Joe Carnahan
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Joseph Aaron Carnahan (born May 9, 1969) is an American independent film director best known for his films Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane, Narc and Smokin' Aces. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan.
[edit] Biography
Born in Delaware, raised in Detroit, Michigan and Sacramento, California, Carnahan became employed in the promotional department of Channel 31, a local Sacramento television station, when he began producing short films in the mid-1990s with Karate Raider in 1995 and Taco Heaven in 1998 before winning critical acclaim for his film Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane which premiered in September 1997 at the New York's Independent Feature Film Market and later at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.
He directed the 2002 Detroit set thriller Narc, starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric. At one point he was solicited to direct Mission: Impossible III, produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner (who also executive produced Narc), however he subsequently left the production due to conflicting views on the tone of the film. It was also announced in October 2005 Carnahan would be directing a film based on the life of convicted drug dealer Will Wright, but the project seems to be abandoned.
His next film, Smokin' Aces, was produced in 2006 and released in January 2007. He also co-wrote the screenplay of Pride and Glory, which is also scheduled to be released in 2007.
He is also attached to direct an adaptation of James Ellroy's novel White Jazz with George Clooney producing and starring, but Clooney later pulled out from the production. He was also set to direct Mark Bowden's book Killing Pablo, but there is no set release date for the film. Joe is also good friends with Leonard Carillo, another Sacramento based indie filmmaker.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
- Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane (1998)
- Narc (2002)
- The Hire: Ticker (2002)
- Smokin' Aces (2007)
- Killing Pablo (2009)
- Smokin' Aces 2 (TBA)
- White Jazz (2009)
[edit] Screenwriter
- Karate Raider (1995)
- Taco Heaven (1998)
- Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane (1998)
- Narc (2002)
- The Hire: Ticker (2002)
- Smokin' Aces (2007)
- Pride and Glory (2008)
- Bunny Lake Is Missing (2008)
- White Jazz (2009)
- Killing Pablo (2009)
[edit] In popular culture
- In 2005, Carnahan was included in Fade In Magazine's article "100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know".
