Susan Montford
Susan Montford is a Scottish film director, screenwriter, and producer. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She is related to the Scottish football commentator Arthur Montford.[1]
A film fan as a child, she studied at the Glasgow School of Art where she made short films including Hairpin and Strangers. Her work was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. She moved to Los Angeles to work. She developed on her first feature film, The Family Jam, a drama about the early days of the Charles Manson Family based on the book by Ed Sanders[1] While in Los Angeles she developed several films for Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Her first major hit was the 2007 film Shoot 'Em Up, on which she played a "really hands on [role] ... from the casting to the music, and it was a great feeling to have it come together."[citation needed] Following the success of that film she wrote and directed the thriller While She Was Out starring Kim Basinger and Lukas Haas which was released in December 2008.[1]
Susan was a major force behind the Dreamworks Film Real Steel which starred Hugh Jackman and was directed by Shawn Levy from a story by Richard Matheson. A sequel has been announced.
She is currently in development on a modern horror version of the classic mondo series Faces of Death for Legendary Entertainment and is also producing with them on a TV Series based on space classic Buck Rogers. She is working with The Jim Henson Company on an animated series based on the Prince song Starfish and Coffee
She is married to Don Murphy, the American producer of Natural Born Killers and the Transformers films.[2]
References
- ^ a b c McIver, Brian (2010-02-17). "I'm living out my childhood dream in Hollywood, says Scots movie producer Susan Montford (and yes, she is related to Arthur)". Daily Record. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Don Murphy (2008). "Human Stuff: Secret Biography". DonMurphy.net. Angry Films (Don Murphy). Retrieved 2008-01-17.
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