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Occupation(s) | film director, producer and writer |
Roland Emmerich (born November 10, 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Early life and career
Emmerich was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He attended the University of Television and Film Munich from 1977 to 1981 and his student film, The Noah's Ark Principle, went on to open the 1984 Berlin Film Festival. In 1985, he founded Centropolis Film Productions (now Centropolis Entertainment) in partnership with his sister, producer Ute Emmerich.
Hoping to tap into the American market, Emmerich began directing English-language supernatural fantasy features in his native Germany. Eventually, his science-fiction film Moon 44, went straight to video in the United States and featured Dean Devlin. Having caught the attention of producer Mario Kassar, Emmerich was invited to America. Devlin would subsequently become Emmerich's writing and producing partner once Emmerich settled in Hollywood.
Hollywood director
Emmerich was hired to replace director Andrew Davis for the action movie Universal Soldier. The film was followed by two made-for-television movies and a theatrical sequel. Emmerich next helmed the science-fiction film Stargate, an unexpected success that spawned a highly popular media franchise.
Emmerich then directed Independence Day, an alien invasion feature that became the first film to gross $100 million in less than a week and went on to become one of the most successful films of all time. His next film, the much-hyped Godzilla, did not meet its anticipated box office success[1] and was a critical failure. [2]
After a change of pace directing the American Revolutionary War film The Patriot, Emmerich returned once again to directing a visual effects-laden adventure with 2004's The Day After Tomorrow. Soon afterwards, he founded Reelmachine, another film production company based in Germany.
Emmerich's most recent effort is 10,000 BC, a film about the journeys of a prehistoric tribe. He is slated to direct both 2012 [3], an apocalyptic film inspired by the theory that the Mayans prophesied the world's ending in 2012, and a remake of the 1966 science-fiction film Fantastic Voyage. [4]
Advocacy
For several years, Emmerich has been in favor of the campaign for stunt performers to receive recognition at the Academy Awards, and has worked to raise awareness over the issue of global warming.[5]
Emmerich, along with several other celebrities, is a producer of The 1 Second Film, a non-profit project intended to raise money for women's rights in the developing world. [6]
In 2006, he pledged $150,000 to the Legacy Project, a campaign dedicated to gay and lesbian film preservation. Emmerich, who is openly gay, made the donation of behalf of Outfest, making it the largest gift in the festival's history.[7] In 2007, on behalf of the LGBT community, he held a fundraiser at his Los Angeles home for democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. [8]
Filmography
Year | Title | Notes | Credits | Worldwide Total[9] |
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1984 | Das Arche Noah Prinzip | West Germany | director, writer | |
1985 | Joey | West Germany | director, co-writer | |
1987 | Hollywood-Monster | West Germany | director, co-writer, producer | |
1990 | Moon 44 | West Germany | director, co-writer, producer | |
1991 | Eye of the Storm | Germany | executive producer | |
1992 | Universal Soldier | director | $36,299,898 | |
1994 | The High Crusade | Germany | producer | |
Stargate | director, co-writer | $196,567,262 | ||
1996 | Independence Day | director, co-writer, executive producer | $816,969,268 | |
1997 | The Visitor | TV series | co-creator, executive producer | N/A |
1998 | Godzilla | director, co-writer, executive producer | $379,014,294 | |
1999 | The Thirteenth Floor | producer | $18,564,088 | |
2000 | The Patriot | director, executive producer | $215,294,342 | |
2001 | "Infinite Possibilities" [10] | TV commercial | director | N/A |
2002 | Eight Legged Freaks | executive producer | $45,867,333 | |
2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | director, co-writer, producer | $542,771,772 | |
2007 | Trade | producer | $975,412 | |
2008 | 10,000 BC | director, co-writer, producer | $255,129,104 | |
Isobar [11] | in production | co-writer, producer | ||
2009 | 2012 | planned | director, co-writer, producer | |
TBA | Fantastic Voyage | planned remake | director |
References
- ^ "Weekend Box Office (May 22 - 25, 1998)". boxofficeguru.com. May 25, 1998. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
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(help) - ^ "Godzilla (1998)". rottentomatoes.com. June 24, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
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(help) - ^ "Sony buys Emmerich's '2012'". variety.com. February 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
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(help) - ^ "Emmerich to captain 'Voyage'". variety.com. August 15, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
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(help) - ^ "An interview with Roland Emmerich". blackfilm.com. May 1, 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
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(help) - ^ "Roland Emmerich". the1secondfilm.com. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Hollywood director helps save gay and lesbian films". advocate.com. January 25, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
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(help) - ^ "LGBT hold fundraiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at Roland Emmerich's Hollywood Home". www.4seasons-photography.com. July 22, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
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(help) - ^ ""Roland Emmerich"". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ ""Infinite Possibilities"". clipland.com. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Dean Devlin Says Isobar is a Go". comingsoon.net. July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
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External links
- Roland Emmerich at IMDb
- Roland Emmerich Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film
- Centropolis Entertainment
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