Lee Tamahori
Lee Tamahori (born June 17, 1950 in Wellington ) is a New Zealand film director .
Tamahori made his cinema debut in 1994 with The Last Warrior , which was then New Zealand's most successful film. His best-known films include the James Bond film Die Another Day (2002) and xXx 2 - The Next Level (2005). Tamahori's work Next was released in 2007 (with Nicolas Cage in the lead role). It is a film adaptation of a short story by Philip K. Dick called The Golden Man .
In January 2006, Tamahori was arrested for offering money for sexual favors to a male hustler who turned out to be an undercover cop in Los Angeles . Tamahori was dressed as a drag queen at the time . The charges were dropped before the trial. Tamahori, whose lawyer was celebrity attorney Mark Geragos , agreed to a three-year suspended sentence , 15 days of community service, and a $ 390 fine .
At the Berlinale 2011 Tamahori presented The Devil's Double , a film about Udai Hussein , son and double of Saddam Hussein , with Dominic Cooper in the double role. His first art house project Mahana ran out of competition in the 2016 Berlinale competition.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Once Were Warriors ( Once Were Warriors ) - a novel by Alan Duff
- 1996: According to its own rules ( Mulholland Falls )
- 1997: On a knife's edge - rivals on the edge ( The Edge )
- 2001: Along Came a Spider ( Along Came a Spider )
- 2002: James Bond 007 - Die Another Day ( Die Another Day )
- 2005: xXx 2 - The Next Level ( xXx: State of the Union )
- 2007: Next
- 2011: The Devil's Double
- 2016: Mahana - A Maori Saga ( Mahana - The Patriarch )
- 2020: Billions (TV series, episode 5x02)
Web links
- Lee Tamahori in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mahana, Film data sheet . Retrieved November 27, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tamahori, Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wellington , New Zealand |