Len Wiseman
Len Ryan Wiseman (born March 4, 1973 in Fremont , California ) is an American director and screenwriter who is best known for his fantasy / horror action film Underworld (2003) and has directed its sequel.
Career
Film career
His career began in the equipment teams for various films such as Men in Black and Independence Day , later he mainly shot music videos and commercials (including for Intel and PlayStation ). Following the success of the Underworld films, he was selected to direct the third installment in the Die Hard series, Die Hard 4.0 . The action film with Bruce Willis in the leading role opened in German cinemas on June 27, 2007. Wiseman's new project was a remake of the film The Rattlesnake (1981) until October 2007 ; but then directing was taken over by Brett Ratner , only to be resigned shortly afterwards. Wiseman and Ratner are still favorites for directing work. In 2010 he directed the pilot episode of the Hawaii Five-0 television series .
In the summer of 2012, Wiseman's science fiction film Total Recall was released , which, like the 1990 film Total Recall, was based on a short story by Philip K. Dick .
Wiseman was also involved in developing the Sleepy Hollow series and has been an executive producer since it began airing in 2013.
Private
During the filming of the movie Underworld , Wiseman met Kate Beckinsale , who played the role of Selene. The two became engaged in the summer of 2003 and were married on May 9, 2004 in California. In November 2015, it was announced that the couple had separated after 11 years of marriage.
Filmography
producer
- 2008: Underworld - Rising of the Lycans
- 2012: Underworld: Awakening
- 2013-2017: Sleepy Hollow (TV series, as executive producer)
Director & screenplay
- 2003: Underworld (Director)
- 2006: Underworld: Evolution (Director, screenplay with Danny McBride)
- 2007: Die Hard 4.0 (Director)
- 2009: Underworld (screenplay with Danny McBride)
- 2012: Underworld: Awakening (screenplay with John Hlavin, J. Michael Straczynski, Allison Burnett)
- 2012: Total Recall (Director)
- 2013: Sleepy Hollow (TV series, directed by episode 1x01)
- 2015: Lucifer (TV series, director)
- 2017: APB - Die Hightech-Cops ( APB , TV series, director)
- 2017: The Gifted (TV series, directed by episode 1x02)
Equipment assistant
- 1994: Stargate
- 1996: Independence Day
- 1997: Men in Black
- 1998: Godzilla
Web links
- Len Wiseman at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Variety : Len Wiseman to Direct “New York” ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , August 14, 2007
- ↑ iesb.net: Confirmed: Ratner Replaces Wiseman on “New York” Plus an Update on “Gears of War” , October 4, 2007
- ↑ Widescreen : Ratner is afraid of rattlesnakes ( Memento of the original dated November 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 30, 2007
- ↑ filmstarts.de: Gerard Butler: Mimt Snake Plissken after all ( memento of the original from December 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , December 9, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiseman, Len |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wiseman, Len Ryan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4th 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fremont , California |