Joby Harold

Joby Harold
Born Joby Harold
London, England, UK
Occupation film director, screenwriter

Joby Harold is an English film director and screenwriter currently living in Los Angeles.[1] He wrote and directed Awake for the Weinstein Company starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard and Lena Olin. The film was produced for under $8.6M and grossed $32M worldwide in theatrical and $23.45M on DVD.[2]

Harold adapted Zack Snyder's original treatment Army of the Dead for Universal Studios and Warner Brothers,[3] Frank Miller's Ronin for Warner Brothers, and Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper for Universal Studios.[4] He is writing and producing a script based on an original idea of his own that Andrew Adamson is attached to direct called Fountain City,[5] executive producing Mommy and Me (based on a story by Harold) for Sony with Meryl Streep and Tina Fey attached to star [6] and writing and executive producing Edge of Tomorrow with Doug Liman directing and Tom Cruise starring at Warner Bros..[7]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/issues/summer2005/features/25_faces21-25.php
  2. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=awake.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com:80/hr/content_display/news/e3i05c24dfea7d9ab262fd726b0c444bb1b?src=bchallenge
  4. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iedd6fbcc90af6932bd20338eaa420c99
  5. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016108.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=fountain+city
  6. ↑ http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/tucci-direct-streep-fey-mother-daughter-comedy-19314
  7. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118046859

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