Joe Forte

Joe Forte is the creator and writer of Firewall which stars Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany and Virginia Madsen. A graduate of NYU film school, Joe's filmmaking career includes work for both major studios and independents alike. Forte began his screenwriting career with the sale of Soviet Cowboy, an original screenplay he wrote for two-time Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster and her production company, Egg Pictures. Set in post-Soviet Moscow, Forte was sent to Russia where he lived with Russian families while conducting research. He went on to sell The Great Mahala, to Warner Bros. Pictures and rewrite The Murderer Next Door for Sony Pictures who subsequently signed him to a writing/directing deal. Other works include Weekend and Velvet Underground, an independent feature which he developed with Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron. In 2007, Joe signed on at New Line Pictures to adapt the novel Out by Natsuo Kirino, winner of Japan's top mystery award. In addition, he sold Flashpoi