Daniel Barnz is an American screenwriter and director.

Life and career

Barnz made his debut in directing in the 2001 movie, The Cutting Room.

He also directed the 2009 movie, Phoebe in Wonderland

Phoebe in Wonderland

Phoebe in Wonderland is a 2009 independent film directed by Daniel Barnz.It was screened in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release on March 6, 2009.-Plot:...

, which received very positive reviews from critics. Peter Travers wrote: "Writer-director Daniel Barnz focuses the movie — his first, and it's a beauty."

He wrote and directed a movie adaption of the novel Beastly, a modern-day take on Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale. The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740...

. The movie starred Alex Pettyfer

Alex Pettyfer

Alexander Richard "Alex" Pettyfer is an English actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of Stormbreaker. Pettyfer was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for his role. He has been...

, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen is an American actress, producer, author and fashion designer. She made her career debut in 1987 alongside her twin sister Ashley Olsen in the television series Full House...

, and Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, singer, director, and magician.Prominent roles of his career include the title role in Doogie Howser, M.D., Colonel Carl Jenkins in Starship Troopers, the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, a fictionalized version of himself in the Harold...

, and was released on 4 March 2011.

Filmography

Year	Title
2001	The Cutting Room
2009	Phoebe in Wonderland Phoebe in Wonderland Phoebe in Wonderland is a 2009 independent film directed by Daniel Barnz.It was screened in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release on March 6, 2009.-Plot:...
2011	Beastly Beastly (film) Beastly is a 2011 romantic fantasy film loosely based on Alex Flinn's 2007 novel of the same name. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast set in modern-day New York City. The film is written and directed by Daniel Barnz and stars Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer.The plot focuses...

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