Niels Mueller
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Niels Mueller is a filmmaker currently resident in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and attended Tufts University where he earned a BA. While an undergraduate, he collaborated with fellow-student Gary Winick
on a number of independent film projects. Mueller subsequently attended film school at UCLA where he earned an MFA. His most notable work remains The Assassination of Richard Nixon
(2004), starring Sean Penn
, which he directed and also co-wrote with Kevin Kennedy. Other writing projects include Tadpole
(2002), which he co-wrote, 13 Going on 30
(2004), although he lost an initial writing credit on this latter film in a subsequent dispute arbitrated by the Writers Guild of America
, Letters to Juliet
(2010), and "Rat Bastard" (in production). He has additionally worked as an editor, Sweet Nothing
(1996), and producer, Sweet Nothing
(1996). A pilot he wrote with Kevin Kennedy, The Defenders
, was picked up by CBS television for the Fall 2010 season, and ran through Spring 2011. The series, starring James Belushi
and Jerry O'Connell
, chronicled the adventures of two defense attorneys in Las Vegas.
Gary Winick
Gary Winick was an American film director and producer who directed films such as Tadpole and 13 Going on 30...
on a number of independent film projects. Mueller subsequently attended film school at UCLA where he earned an MFA. His most notable work remains The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon is a 2004 American film, directed by Niels Mueller. It stars Sean Penn, Don Cheadle and Naomi Watts, and is based on the story of would-be assassin Samuel Byck, who plotted to kill Richard Nixon in 1974. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004...
(2004), starring Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism...
, which he directed and also co-wrote with Kevin Kennedy. Other writing projects include Tadpole
Tadpole (film)
Tadpole is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Heather McGowan and Niels Mueller. It stars Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth, Aaron Stanford, John Ritter, Robert Iler, and Kate Mara.-Plot:...
(2002), which he co-wrote, 13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30 is a 2004 American romantic comedy fantasy film starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. It has a similar premise to the classic short story Rip Van Winkle, in which a young person falls asleep and wakes up many years later as an older person...
(2004), although he lost an initial writing credit on this latter film in a subsequent dispute arbitrated by the Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
, Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet is a 2010 American romantic comedy drama film starring Amanda Seyfried, Chris Egan, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael García Bernal, and Franco Nero. This was the final film of director Gary Winick before he died of brain cancer. The film was released theatrically in North America and other...
(2010), and "Rat Bastard" (in production). He has additionally worked as an editor, Sweet Nothing
Sweet Nothing
Sweet Nothing is a 1995 film directed by Gary Winick starring Michael Imperioli.-Plot:Angel celebrates the birth of his daughter by taking his first hit of crack cocaine. With the hesitant support of his wife, Monika, he joins a friend of his to deal drugs for a short time--enough time to get out...
(1996), and producer, Sweet Nothing
Sweet Nothing
Sweet Nothing is a 1995 film directed by Gary Winick starring Michael Imperioli.-Plot:Angel celebrates the birth of his daughter by taking his first hit of crack cocaine. With the hesitant support of his wife, Monika, he joins a friend of his to deal drugs for a short time--enough time to get out...
(1996). A pilot he wrote with Kevin Kennedy, The Defenders
The Defenders (2010 TV series)
The Defenders is a 2010 American legal comedy-drama that was ordered to series by CBS for the 2010–11 television season. The series originally ran from September 22, 2010 to March 11, 2011....
, was picked up by CBS television for the Fall 2010 season, and ran through Spring 2011. The series, starring James Belushi
James Belushi
James Adam "Jim" Belushi is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is the younger brother of comic actor John Belushi.-Early life:Belushi was born in Chicago...
and Jerry O'Connell
Jerry O'Connell
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell is an American actor, best known for his roles in the TV series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me, Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack, and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan...
, chronicled the adventures of two defense attorneys in Las Vegas.