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Umair Aleem. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:36. Kate (2021) More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Umair Aleem is known for Kate (2021), Extraction (2015) and The Beast.
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- Kate: from Concept to Netflix
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Aleem believes when a story idea forms, it’s an electric moment — like a lightning strike. He remembers hearing an interview with Oscar®-nominated writer Tony Gilroy, who said that when you get an idea, you have a secret no one else knows. “And that’s how I feel,” Aleem says. “When you get an idea, you’re in this delirious stupor. When you’re out o...
Just like his other writing style, Aleem feels that his action has to happen organically. “Kate was very Walter Hill-like (whose credits include 48 Hrs., The Getaway and Aliens). It was very action-heavy,” Aleem explains. “She doesn’t chit chat so I wanted to figure out a way to write it so the action wasn’t boring. It should convey emotion without...
“Watch a lot of movies,” Aleem suggests for those writers eager to enter the action genre. “If you watch a lot of stuff you’ll undoubtedly be going ‘I wanna do this my own way!' And that right there, doing yourversion of it, is a good jumping off point." Mostly though, he believes the writer’s voice makes it fresh. “Your perspective hopefully makes...
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Sep 3, 2021 · Screenplay: Umair Aleem. Camera: Lyle Vincent. Editors: Sandra Montiel, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir. Music: Nathan Barr. With: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, Miku Patricia Martineau, Jun...
Kate is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and written by Umair Aleem. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Woody Harrelson, Tadanobu Asano, Michiel Huisman, Miyavi, and Jun Kunimura. The film follows Kate (Winstead), an assassin, whose mentor and handler (Harrelson) assigns her to kill a ...
Sep 28, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: Greg Silverman and Jon Berg of Stampede Ventures have snapped up rights to screenwriter Umair Aleem ’s new action-adventure spec script The Paladin, which is being eyed as a...
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Dec 3, 2021 · December 3, 2021. Umair Aleem is a Los Angeles-based scriptwriter. He is most recognized for writing Kate, the Netflix action-adventure film. Kate was the most streamed film for 12 consecutive days following its release. Aleem also wrote the Danger Girl adaptation, which turned into a franchise.
Sep 10, 2021 · 2 1. 12 Videos. 99+ Photos. Action Adventure Crime. A jaded assassin assigned to target a yakuza clan has 24 hours to find out who poisoned her and get vengeance before she dies. Director. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Writer. Umair Aleem. Stars. Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Woody Harrelson. Miku Martineau. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING.
