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Adrian Butchart is a British
screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...
and
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best known for being one of the writers of the movies '' Goal!'' and '' Goal! 2: Living the Dream...''.


Early life

Butchart was born in England of Scottish parents and grew up in London before moving to Edinburgh at age 9 where he went to The Edinburgh Academy. He returned to London and attended first Mander Portman Woodward in South Kensington and then the
University of Reading The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
graduating with a 2.1 BSc (Hons) in
Estate Management Property management is the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of real estate and physical property. This can include residential, commercial, and land real estate. Management indicates the need for real estate to be cared for and monit ...
. He is an active member of BAFTA and keen supporter of
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.


Career

At University to study real estate, he developed a passion for film but not wishing to change courses, offered to act as producer for a friend on the film course, Hugo Currie's student film. The short, Headstrong starring Danny Cunningham, cost only £300 to make and mostly involved improvising - borrowing locations and using an old shopping cart for a dolly. Currie's next short
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starring
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,
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was nominated for the
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at the
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and Currie invited Butchart to represent the film as his producer. After leaving University, Butchart continued to work in real estate while teaching himself to write in the evenings. In early 2000 one of his screenplays found its way to the desk of a Producer in Hollywood who urged him to move to Los Angeles and later that year he was signed by the
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agency and then by
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whose other clients included
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,
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and
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. Butchart wrote several commercials and music videos and became the go-to writer for
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in New York. In 2003 Butchart had his first film made '' I Love Your Work'' which he co-wrote with actor and director
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. The film's cast included
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,
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,
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,
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and
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and premiered at the
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to mixed reviews, mainly focusing on Goldberg's directing. Butchart next co-wrote the film '' Goal!'' with Producer
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and contributions from veteran British writers
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and
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. It is the story of a young illegal immigrant
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, rising from poverty to become one of the World's greatest players. It was released by
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and shown in 38 countries worldwide. The film scored moderately at the box office, making $27.6 million in theaters but by the time it reached DVD, huge sales made it the gold standard for sports films in the UK, many European territories and South America. It is still shown regularly on the
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whenever there is a major tournament. It was nominated for 7 Awards and won lead actor
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the Best Actor Award at the
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2007. In 2018 Sport Bible voted '' Goal!'' the Greatest Football Film of All Time. Butchart also co-wrote of the sequel, '' Goal! 2: Living the Dream...'' directed by
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, the second part of Santiago's story in which he plays for the glamorous Galacticos of
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. The movie became another global hit, released by
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and featured a host of stars including
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. In 2008 he produced the horror/thriller '' From Within'' directed by cinematographer
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and starring
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, Thomas Dekker,
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and
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. It Premiered at the
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in 2009 with a screening attended by
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and
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and also showed at the
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in Montreal and London's Frightfest. It won the Best Film award at the 2008 Solstice Film Festival and was released in the US by
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and internationally by
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. He continued to work as a writer, selling a TV series to
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and was named as an executive producer on the 2012 dramedy '' Lost Angeles'' although is not thought to have taken an active role in the movie. In November 2015 after footballer
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broke the record for scoring in the most consecutive games in the Premier League the
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started reporting that Butchart was interested in turning his story into a feature film. Butchart secured the player's rights and the backing of his club
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and was in the process of researching the film when the small club won the
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against odds of 5,000-1 immediately making it an event of global significance. The film gathered huge momentum and Butchart was joined by Oscar winning King's Speech producers
Gareth Unwin Gareth Ellis-Unwin (born Gareth Unwin, 20 February 1972) is a British film producer best known for producing the 2010 film '' The King's Speech'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Bedlam Pro ...
and Simon Egan and
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writers Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson. The film is slated to start filming in spring 2020.


Filmography


Awards and nominations

*Nominee Choice Drama for '' Goal!'' Teen Choice Awards 2006 *Nominee Best Picture for ''Goal!'' Imagen Awards 2007 *Winner Best Film for '' From Within'' Solstice Film Festival 2008 *Winner Special Commendation Award for ''From Within'' Festival of Fantastic Films, UK *Winner Best Film for ''From Within'' Gérardmer Film Festival 2010


References


External links

*
Knightsbridge Films Website
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