Joe Wright
Joe Wright | |
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Born | Joseph Wright 25 August 1972 London, England |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse | |
Partner(s) | Haley Bennett (2017–present) |
Children | 3 |
Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director. His motion pictures include the literary adaptations of Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), and Cyrano (2021), the action thriller Hanna (2011), the Peter Pan origin story Pan (2015),[1] and the Darkest Hour (2017), a political drama following Winston Churchill during World War II nominated for Best Picture.[2]
Early life and career
Wright always had an interest in the arts, especially painting.
He began his career working at his parents' puppet theatre, the
During the 1990s, he worked at Oil Factory, a
Television
On the success of his first short film, Wright was offered the script for the serial Nature Boy (2000).[7]
He followed this up with the serials Bodily Harm (2002) with Timothy Spall and the highly acclaimed Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003) with Rufus Sewell, which won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Serial.
In 2022, Wright began directing an
In 2023, Wright was developing an adaptation for
Feature films
In 2005, Wright made the transition to feature films with his critically acclaimed adaptation of
Wright's next feature was an adaptation of
Wright's next film was
Wright reunited with Atonement star Saoirse Ronan for the 2011 action thriller Hanna. The title character is a 15-year-old girl trained since birth to be an assassin by her father (Eric Bana), a rogue CIA asset. It received mostly positive reviews, with Roger Ebert calling it a "first-rate thriller".[11] It received an aggregate score of 65 from Metacritic ("generally positive" reviews).[12]
Wright directed the
Wright then directed the
Wright's 2017 film Darkest Hour covers a pivotal month in the life of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. It stars Gary Oldman as Churchill, along with Ben Mendelsohn, Ronald Pickup, David Schofield, Kristin Scott Thomas, Samuel West and Lily James.[22] Wright said the film was a rebuke to Donald Trump.[23]
Directorial trademarks
Wright won a
Charles II: The Power and The Passion, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement and Hanna all have long tracking shots in them. Atonement has a continuous 5-minute and 5 second shot of the Dunkirk evacuation. "Basically, I just like showing off", Wright told the audience at the Hay Festival.[25]
Personal life
After meeting on the set of Pride & Prejudice, Wright began a relationship with actress Rosamund Pike. They were engaged from 2007 to 2008.[26][27]
Wright was married to
Since 2017, Wright has been in a relationship with American actress Haley Bennett. Their daughter was born in 2018 in Brooklyn Heights.[31][32][33] As of 2019, the family resides in the UK in Somerset.[34]
Filmography
Short film
- Crocodile Snap (1997)
- The End (1998)
- "Coco Mademoiselle: Chanel" (2014)
- Princess & Peppernose (2021)
Feature film
Director
Year | Title | Distribution |
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2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Focus Features / Universal Pictures |
2007 | Atonement | Universal Pictures |
2009 | The Soloist | Paramount Pictures / Universal Pictures |
2011 | Hanna | Focus Features / Sony Pictures Releasing
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2012 | Anna Karenina | Focus Features |
2015 | Pan | Warner Bros. Pictures |
2017 | Darkest Hour | Focus Features / Universal Pictures |
2021 | The Woman in the Window | Netflix |
Cyrano | United Artists Releasing / Universal Pictures |
Executive producer
- Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home (2010)
- Hummingbird (2013)
- Locke (2013)
- Swallow (2019)
- Radioactive (2019)
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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2001 | Bob & Rose | 4 episodes |
2016 | Black Mirror | Episode "Nosedive" |
TBA | Empty Mansions | [9] |
Miniseries
- Nature Boy (2000)
- Bodily Harm (2002)
- Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003)
- M. Son of the Century[35] (TBA)
Commercial work
- "Chanel No. 5: Wherever I Go" (2012)
- "Chanel No. 5: There You Are" (2012)
Awards and nominations
Year | Title | Academy Awards | BAFTA Awards | Golden Globe Awards | |||
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Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | ||
2005 | Pride & Prejudice | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
2007 | Atonement | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
2012 | Anna Karenina | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
2017 | Darkest Hour | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | Cyrano | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
Total | 22 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
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2005 | Pride & Prejudice | BAFTA Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Won |
Boston Society of Film Critics | Best New Filmmaker | Won | ||
Chicago Film Critics Association | Most Promising Filmmaker | Nominated | ||
Empire Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
London Film Critics' Circle | British Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | ||
2007 | Atonement | BAFTA Awards | Best Direction | Nominated |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
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Best Director
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Nominated | ||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
London Film Critics' Circle | Best Director
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Nominated | ||
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated | ||
2021 | The Woman in the Window | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Director | Nominated |
Directed Academy Award performances
Year | Performer | Film | Result | ||||
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Academy Award for Best Actor | |||||||
2018 | Gary Oldman | Darkest Hour | Won | ||||
Academy Award for Best Actress | |||||||
2006 | Keira Knightley | Pride & Prejudice | Nominated | ||||
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |||||||
2008 | Saoirse Ronan | Atonement | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Garrett Hedlund Offered Captain Hook Role in 'Pan'". Archived from the original on 30 January 2014.
- ^ Keene, Allison (29 March 2016). "Director Joe Wright May Return to WWII with Winston Churchill Drama". Colider.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Joe Wright bio". tribute.ca. Retrieved 25 December 2009. Quote: "He took improv workshops at the Anna Scher Theatre, and with his portfolio of paintings and Super 8 films, was accepted into Camberwell School of the Arts."
- ^ "Joe Wright: I asked Keira Knightley to rein in her pout for Anna Karenina". 6 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "It's all about bums on seats – interview with Joe Wright". The Guardian. London. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Solomons, Jason It's all about bums on seats The Observer. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Joe Wright Biographer". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2009. Quote: "Wright started working in British television, beginning with the cult hit miniseries Nature Boy." (BBC, 2000)
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (18 October 2022). "'The Eight Mountains' & 'Martin Eden' Star Luca Marinelli To Play Benito Mussolini In Joe Wright's 'M. Son Of The Century'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ a b White, Peter (7 February 2023). "'Empty Mansions' Series Adaptation In The Works At HBO From Ido Fluk, Joe Wright & Fremantle". Deadline.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (16 August 2007). "Jamie Foxx tunes up for 'Soloist': Oscar winner to star in DreamWorks drama". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ "Hanna". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Hanna". Metacritic. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- Slashfilm. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Domhnall Gleeson Lands Role in Joe Wright's 'Anna Karenina'". IFTN. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Patrick Collinson (29 July 2011). "Fancy owning a piece of film history". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- Indie Wire. Archived from the originalon 3 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Tannishtha Chatterjee joins Jude Law's film". The Times of India. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (16 December 2013). "The Black List Announces 2013 Screenplays (Complete List)". Variety. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Pan (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Brent Lang (10 February 2016). "Time Warner Reports Mixed Quarterly Results Due to Movie Flops". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Perlman, Jake (13 March 2014). "Rooney Mara as 'Peter Pan's' Tiger Lily: A look at the controversy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (6 September 2016). "Gary Oldman's Winston Churchill Film 'Darkest Hour' Gets Release Date, Rounds Out Cast". Variety. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- TheGuardian.com. 28 September 2017.
- ^ Vo, Alex (14 September 2007). "Toronto Film Fest: An Interview with Atonement Director Joe Wright". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ Brooks, Xan (3 June 2007). "Hay festival: Atonement looks mightily impressive". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ Barber, Lynn (23 May 2009). "I don't sleep around, if that's what you mean ... Would you like some more cake?". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Joe Wright Turned Down Dinner at George Clooney's So He Could Propose to Rosamund Pike". InStyle. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Anoushka Shankar's pregnant!". The Times of India. TNN. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Anoushka Shankar & Joe Wright's marriage comes to an end". The Times of India. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Farmer, Brian (4 May 2018). "Court grants end to Anoushka Shankar Marriage to Joe Wright". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Merrett, Robyn (9 October 2018). "The Girl on the Train's Haley Bennett and Director Joe Wright Expecting First Child Together". People. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Juneau, Jen (31 December 2020). "Jameson! Faith! Epik! See Which Celeb Babies Celebrate Their Birthdays in December". People.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "How a New Generation of Designers Is Shaking Up Storied Fashion Houses", Vogue, 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019. "Back in Brooklyn Heights with her rescue dog, River, Bennett's personal goal is about 'transforming and decorating my house. I have 60 pairs of shoes—and no forks.'"
- ^ Wakeham, Amy (21 January 2022). "Portrait of a Lady: Haley Bennett". Country and Townhouse. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Yossman, K. J. (18 October 2022). "Luca Marinelli Cast as Mussolini in Joe Wright Series 'M. Son of the Century'". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
External links
- Joe Wright at IMDb