Ariel Schulman

Ariel Schulman
Born	Marek Ariel Schulman (1981-10-02) October 2, 1981 (age 44) New York City, U.S.
Relatives	Nev 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.

In 2017, Schulman and Joost were hired to write and direct an adaptation of Mega Man for 20th Century Fox. ^[4] 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. ^[5] However, this turned out to be untrue, with Capcom confirming that the film was still in development. ^[6] In 2020, it was revealed that Mattson Tomlin had been hired to help co-write the screenplay. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2018, Schulman co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Joost from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin. ^{[9] [10]}

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 .^{[ citation needed ]} They are both of German-Jewish, Russian-Jewish, Polish-Jewish, and Romanian-Jewish descent. ^[11]

Filmography (with Henry Joost)

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2011	Paranormal Activity 3	Yes	No
2012	Paranormal Activity 4	Yes	No
2016	Nerve	Yes	No
	Viral	Yes	No
2020	Project Power	Yes	No
2022	Secret Headquarters	Yes	Yes
TBA	Untitled Weezer film	Yes	Yes

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	DoP	Himself	Notes
2010	Catfish	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	[12]
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	Tom Weston

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. Kit, Borys (July 19, 2017). "'Catfish' Helmers in Talks to Direct 'Mega Man' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
5. Switzer, Eric (August 8, 2019). "Disney Just Scrapped Mega Man, Magic: The Gathering, And Sims Movies".
6. "CAPCOM | Financial Review (Japan GAAP)". CAPCOM IR (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
7. "Seth Rogen, David F. Sandberg, Matt Tolmach Tackling Rick Remender's 'Fear Agent' for Amazon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
8. Mega Man Live-Action Film Is Still Happening and 'Big News' Is Coming Soon - IGN , retrieved July 24, 2020
9. Harper, Rachael (August 12, 2020). "Project Power: Interview with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman". ScifiNow. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
10. Lang, Brent (October 16, 2017). "Netflix Wins Bidding War for 'Power,' White Hot Spec Script (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved October 11, 2018.
11. Lipman, Jennifer (March 2, 2011). "Interview: Nev Schulman". thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
12. A comprehensive guide to every dating term you'll ever need to know — in alphabetical order, thisisinsider.com, July 15, 2018

External links

• Ariel Schulman at IMDb
• Ariel Schulman at the Music Television