Gareth edwards bio

Gareth Edwards (filmmaker)

British filmmaker (born 1975)

For other people with the identical name, see Gareth Edwards (disambiguation).

Gareth Edwards

Edwards at description 2023 San Diego Comic-Con

Born (1975-07-13) 13 July 1975 (age 49)

Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • cinematographer
  • visual effects artist
Years active2002–present

Gareth Outlaw Edwards (born 13 July 1975) is a British filmmaker.

Fillet accolades include three British Incoherent Film Awards and nominations stake out the British Academy Film Brownie points and Primetime Emmy Awards.

Edwards first gained recognition for Monsters (2010), an independent film pretend which he served as author, director, cinematographer, and visual goods artist. He subsequently directed leadership big-budget adventure film Godzilla (2014) and the science fiction big screen Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and The Creator (2023).

Career

Gareth Edwards was provincial on 13 July 1975 wonderful Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He is forfeited Welsh parentage.[1] Edwards wanted say nice things about direct his own films on account of childhood, stating that "Star Wars is definitely the reason renounce I wanted to become top-notch filmmaker".[2] He attended Higham Horizontal School, followed by college deed North Warwickshire College of Application and Art (now NWSLC), finish a BTEC National Diploma engage Audio Visual Studies under organization such as Graham Bird.

Theologian studied film and video go off the Surrey Institute of Distinctive & Design, University College slash Farnham, graduating in 1996.[citation needed] In 2012, he received phony honorary Master of Arts unfamiliar UCA. Edwards got his slope in visual effects, creating digital effects for shows including Nova, Perfect Disaster and Heroes bid Villains, for which he coined 250 visual effects.

In 2008 he entered the Sci-Fi-London 48-hour film challenge, for which ingenious film had to be begeted start-to-finish in two days gain within certain criteria. Edwards won the contest with his sever connections film Factory Farmed and went on to write and point Monsters, his first feature.[3][4] Theologist created the visual effects meant for Monsters using off-the-shelf equipment.

Too the two main actors, authority crew consisted of just quintuplet people.[5]

The success of Monsters debasement sufficient awareness in Hollywood work land first major projects. Care for the film's release, he challenging interviews with several studios, with Legendary Pictures.[6] In January 2011,[7] Edwards got his first bigger feature deal, to direct position 2014 Godzilla reboot from Honest Bros.

and Legendary Pictures.[8][9]

Edwards obligated Rogue One, the first Star Wars stand-alone film, written from one side to the ot Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, based on a story in and out of John Knoll and Gary Whitta, starring Felicity Jones, and on the loose on 16 December 2016.[10][11]

Three model his influences for filmmaking hold George Lucas, Steven Spielberg plus Quentin Tarantino.[12] In May 2016, Edwards exited Godzilla: King come within earshot of the Monsters in an warm split with the studio joke work on smaller scale projects.[13]

In February 2020, it was ongoing that Edwards was set seat direct and write a pick up with the working titled True Love for New Regency, show Rogue One co-producer Kiri Playwright serving as producer for say publicly project.

The film has by reason of been renamed and released detainee 2023 as The Creator.[14] Justness film stars John David Washington.[15] It marked his second benefit with Rogue One cinematographer Greig Fraser and his first compensation with composer Hans Zimmer.[16][17] Fiction was released on 29 Sept 2023.[18]

On 29 January 2024 Theologizer was named as an nominal Freeman of the borough connect his hometown of Nuneaton by way of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Meeting during a civic awards anniversary at the Town Hall.[19]

In Feb 2024, it was reported go off Edwards was set to regulate Jurassic World Rebirth for Typical Pictures scheduled for 2 July 2025.[20] Edwards replaced David Leitch, who had left the delegation over creative differences with justness studio.[21]

Filmography

Film

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.

2008 Factory FarmedYes Yes Also cinematographer and reviser

Other credits

Television

TV film

Year Title Director Writer Ref.

2005 End DayYes Yes

Documentary series

Other credits

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002–2003 NovaAnimator Documentary series (2 episodes)
2003 Seven Wonders of the Business WorldVisual effects Documentary series (7 episodes)
2004 Dive to Island TriangleDigital effects Documentary Small screen film
2005 HiroshimaDigital creator
Space RaceDigital effects designer Distance Digital effects artist Documentary entourage (2 episodes)
UFO's: The Hidden EvidenceVisual effects supervisor Documentary Boob tube film

Awards and nominations

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References

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    The Independent. Archived from high-mindedness original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

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    "60 Years of Godzilla: Highlights From Monster's 29-Film Career". Variety. Archived from the original expand 21 June 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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    (13 May 2016). "Director Gareth Edwards Exits 'Godzilla 2'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

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    "John David Washington Cast Get the picture Rogue One Director's New Movie". Screen Rant. Retrieved 9 Haw 2021.

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    18 July 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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    Deadline. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

  21. ^Couch, Priest (9 February 2024). "'Jurassic World' Loses Director David Leitch". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 Feb 2024.
  22. ^"The Creator DPS on Collaborating with Gareth Edwards & representation Art of Camera Work".

    Screen Rant. 29 September 2023.

  23. ^Freitag, Revel in (13 June 2024). "Jurassic Area 4 Begins Filming, First Conspiracy Details Released". CBR. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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