Steve Schwartz
Steve Schwartz is the president of Chockstone Pictures.
Along with Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve is producing COGAN’S TRADE, a heist caper starring Brad Pitt, and directed by Andrew Dominik.
Steve, Nick Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz and Stephenie Meyer are producing THE HOST, starring Saoirse Ronan, directed by Andrew Niccol, based on the Stephenie Meyer novel.
Along with Nick Wechsler and Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz produced THE ROAD, starring Viggo Mortensen, a film based on the Cormac McCarthy Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
Steve Schwartz is co-executive producer of Terrence Malick’s film, THE TREE OF LIFE, starring Brad Pitt, which won the Palme d’Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Picture, 2012 Academy Awards.
Alongside Nick Wechsler and Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve is a producer on THE COUNSELOR, from a script by Cormac McCarthy, to be directed by Ridley Scott.
Projects in development include: AN EYE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD, a climbing adventure; a stealth project, HIDDEN MOUNTAIN; SERENA, based on the Ron Rash novel; UNSAID, based on the novel by Neil Abramson; and SPIRAL, based on the techno-thriller by Paul McEuen–these to be produced alongside Nick Wechsler and Paula Mae Schwartz.
Also in development, MOB COPS, to be produced alongside Paula Weinstein and Paula Mae Schwartz; KILLER INSTINCT, to be produced with Barbara DeFina and Paula Mae Schwartz; and THE LAST OF THE TRIBE, to be produced alongside Ed Saxon, Doug Liman, Dave Bartis and Paula Mae Schwartz, with Doug Liman attached to direct.
Steve and Paula Mae are teaming with writers Karen McCullah and Kiwi Smith, and Seth Jaret, to produce the comedy LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT. Roger will co-produce.
Steve, Paula Mae and Roger Schwartz (along with Nathan Reimann) are also producing a fight comedy, TAPPED OUT.
In 1990, together with his wife Paula Mae, Steve co-founded a technology marketing agency, which was named to the Inc 500 List of the fastest-growing private companies three times, and was acquired by Publicis.
Previously, he had been Jack Welch’s speechwriter at GE, as well as a software company executive.
Steve holds an MFA from Columbia University’s School of the Arts (Writing Division). At Columbia, he studied with Anthony Burgess and Nadine Gordimer. Steve is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Bowdoin College, where a building bears his name (the Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center).
An avid climber, hiker and kayaker, Steve has served on the boards of the American Alpine Club, the Appalachian Mountain Club and Bowdoin College.