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{{Infobox person
| name = Adrian Butchart
| image = Adrian_Butchart_on_location_scout.jpg
| caption = Butchart on location scout 2018
| other names = Adrian Dylan Butchart
| birth_place = [[United Kingdom]]
| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Reading]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Screenwriter]]|[[Film producer]]}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| organization = [[BAFTA]]
}}

'''Adrian Butchart''' is a British [[screenwriter]] and [[film producer]] best known for being one of the writers of the movies ''[[Goal! (film)|Goal!]]'' and ''[[Goal! 2: Living the Dream...]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Writing credits Adrian Butchart for Goal and Goal 2|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/prime-video/actor/Adrian-Butchart/nm1171743/|website=Amazon}}</ref>

==Early life==
Butchart was born in England of Scottish parents and grew up in London before moving to Edinburgh at age 9 where he went to [[The Edinburgh Academy]]. He returned to London and attended first [[Mander Portman Woodward]] in South Kensington and then the [[University of Reading]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Alumni|url=http://www.reading.ac.uk/AlumniAndSupporters/community/our-alumni/outstanding-alumni.aspx|website=University of Reading}}</ref> graduating with a 2.1 BSc (Hons) in [[Estate Management]]. He is an active member of [[BAFTA]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Current Members of the Academy|url=http://www.bafta.org/about/membership/list-of-full-members-of-the-academy|website=BAFTA}}</ref> and keen supporter of [[Chelsea Football Club]].

==Career==
At University to study real estate, he developed a passion for film but not wishing to change courses, offered to act as producer for a friend on the film course, Hugo Currie's student film. The short, Headstrong starring Danny Cunningham, cost only £300 to make and mostly involved improvising - borrowing locations and using an old shopping cart for a dolly. Currie's next short [[The Cookie Thief]] starring [[Jack Davenport]], [[Honor Fraser]] and [[Oliver Milburn]] was nominated for the [[Palme D'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|title=En Competicion|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/es/peliculas/the-cookie-thief|website=Site Officiel Festival De Cannes}}</ref> and Currie invited Butchart to represent the film as his producer.

After leaving University, Butchart continued to work in real estate while teaching himself to write in the evenings. In early 2000 one of his screenplays found its way to the desk of a Producer in Hollywood who urged him to move to Los Angeles and later that year he was signed by the [[ICM Partners]] agency and then by [[Propaganda Films]] whose other clients included [[Spike Jonze]], [[Antoine Fuqua]] and [[Steven Soderbergh]]. Butchart wrote several commercials and music videos and became the go-to writer for [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York.

In 2003 Butchart had his first film made ''[[I Love Your Work]]'' which he co-wrote with actor and director [[Adam Goldberg (actor)|Adam Goldberg]]. The film's cast included [[Giovanni Ribisi]], [[Christina Ricci]], [[Joshua Jackson]], [[Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]], [[Vince Vaughn]] and [[Elvis Costello]]<ref>{{cite web|title=I Love Your Work|url=http://www.moviehouseent.com/films/i-love-your-work/|website=Movie House|access-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405213001/http://www.moviehouseent.com/films/i-love-your-work/|archive-date=5 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|title=I Love Your Work Press Conference|url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/toronto-international-film-festival-i-love-your-work-press-conference?sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=toronto%20international%20film%20festival%20i%20love%20your%20work%20press%20conference|website=Getty Images}}</ref> to mixed reviews, mainly focusing on Goldberg's directing.<ref>{{cite web|title=I Love Your Work|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/i-love-your-work|website=Metacritic}}</ref>

Butchart next co-wrote the film ''[[Goal! (film)|Goal!]]'' with Producer [[Mike Jefferies]] and contributions from veteran British writers [[Dick Clement]] and [[Ian La Frenais]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Dream-Begins-Kuno-Becker/dp/B000GJ0LLI/|title=Goal! The Dream Begins (2006) - DVD Amazon|author=|date=12 September 2006|website=www.amazon.com}}</ref> It is the story of a young illegal immigrant [[Santiago Munez]], rising from poverty to become one of the World's greatest players. It was released by [[Disney]] and shown in 38 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Ebert Reviews Goal|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/goal-the-dream-begins-2006|website=rogerebert.com}}</ref> The film scored moderately at the box office, making $27.6 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Goal Global Box Office|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=goal|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> in theaters but by the time it reached DVD, huge sales made it the gold standard for sports films in the UK, many European territories and South America.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rentrak Insights|url=https://www.comscore.com/Products/Movies-Reporting-and-Analytics/Performance-Insights|website=Comscore}}</ref> It is still shown regularly on the [[BBC]] whenever there is a major tournament. It was nominated for 7 Awards and won lead actor [[Kuno Becker]] the Best Actor Award at the [[Imagen Awards]] 2007. In 2018 Sport Bible voted ''[[Goal! (film)|Goal!]]'' the Greatest Football Film of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greatest Football Film of All Time|url=http://www.sportbible.com/football/news-legends-take-a-bow-goal-voted-the-greatest-football-film-of-all-time-20180829|website=SportBible|date=29 August 2018 }}</ref>

Butchart also co-wrote of the sequel, ''[[Goal! 2: Living the Dream...]]'' directed by [[Jaume Collet-Serra]], the second part of Santiago's story in which he plays for the glamorous [[Galacticos]] of [[Real Madrid]]. The movie became another global hit, released by [[Buena Vista (Walt Disney Company)]] and featured a host of stars including [[David Beckham]].

In 2008 he produced the horror/thriller ''[[From Within (film)|From Within]]'' directed by cinematographer [[Phedon Papamichael Jr.]] and starring [[Elizabeth Rice]], [[Thomas Dekker (actor)|Thomas Dekker]], [[Brittany Robertson]] and [[Rumer Willis]]. It Premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web|title=7th Annual Tribeca Film Festival - Bruce Willa and Mema Henning attend 'From Within' Premiere|url=https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/actor-bruce-willis-and-emma-heming-attend-the-7th-annual-news-photo/80892099|website=Getty Images}}</ref> with a screening attended by [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Demi Moore]] and also showed at the [[Fantasia International Film Festival]] in Montreal and London's [[London FrightFest Film Festival|Frightfest]].<ref>{{cite web|title=From Within at London Frightfest|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/frightfest-line-announced/|website=Empire Online|year=2008 }}</ref>
It won the Best Film award at the 2008 Solstice Film Festival <ref>{{cite web|title=From Within Wins four awards at Solstice Film Festival 2008|url=https://www.advancedfilmmaking.com/founders/phedonpapamichael/|website=Advanced Filmmaking}}</ref> and was released in the US by [[Lionsgate Studios|Lionsgate]] and internationally by [[EOne]].

He continued to work as a writer, selling a TV series to [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] and was named as an executive producer on the 2012 dramedy ''[[Lost Angeles]]'' although is not thought to have taken an active role in the movie.

In November 2015 after footballer [[Jamie Vardy]] broke the record for scoring in the most consecutive games in the Premier League the [[British press]] started reporting that Butchart was interested in turning his story into a feature film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamie Vardy The Movie|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jamie-vardy-movie-leicester-record-6925110|website=The Mirror|date=30 November 2015}}</ref> Butchart secured the player's rights and the backing of his club [[Leicester City]] and was in the process of researching the film when the small club won the [[English Premier League]] against odds of 5,000-1 immediately making it an event of global significance. The film gathered huge momentum and Butchart was joined by Oscar winning [[The King's Speech|King's Speech]] producers [[Gareth Unwin]] and Simon Egan and [[The Fighter]] writers Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscar-nominated screenwriters to pen movie about Leicester City's Premier League triumph|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jamie-vardy-leicester-city-premier-league-champions-the-fighter-the-kings-speech-claudio-ranieri-a7160241.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729143319/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jamie-vardy-leicester-city-premier-league-champions-the-fighter-the-kings-speech-claudio-ranieri-a7160241.html |archive-date=2016-07-29 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|website=The Independent}}</ref> The film is slated to start filming in spring 2020.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Credit|-
|-
| 2023 || ''Yahoo Boys'' || Producer
|-
| 2023 || ''Fearless (Jamie Vardy/Leicester City movie)'' || Producer Writer
|-
| 2012 || ''Lost Angeles'' || Executive Producer
|-
| 2008 || ''[[From Within (film)|From Within]]'' || Producer
|-
| 2008 || [[The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos]] || Special Thanks
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Goal! 2: Living the Dream...]]'' || Co-Writer
|-
| 2005 || [[Goal! (film)|Goal!]] || Co-Writer
|-
| 2003 || ''Running With The Bulls'' || Self
|-
| 2003 || ''[[I Love Your Work]]'' || Writer
|}

==Awards and nominations==
*Nominee Choice Drama for ''[[Goal! (film)|Goal!]]'' Teen Choice Awards 2006
*Nominee Best Picture for ''Goal!'' Imagen Awards 2007
*Winner Best Film for ''[[From Within (film)|From Within]]'' Solstice Film Festival 2008
*Winner Special Commendation Award for ''From Within'' Festival of Fantastic Films, UK
*Winner Best Film for ''From Within'' Gérardmer Film Festival 2010

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=1171743|name=Adrian Butchart}}
*[http://www.knightsbridgefilms.com Knightsbridge Films Website]

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