Ariel Schulman

Ariel Schulman
Born
Marek Ariel Schulman

(1981-10-02) October 2, 1981 (age 43)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • actor
RelativesNev Schulman (brother)

Marek Ariel Schulman (born October 2, 1981)[1] is an American filmmaker and actor.[2] He starred in, produced, and directed the 2010 documentary Catfish, and co-directed Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), Nerve (2016) and Project Power (2020) with Henry Joost.

Career

Schulman has directed the movies Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, and Nerve alongside Henry 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 Fox.[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 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]

Personal life

His younger brother is Nev Schulman, the host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show and the subject of his premiere documentary, Catfish.

Filmography (with Henry Joost)

Film

Documentary film

Year Title Director Producer DoP Himself Notes
2010 Catfish Yes Yes Yes Yes [14]
2011 Metropolis II Yes Yes Yes No Documentary short
2012 A Brief History of John Baldessari Yes Yes No No
2021 Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity No No No Yes

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer 		Notes
2011 3x3 Yes No No TV movie
2012–2016 Catfish: The TV Show No Yes Yes

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Adventures of Slaters's Friend Slater Short
2006 If You See Something, Say Something Commuter
2007 Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? Jerry Ruis
Tight Shots TV series
2008 The Pleasure of Being Robbed Boyfriend
2009 Family Tree Short
2024 Queer Post-production

References

  1. ^ "ariel schulman (rel) on Instagram: "first passport, real first name #tbt"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ariel Schulman Film Biography – Film". Time Out London. London, United Kingdom. Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011. Screenwriter – 2009 – Catfish
  3. ^ 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 February 28, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011. He graduated from NYU's Tisch Film program in 2004...
  4. ^ Lipman, Jennifer (March 2, 2011). "Interview: Nev Schulman". thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Kit, Borys (July 19, 2017). "'Catfish' Helmers in Talks to Direct 'Mega Man' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Switzer, Eric (August 8, 2019). "Disney Just Scrapped Mega Man, Magic: The Gathering, And Sims Movies".
  7. ^ "CAPCOM | Financial Review (Japan GAAP)". CAPCOM IR (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Seth Rogen, David F. Sandberg, Matt Tolmach Tackling Rick Remender's 'Fear Agent' for Amazon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Mega Man Live-Action Film Is Still Happening and 'Big News' Is Coming Soon - IGN, retrieved July 24, 2020
  10. ^ Harper, Rachael (August 12, 2020). "Project Power: Interview with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman". ScifiNow. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. ^ Lang, Brent (October 16, 2017). "Netflix Wins Bidding War for 'Power,' White Hot Spec Script (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ A comprehensive guide to every dating term you'll ever need to know — in alphabetical order, thisisinsider.com, July 15, 2018