Alex Proyas
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Alex Proyas (born September 23, 1963) is an Australian film director, writer, and producer. He was born to Greek parents in Egypt but moved to Sydney when he was 3 years of age. The director of numerous music videos and commercials frequently works with production designer Patrick Tatopoulos.
His first movie directorial project was a movie adaptation of the comic book The Crow starring Brandon Lee. Tragically, Lee was killed in an accident during filming, only eight days before the completion of the movie in March 1993. The Crow eventually released in May 1994 to box office success and critical acclaim.
He then wrote and directed the 1998 science fiction thriller Dark City, which had disappointing box office results despite winning numerous awards, but has since gained a strong cult following. In 2004 he directed I, Robot, a science fiction film "suggested by"[1] the Isaac Asimov short story compilation I, Robot that starred Will Smith. It was a box office success, but met with mixed reactions by readers and fans of the Asimov stories.
[edit] Selected filmography
- I, Robot (2004)
- I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS (2004) (V) (video "Kiss the Dirt")
- Garage Days' (2002)
- Dark City (1998)
- The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 (1994) (V) (video "All This Time")
- Book of Dreams: 'Welcome to Crateland' (1994)
- The Crow (1994)
- Songlines (1989) (V) (video "Mysteries of Love")
- Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989)
- Spineless (1987)
- Strange Residues (1981)
- Groping (1980)
[edit] References
- ^ IMDb: I, Robot: Full Cast and Crew. Accessed 2006-11-19.
