Joseph Kosinski
| Joseph Kosinski | |
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Kosinski at the Comic Con in San Diego, July 22, 2010 | |
| Born |
May 3, 1974 Milwaukee, Wisconsin[1] |
| Occupation | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Home town | Marshalltown, Iowa[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Kristin Kosinski |
| Website |
josephkosinski |
Joseph Kosinski (born May 3, 1974) is an American television commercial and feature film director best known for his computer graphics and computer generated imagery work. He made his big-screen directorial debut with the Disney Digital 3-D science fiction film Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 film Tron. His previous work has primarily been with CGI related television commercials including the "Starry Night" commercial for Halo 3[3] and the award-winning "Mad World" commercial for Gears of War.[4]
Life and career
Kosinski was born in Iowa, and raised in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Patricia (née Provost) and Joel Kosinski, a doctor.[2][5][6]
His first major film was the special effects-laden Tron: Legacy.[7][8] Using high-speed digital cameras, such as Vision Research Phantom models, the film was in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D, with a release of December 2010.[9]
After moving to Los Angeles, California, in 2005, he began writing a film treatment which would eventually develop into an unpublished graphic novel by the title Oblivion for Radical Comics.[10] In August 2010, Walt Disney Pictures acquired the rights.[11] William Monahan worked on the screenplay for a film adaptation.[7] In March 2011, it was reported that Karl Gajdusek would rewrite the screenplay.[12] Attempts to keep the film at a PG rating were unsuccessful leading to Disney giving up the rights, which were then acquired by Universal Pictures which agreed to a PG-13 rating. The $120-million-budgeted Oblivion began filming in October 2011, with Tom Cruise in the lead role, and was released in April 2013.[13]
Kosinski was confirmed to direct the third Tron movie in early 2015, but in May of the same year it was announced that Disney had canceled the project.[14][15]
Kosinski has been attached to several as-yet-unmade projects, including remakes of 70s science-fiction films Logan's Run,[16] The Black Hole,[17] the science-fiction film Archangels,[18]The Twilight Zone[19] and an adaptation of the video game series, Gran Turismo.[20]
Academia
Kosinski is an alumnus of Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), currently an adjunct assistant professor of architecture[21] where he helps students in 3D modeling and graphics.[22] In 2008, he spoke in detail about his education in architecture, pushing the technological envelope in commercials and his eventual progression to feature films.[23]
Awards
- 2007 AICP Show – Best Visual Effects for the Gears of War commercial "Mad World"
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Yes | |||
| 2013 | Oblivion | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Granite Mountain | Yes | |||
References
- ↑ Director Joseph Kosinski on Tron: Legacy and the Limitations of CGI-Created Actors
- 1 2 Barnes, Brooks (December 3, 2010). "Cyberspace Gamble". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. AR1. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
Raised in Marshalltown, Iowa — population 26,000 — he [Kosinski] is quiet, polite and interested in other people's opinions in a way that is rare in moviedom's major leagues.
- ↑ Official website work portfolio.
- ↑ 2007 AICP Show Best Visual Effects.
- ↑ The building of a legacy
- ↑ "Death Notice: CATHERINE JULIA PROVOST". Chicago Tribune. March 14, 2008.
- 1 2 Mottle, Jeff. "Interview with Joe Kosinski (Director of TRON Legacy)". cgarchitect.com. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ "First Location Shot from 'Tron 2.0'". Robert Falconer. cinemaspy. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ↑ Comic-Con: Tron 2 Retitled TRON Legacy; IMAX 3D; Concept Art and New Scene Revealed. Posted on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 by Peter Sciretta on SlashFilm
- ↑ Joseph Kosinski On Oblivion
- ↑ Frappier, Rob (August 4, 2010). "Disney Acquires The Rights to Joseph Kosinski's 'Oblivion' [Updated]". screenrant.com. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (March 16, 2011). "Karl Gajdusek Tapped to Re-Write Disney's Horizons (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike (May 20, 2011). "Tom Cruise Commits To $100 Million Universal Sci-Fi Pic 'Oblivion' For Fall". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ↑ "'TRON: Legacy' Director Joseph Kosinski Will Return For 'TRON 3′".
- ↑ "Disney Not Moving Forward With 'Tron 3' (Exclusive)".
- ↑ Warner Bros. Bets on Kosinski for 'Logan's Run', by Chris McKeown, on 22-08-2007, Sci Fi Updates website.
- ↑ Black Hole remake by Tron Team
- ↑ "Agents Hunt Down Disguised Aliens in 'Archangels'".
- ↑ 'Tron' Helmer Joseph Kosinski to Direct 'Twilight Zone' Film (Exclusive)
- ↑ "Joseph Kosinski Eyes Adaptation of Videogame 'Gran Turismo' at Sony".
- ↑ "Faculty listing at Columbia GSAP website.".
- ↑ Beyond the Blob—Digital Technology in Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, from Columbia Interactive.
- ↑ 5D Future of Immersive Design Conference
External links
- Personal Website including professional reel
- Joseph Kosinski at the Internet Movie Database