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William Wheeler is a screenwriter who wrote the screenplay for Mira Nair&#8217;s current release Queen of Katwe, the true story of a young girl from the rural streets of Uganda whose life rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess. Wheeler, who has the ability to capture the true essence of the stories he is telling, previously wrote the screenplays for The Reluctant Fundamentalist (also directed by Nair), The Hoax and The Prime Gig. Most recently, William adapted Lego: Ninjago as an animated film for Warner Animation Group, set to be released in 2017.

William Wheeler

Film

The Hustler and the Queen, Or How Mira Nair Helped Me Leave Anti-Heroes Behind to Tell Stories of The Other

Stuart Gordon was a writer-director-producer of film, television and theater. He is best known for the cult classic Re-Animator and for having murdered his wife Carolyn in his films whenever possible.

Stuart Gordon

“That Pisses the Fuck Off Outta Me”: Adventures with Young David Mamet

Kumail Nanjiani is a Los Angeles-based writer and performer who is best known for playing Dinesh in Silicon Valley, as well as his appearances in Portlandia and voice work in Adventure Time. He first gained attention for his one-man show Unpronounceable, in 2013 had a special on Comedy Central called Beta Male, and on the same channel hosts The Meltdown with Jonah &amp; Kumail alongside Jonah Ray. He is the host of the podcasts The Indoor Kids and The X-Files Files.

Kumail Nanjiani

Michael Showalter is a founding member of the New York-based comedy groups The State and Stella. As a filmmaker, he co-wrote and starred in cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001), acted in and made his feature directorial debut with The Baxter (2005), and co-wrote and produced the They Came Together (2014). He co-created the Comedy Central series Michael &amp; Michael Have Issues and co-created and produced the 2015 Netflix original series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.

Michael Showalter

Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) Talks with Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Randy Russell is an actor and screenwriter. A purist, he will only work on actual film — American Job, The Pool, Soulmate, Modus Operandi, and the upcoming China Test Girls — so it all might end soon. His website is at <a href="http://rspeen.com" target="_blank">rspeen.com</a>.

Randy Russell

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Marc Lawrence’s The Rewrite

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