Daniel Barnz

Daniel Barnz is a screenwriter as well as a director. He was born in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. His birth name was Daniel Bernstein. He changed his surname after his partner, Ben Schwartz’s surname. His present surname, Barnz is a union of Bernstein and Schwartz, Barnz. Ben Schwartz is Daniel Barnz from over two decades. Ben Schwartz, also known as Ben Barnz was the producer of the film Cake directed by Daniel Barnz. Ben and Daniel has two children. Daniel went to Yale University and completed his graduation from there. He started his career in the film industry from 2001.

In 2001, he directed his first movie called The Cutting Room. It was a comedy short film of 15minutes. Tawanda Blair, Shannon Holt, Steven Flynn, Lauren Lane, Sarah Koskoff, etc. were cast in this short film. His next movie came out in 2009. It was called Phoebe in Wonderland. The movie received a mixed review. Elle Fanning The Younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning, Elle >> Read More... was the lead in the movie. Patricia Clarkson, Felicity Huffman Felicity Kendall Huffman is a famous American actr >> Read More... , Campbell Scott Born on July 19, 1961, Campbell Scott is an actor, >> Read More... , Bill Pullman, etc. were in the movie as well. It is about a girl named Phoebe played by Elle, who was suffering from Tourette syndrome.

The movie was initially screened at Sundance Film Festival for Dramatic Competition in 2008. At the 21st GLAAD Media Awards, the movie was nominated in the category of Outstanding Film in 2010. Daniel’s next movie was Beastly. It was a modern day updated adaptation of the famous Beauty and the Beast story. It was released in 2011. It was based on Alex Flynn’s novel called Beastly. Alex Pettyfer Alex Pettyfer is an actor and model from Great Bri >> Read More... and Vanesa Hudgens were in the movie along with Peter Krause Peter William Krause is a TV and movie actor from >> Read More... , Mary-Kate Olsen, etc. It was a fantasy/ romantic movie based in New York City.

The leads, Vanesa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer, were nominated for Choice Movie Liplock, and they were honored for their roles in the movie as ShoWest Stars of Tomorrow. Alex Pettyfer even won the Choice Movie Breakout Actor Award for this movie. Daniel also did a movie called Won’t Back Down released in 2012. It was attacked by AFT’s (American Federation of Teachers) Randi Weingarten on the grounds of blatant stereotypes and caricatures. In 2014, Daniel directed Cake, a movie starring the famous actress, Jennifer Aniston.

It was a story about a woman, played by Aniston and how she deals with the mishaps that take place around her including the death of her son in a car accident. The movie received a Voice Award because it portrayed mental health in a respectful manner by the Substance Abuse and the Mental Health Services Administration. Daniel is now set to direct the sequel to the hit movie, Top Gun Click to look into! >> Read More... starring Tom Cruise One of Hollywood’s best; Built his name in enterta >> Read More... .