ''Providence, R.I.'' (dramatic thriller) * ''

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'' (fantasy) * '' Paradise Lost'' (fantasy) * ''10-13'' (TV pilot) (supernatural thriller) * ''

'' (sci-fi adventure) * '' Moses'' (biblical epic) * '' Agincourt'' (historical action)

As director

* ''Christian'' (2005, short) * ''Exam'' (2009) * ''The Shack'' (2017)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazeldine, Stuart 1971 births Living people Alumni of the University of Kent University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni British male screenwriters British film producers British film directors People from Hersham