David Michaud ( born David Michôd ; born November 30, 1972 , Sydney ) is an Australian film director , screenwriter , actor and producer . Best known as the director of the films “ Animal Kingdom ” (2010) and “ Rover ” (2014).
| David Michaud | |
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| David Michôd | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
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| Profession | film director , screenwriter , actor , producer |
| Career | 2000 - present |
| Direction | short , comedy , drama |
| Awards | “ Sundance - Grand Prix in the category“ Dramatic Film ” ” (2010) |
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Biography
David Michaud was born November 30, 1972 in Sydney . After graduating from Sydney High School ( English Sydney Grammar School ) he moved to Melbourne and began to study at the University of Melbourne and film school. In the movie, Michaud came as a screenwriter and actor in the short film "Noise" in 2000. Since then, Michaud began to participate in various projects as an actor , director and screenwriter. [1] In 2008, at the Sundance Film Festival and at the Berlin International Film Festival , David Michaud's short film “The Dwarf Dutch Rabbit” was shown ( Eng. Netherland Dwarf ), which was well received by critics [2] [3] .
Feature films
Animal Kingdom
The director was in the Blue-Tongue Films film team, thanks to which, in 2009, the first full-length picture by Michaud - “The Kingdom of the Animals ” is released. This is a criminal drama about the war of underground Melbourne factions and the police. At the Sundance Film Festival, the film won a prize in the category "Best Drama in World Cinema" [4] [5] .
Hasher
In 2010, Michaud, as a screenwriter , participated in the creation of Spencer Sasser's " Hesher " film with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman in the title role [6] .
Rover
On January 29, 2013 in southern Australia, the director began filming the movie The Rover with Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson in the lead roles [7] [8] . Filming ended March 16, 2013 [9] [10] . The film premiered on May 18, 2014 as part of the out-of-competition program of the 40th Cannes Film Festival . [11] [12] . The film was released in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on June 13, 2014; wide distribution in the United States began on June 20, 2014 [13] [14] [15] .
War Machine
April 14, 2014 it became known that Michaud will write a script and become the director of the film "Operators", based on the book of the same name by Michael Hastings . The producers of the film starring Brad Pitt were Plan B Entertainment , New Regency and RatPac Entertainment [16] [17] . Subsequently, the film was called Machine of War . In March 2017, Netflix released a teaser trailer in which Brad Pitt appeared in the veiled role of General Stanley McChrystal . In 2010, Hasting published an article in the magazine in Rolling Stone magazine on the friction between Macrystal and then-President Barack Obama, which led to the resignation of McChrystal. [18]
King
In 2013, it became known that Joel Edgerton and Michaud commissioned Warner Bros. Pictures wrote an adapted script based on Shakespeare’s plays “ Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 ” and “ Henry V ” [19] . In February 2018, it was announced that the title role in the film “ The King ” would be played by Timote Chalame [20] . Filming began on June 1, 2018 in London [21] . The film will premiere on Netflix .
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | f | - | Noise | actor, screenwriter |
| 2006 | f | Kenny | Kenny | actor |
| 2006 | f | - | Ezra White, LL.B. | director, screenwriter |
| 2007 | f | Crossbow | Crossbow | actor, director, screenwriter |
| 2007 | f | Spider | Spider | actor, screenwriter |
| 2007 | f | - | Little deaths | actor |
| 2008 | f | I love sarah jane | I love sarah jane | screenwriter |
| 2008 | f | - | The list | actor |
| 2008 | f | Dwarf netherlands rabbit | Netherland dwarf | director, screenwriter |
| 2010 | f | Animal kingdom | Animal kingdom | actor, director, screenwriter |
| 2010 | f | Hasher | Hesher | screenwriter |
| 2011 | f | Bear | Bear | screenwriter |
| 2012 | f | - | Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke | producer |
| 2014 | f | Rover | The rover | producer, director, screenwriter |
| 2017 | f | War machine | War machine | director, screenwriter |
| 2019 | f | King | The king | director, screenwriter |
Awards and nominations
- 2011 - Sundance - Winner: Grand Prix in the Drama Film category (World Cinema Program) for the film Animal Kingdom .
Notes
- ↑ Director to Watch: David Michod Neopr . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Netherland dwarf gets another gong (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 2, 2013.
- ↑ TGIFilm: Netherland Dwarf (unreachable link) . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Young directors Nicole Holofcener and David Michod have a bond down deep . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: David Michod's Animal Kingdom . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Hesher (2010) . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 2, 2013.
- ↑ The Rover: Portfolio . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 1, 2013.
- ↑ Robert Pattinson and David Michaud talk about the Rover (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 1, 2013.
- ↑ Hollywood comes to the Outback . adelaidenow.com.au. Date of treatment April 20, 2013.
- ↑ Robert Pattinson far from Twilight filming new movie The Rover in Outback Australia . couriermail.com.au. Date of treatment April 20, 2013.
- ↑ 'Foxcatcher,' 'Map To The Stars,' 'The Rover,' 'The Search' And New Jean-Luc Godard Lead Cannes 2014 Line-Up (link not available) . Date of treatment April 17, 2014. Archived on October 6, 2014.
- ↑ 2014 Cannes Film Festival line-up . Date of treatment May 8, 2014. Archived on May 8, 2014.
- ↑ A24 Dates 'The Rover' With Robert Pattinson For June 13, Keira Knightley's 'Laggies' For September 26 (link not available) . Date of treatment March 17, 2014. Archived March 17, 2014.
- ↑ A24 [A24]. No one #roverreact now - we just pushed up the release date for @TheRoverFilm to June! . [tweet] . Twitter (March 17, 2014) .
- ↑ 'The Rover' Teaser Trailer - Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce Trek Across the Australian Outback . Date of treatment March 17, 2014.
- ↑ 'Animal Kingdom' Filmmaker Boards Brad Pitt's Adaptation of Michael Hastings' 'The Operator' . Date of appeal April 12, 2014.
- ↑ David Michod to Direct, Write Brad Pitt's 'The Operators' . Date of appeal April 12, 2014.
- ↑ “Brad Pitt puts his spin on General Stanley McChrystal in the War Machine teaser” , avclub.com, March 1, 2017; accessed March 1, 2017
- ↑ Davies, Luke Joel Edgerton after Gatsby . The Monthly (June 2013). - "With David Michôd he has written King, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I & II, and Henry V, for Warner Bros.". Date of appeal May 18, 2018.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike Timothee Chalamet To Play King Henry V In David Michôd Netflix Film 'The King . Deadline Hollywood (February 8, 2018). Date of appeal May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp, Among Cast Joining Timothée Chalamet In Netflix Pic 'The King', Cameras Roll This Week . Deadline Hollywood (May 31, 2018). Date of appeal May 31, 2018.
Links
- David Michôd . Date of treatment June 1, 2013. Archived June 2, 2013.