Alex Proyas

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Alex Proyas, 2016

Alexander Proyas (born September 23, 1963 in Egypt ) is an Australian director of music videos , commercials and feature films .

Life

Alex Proyas was born in Egypt in 1963 to a Greek family. At the age of three the family moved to Sydney , Australia . He started making short films as a child. He received his education at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). After short films, commercials and music videos for artists such as Sting , Crowded House and INXS , he made his first longer feature film Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds , an end-of-time film in 1989 . In 1994 he finally made his first film for a Hollywood studio: The Crow . During the shooting, the main actor Brandon Lee was fatally injured by a faulty pistol and had to be computerized into his outstanding scenes to complete the production. The Crow - The Crow was a huge hit with both critics and the box office; however, his director took a long break after filming.

In 1998 he returned to the big screen with Dark City , a film with a similar theme to Matrix . Backdrops from Proya's work in Matrix were also used, but this was clearly based on Dark City . He achieved another great financial success with the film I, Robot , based on the novel of the same name by Isaac Asimov , starring Will Smith . This grossed a total of $ 347 million at the box office.

His fantasy film Gods of Egypt premiered on February 24, 2016.

Filmography

Selected music videos

Feature films

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Proyas, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Proyas, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian director
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Egypt