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Russell Gewirtz enjoys the rare distinction of having his first original screenplay purchased just after completion by an industry leader, brought to the screen by a major studio and realized by some of the most well-respected filmmakers and actors in the business.
Next up for Gewirtz is his film Righteous Kill, a New York-based psychological drama about a cop hunting a cunning and ruthless serial killer. Two-time Academy Awardฎ-nominated actor Edward Norton is attached to star. His third screenplay, American Blood, looks at terrorism and cultural identity through the eyes of an Arab-American who gets drafted into the dangerous and complex world of the CIA.
Gewirtz has completed a pilot for NBC Television that follows a hostage negotiator who works for the NYPD.
Born and raised in Great Neck, Long Island, Gewirtz is a graduate of Tufts University, where he majored in computer science. From there, he went on to become an attorney and later worked in retail in New York at a family-owned business. After brokering a highly lucrative real estate deal, he left New York for several years and spent time traveling to countries throughout Europe and South America. It was in the south of France that he came up with the idea for Inside Man.
