Martin Shapiro created the horror comic book series Chopper and wrote the movie adaptation. A prequel to Chopper was made into a web TV series starring Tyler Mane (Halloween, X-Men). Shapiro’s action-thriller Lair of the Fox was optioned by Ilya Salkind (Producer of Superman). Shapiro has written and developed projects for MGM, HBO and numerous production companies including an adaptation of Dragonlance, the New York Times bestselling series of fantasy novels. He received his Master’s Degree in Screenwriting from UCLA and a BA in Film Directing from UCF. While in the program, he won the UCLA Showcase award for his war drama Crossfire.