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  1. Paul Webb (born 1947 or 1948) is a British screenwriter and playwright. He is known for writing the screenplay of the 2014 film Selma. For his work in Selma, Webb won the Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay.

  2. Feb 20, 2015 · For years British screenwriter Paul Webb had tried to persuade Hollywood that a film about Dr Martin Luther King, President Lyndon B Johnson (LBJ) and the fight for black rights in 1960s...

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  3. Dec 11, 2014 · Jeff Sneider. December 11, 2014 @ 10:13 AM. There’s a controversy brewing over screenplay credit for Paramount’s top awards contender “Selma,” although the primary players behind the film have...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Selma_(film)Selma (film) - Wikipedia

    Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis.

  5. Jun 19, 2008 · Screenwriting is the third career for Paul Webb, the 60-year-old British rookie whose scripts about Martin Luther King and the Russian oligarchs have got Hollywood buzzing.

  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm2298096Paul Webb - IMDb

    Paul Webb. Writer: Selma. Paul Webb is known for Selma (2014), Great Son of Africa and Madiba (2017).

  7. He was commissioned by Stephen Spielberg, Michael Mann and Ridley Scott, working closely with all three over a number of years. He wrote Selma, a film about the civil rights struggle in Alabama. Shortly after, Paul retired from screenwriting but then during the covid lockdowns wrote two plays. HOLD ON will be produced by St. Louis Black Rep.