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18.04.2008, 20:06
18.04.2008, 20:06
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DAVID KOEPP (Screenplay by) has written and directed the films “Secret Window,” “Stir of Echoes,” “The Trigger Effect,” “Suspicious” and the upcoming DreamWorks comedy “Ghost Town.” He wrote or co-wrote “War of the Worlds,” “Zathura,” “Spider-Man,” “Panic Room,” “Snake Eyes,” “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” “Mission: Impossible,” “The Paper,” “Jurassic Park,” “Carlito’s Way,” “Death Becomes Her,” “Bad Influence” and “Apartment Zero.”
Koepp was born in Wisconsin and went to film school at UCLA. He lives in New York City.
GEORGE LUCAS’s (Story by/Based on Characters by/Executive Producer) devotion to timeless storytelling and cutting-edge innovation has resulted in some of the most successful and beloved films of all time.
Lucas’s film career started in 1971. With San Francisco-based American Zoetrope and long-time friend Francis Ford Coppola as executive producer, Lucas transformed an award-winning student film into his first feature, “THX 1138.”
Lucas’s second feature film, the low-budget “American Graffiti” (1973), became the most successful film of its time and garnered the Golden Globe®, the New York Film Critics’ and National Society of Film Critics’ Awards. Pushing the boundaries of storytelling, “American Graffiti” was the first film of its kind to tell multiple stories through interweaving narratives backed by a soundtrack of contemporary music.
It was Lucas’s third film, 1977’s “Star Wars,” that changed everything — breaking box office records, setting new standards for sophistication in film visuals and sound and garnering eight Academy Awards®. The success of “Star Wars” allowed Lucas to remain independent and continue operating in Marin County, CA. Lucas has been the story writer and executive producer of a series of other box office blockbusters, beginning with the continuation of the “Star Wars” Saga: “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983). In 1981, he created the classic adventurer Indiana Jones, and co-wrote and executive-produced the successful series consisting of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981), “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989), a trilogy that won eight Academy Awards®.
Lucas has also served as executive producer on such widely varied films as “Willow,” based on his original story and directed by Ron Howard; and “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Each received three Academy Award® nominations. As executive producer, Lucas’s films also include Akira Kurosawa’s “Kagemusha” (1980); “Mishima” (1985); “Latino” (1985); “Howard the Duck” (1986); “Labyrinth” (1986); and “Radioland Murders” (1994).
In the early 1990s, his passion for both history and educating young people drove the creation of “The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones” and its rich combination of exciting episodes and companion documentaries. During its original television run in the 1990s, the series was critically acclaimed and won 12 Emmy Awards® and 26 Emmy nominations.
Lucas returned to directing in 1999 with the first of three new episodes of the “Star Wars” Saga: “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” the year’s biggest box office hit, which was also the first major live-action film to be projected digitally. Three years later, “Episode II — Attack of the Clones” broke new ground as the first major movie shot using entirely digital media. In 2005, “Star Wars: Episode III —Revenge of the Sith,” the final movie in the epic saga, was the top-grossing film worldwide.
Lucas is currently supervising the creation of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” which premieres as an all-new feature film on August 15, followed by the television series debut in the fall. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” takes audiences on incredible new “Star Wars” adventures, combining Lucasfilm’s traditions of storytelling and quality with a signature animation style.
Lucas has also taken a leadership role in applying his technical and storytelling expertise to the classroom, engaging students through interactive multimedia environments. He is chairman of the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation and also serves on the board of the Film Foundation and is a member of the USC School of Cinematic Arts Advisory Board.
DAVID KOEPP (Screenplay by) has written and directed the films “Secret Window,” “Stir of Echoes,” “The Trigger Effect,” “Suspicious” and the upcoming DreamWorks comedy “Ghost Town.” He wrote or co-wrote “War of the Worlds,” “Zathura,” “Spider-Man,” “Panic Room,” “Snake Eyes,” “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” “Mission: Impossible,” “The Paper,” “Jurassic Park,” “Carlito’s Way,” “Death Becomes Her,” “Bad Influence” and “Apartment Zero.”
Koepp was born in Wisconsin and went to film school at UCLA. He lives in New York City.
GEORGE LUCAS’s (Story by/Based on Characters by/Executive Producer) devotion to timeless storytelling and cutting-edge innovation has resulted in some of the most successful and beloved films of all time.
Lucas’s film career started in 1971. With San Francisco-based American Zoetrope and long-time friend Francis Ford Coppola as executive producer, Lucas transformed an award-winning student film into his first feature, “THX 1138.”
Lucas’s second feature film, the low-budget “American Graffiti” (1973), became the most successful film of its time and garnered the Golden Globe®, the New York Film Critics’ and National Society of Film Critics’ Awards. Pushing the boundaries of storytelling, “American Graffiti” was the first film of its kind to tell multiple stories through interweaving narratives backed by a soundtrack of contemporary music.
It was Lucas’s third film, 1977’s “Star Wars,” that changed everything — breaking box office records, setting new standards for sophistication in film visuals and sound and garnering eight Academy Awards®. The success of “Star Wars” allowed Lucas to remain independent and continue operating in Marin County, CA. Lucas has been the story writer and executive producer of a series of other box office blockbusters, beginning with the continuation of the “Star Wars” Saga: “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983). In 1981, he created the classic adventurer Indiana Jones, and co-wrote and executive-produced the successful series consisting of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981), “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989), a trilogy that won eight Academy Awards®.
Lucas has also served as executive producer on such widely varied films as “Willow,” based on his original story and directed by Ron Howard; and “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Each received three Academy Award® nominations. As executive producer, Lucas’s films also include Akira Kurosawa’s “Kagemusha” (1980); “Mishima” (1985); “Latino” (1985); “Howard the Duck” (1986); “Labyrinth” (1986); and “Radioland Murders” (1994).
In the early 1990s, his passion for both history and educating young people drove the creation of “The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones” and its rich combination of exciting episodes and companion documentaries. During its original television run in the 1990s, the series was critically acclaimed and won 12 Emmy Awards® and 26 Emmy nominations.
Lucas returned to directing in 1999 with the first of three new episodes of the “Star Wars” Saga: “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” the year’s biggest box office hit, which was also the first major live-action film to be projected digitally. Three years later, “Episode II — Attack of the Clones” broke new ground as the first major movie shot using entirely digital media. In 2005, “Star Wars: Episode III —Revenge of the Sith,” the final movie in the epic saga, was the top-grossing film worldwide.
Lucas is currently supervising the creation of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” which premieres as an all-new feature film on August 15, followed by the television series debut in the fall. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” takes audiences on incredible new “Star Wars” adventures, combining Lucasfilm’s traditions of storytelling and quality with a signature animation style.
Lucas has also taken a leadership role in applying his technical and storytelling expertise to the classroom, engaging students through interactive multimedia environments. He is chairman of the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation and also serves on the board of the Film Foundation and is a member of the USC School of Cinematic Arts Advisory Board.
Chris