Paul Brooks is a British-born film producer. Brooks has a

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and

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from the

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. He then went into

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before moving into film. In 1992 he executive produced low-budget film for ''Vadim Jean'' & ''Gary Sinyor'' "Leon The Pig Farmer" which became an unexpected hit in the UK box office. In 1993 he formed a film company Metrodome Films which made films likes the controversial film Beyond Bedlam,

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, the cult horror Darklands directed by ''Julian Richards'' and Killing Time. Most of these films were usually starred ''Craig Fairbrass.'' In 2016 the company has been placed into administration. Brooks has been the president of

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since March 2001. He has produced a number of films, including the

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-nominated ''

Shadow of the Vampire ''Shadow of the Vampire'' is a 2000 horror film directed by E. Elias Merhige and written by Steven Katz. The film stars John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe. It is a fictionalized account of the making of the classic vampire film '' Nosferatu, ei ...

'' and ''

My Big Fat Greek Wedding ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, and Joey Faton ...

''.

Filmography

* ''

Leon the Pig Farmer ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' is a 1992 British comedy about a Jewish estate agent in London who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap, his real father owns a pig farm in Yorkshire. It was directed by Vadim Jean and Gary Sinyor, a ...

'' (1993) (executive producer) * ''Beyond Bedlam'' (1993) * ''Clockwork Mice'' (1995) * ''Solitaire for 2'' (1995) (co-executive producer) * ''Proteus'' (1995) * '' Darklands'' (1996) * '' The Real Howard Spitz'' (1998) * '' Killing Time'' (1998) (executive producer) * ''One More Kiss'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) (executive producer) * '' The Man from Elysian Fields'' (2001) (executive producer) * ''

The Badge ''The Badge'' is a 2002 mystery-thriller film directed by Robby Henson and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Patricia Arquette and William Devane. Release The Badge was originally intended to be distributed by Propaganda Films, but the production co ...

'' (2002) (executive producer) * ''Sonny'' (2002) * ''

Poolhall Junkies ''Poolhall Junkies'' is a 2002 comedy-drama thriller film co-written, starring and directed by Mars Callahan. It is the story of a pool hustler who is opposed by his former mentor, with a new prodigy, in a climactic big-stakes nine-ball match. ...

'' (2002) (executive producer) * ''

13 Moons ''13 Moons'' is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Alexandre Rockwell. The title is a reference to the saying of a minor character's mother, who suggested that if nights of the full moon are strange, then "this must be the night of thirteen m ...

'' (2002) (executive producer) * ''

Rolling Kansas ''Rolling Kansas'' is a 2003 independent film directed by Thomas Haden Church, and written by Church and David Denney. Plot 5 men (a T-shirt salesman, his two brothers, a large narcoleptic nursing student, and a dim-witted gas station attendant ...

'' (2003) * ''DysFunktional Family'' (2003) * '' Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' (2004) * '' The Long Weekend'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

The Wedding Date ''The Wedding Date'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, and Amy Adams. Based on the 2002 novel ''Asking for Trouble'' by Elizabeth Young, the film is about a single wo ...

'' (2005) * ''Griffin & Phoenix'' (2006) * '' Slither'' (2006) * '' Whisper'' (2007) * '' Because I Said So'' (2007) * '' White Noise 2: The Light'' (2007) (executive producer) * ''Rock Paper Scissors'' (2008) * ''

The Haunting in Connecticut ''The Haunting in Connecticut'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed by Peter Cornwell, based on alleged events experienced by the Snedeker family. The film stars Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew, an ...

'' (2008) * ''

Blood Creek ''Blood Creek'' (previously known as ''Creek'' and ''Town Creek'') is a 2009 American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by David Kajganich. It stars Dominic Purcell and Henry Cavill as brothers on a mis ...

'' (2008) * ''

My Sassy Girl ''My Sassy Girl'' () is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun. The film is based on a true story told in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik, who later adapted them into ...

'' (2008) * '' Over Her Dead Body'' (2008) * ''The New Daughter'' (2009) * ''

The Fourth Kind ''The Fourth Kind'' is a 2009 science fiction horror thriller film written and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson, Will Patton, Charlotte Milchard, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Julian Vergov, and O ...

'' (2009) * '' New in Town'' (2009) * ''The Belcoo Experiment'' (2009) * ''ATM'' (2010) * ''

Pitch Perfect ''Pitch Perfect'' is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon. It features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Hana M ...

'' (2012) * '' Search Party'' (2014) * ''

Pitch Perfect 2 ''Pitch Perfect 2'' is a 2015 American musical comedy film directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Kay Cannon. It is a sequel to the 2012 film '' Pitch Perfect''. The film centers on the fictio ...

'' (2015) * '' I Still See You'' (2018) * ''

Prey for the Devil ''Prey for the Devil'' is a 2022 American supernatural horror film about a nun who trains as an exorcist under the Roman Catholic Church and confronts demonic possession. The film is produced under the studio Lionsgate and is directed by Daniel St ...

'' (2022) * ''

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'' (2023) * '' Last Breath'' (2025)

References

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