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Joseph Kosinski is an American film director best known for his computer graphics and computer-generated imagery (CGI) work, and for his work in action films. He made his big-screen directorial debut with the 2010 science fiction film Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 film Tron. He also directed the 2013 science fiction film Oblivion and the 2022 action drama film Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun. His previous work has primarily been with CGI-related television commercials including the "Starry Night" commercial for Halo 3[1] and the award-winning "Mad World" commercial for Gears of War.[2]

Joseph Kosinski
Kosinski at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	Columbia University, Stanford University
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Kristin Kosinski
Website	josephkosinski.com

Life and career

Kosinski grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Patricia (née Provost) of French-Canadian descent, and Joel Kosinski, a doctor of Polish descent.[3][4][5][6]

His first major film was the special effects-heavy Tron: Legacy.[7][8] The film was in Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D, with a release of December 2010.[9]

After moving to Los Angeles in 2005, he began writing a film treatment which would eventually develop into an unpublished graphic novel by the title Oblivion for Radical Comics.[10] In August 2010, Walt Disney Pictures acquired the rights to the work.[11] William Monahan worked on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 with a PG rating were unsuccessful, leading to Disney giving up the rights which were acquired by Universal Pictures, and agreed to a PG-13 rating. The $120-million-budgeted Oblivion began filming in March 2012, with Tom Cruise in the lead role, and was released in April 2013.[13]

Kosinski was confirmed to direct the third Tron film in early 2015, but in May of the same year it was announced that Disney had canceled the project.[14][15] In 2017, he directed Only the Brave, originally titled Granite Mountain, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots (wildland firefighters). In June 2017 it was announced he was set to direct the sequel to Top Gun, titled Top Gun: Maverick.[16] In June 2020, he was hired direct the reboot of Twister, which was announced by Universal Pictures, the original film's international distributor.[17]

Kosinski is also set to direct an untitled Formula One racing film, reteaming with Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer and screenwriter Ehren Kruger, with racing driver Lewis Hamilton also serving as producer. The project, acquired by Apple Studios in June 2022, will star Brad Pitt and receive an exclusive theatrical run "of at least 30 days" before streaming on Apple TV+.[18]

Kosinski has been attached to several as-of-now-unmade projects, including remakes of '70s science-fiction films Logan's Run,[19] The Black Hole,[20] the science-fiction film Archangels,[21] an untitled action-thriller from Halt and Catch Fire writers Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers,[22] and The Twilight Zone.[23]

Academia

Kosinski is an alumnus of Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), and currently an adjunct assistant professor of architecture[24] where he helps students in 3D modeling and graphics.[25] In 2008, he spoke in detail about his education in architecture, pushing the technological envelope in commercials and his eventual progression to feature films.[26]

Awards

• 2007 AICP Show – Best Visual Effects for the Gears of War commercial "Mad World" – Nominated
• AICP Best Visual Effects Award for his Assassin's Creed "Unity" and Destiny "Become Legend" commercials – Nominated
• 47th Saturn Awards for Best Film Director for Top Gun: Maverick – Pending[27]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2008	TR2N	Yes	No	Teaser for Tron Legacy
2017	The Dig	Yes	Yes	Made to demonstrate Sony's CineAlta Venice camera

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes
2010	Tron: Legacy	Yes	No
2013	Oblivion	Yes	Yes	Based on his original graphic novel
2017	Only the Brave	Yes	No
2022	Top Gun: Maverick	Yes	No
	Spiderhead	Yes	No

Music video

• "Hold My Hand" – Lady Gaga (2022)

Frequent collaborators

Actor	Tron: Legacy (2010)	Oblivion (2013)	The Dig (2017)	Only the Brave (2017)	Top Gun: Maverick (2022)	Spiderhead (2022)
Jeff Bridges
Tom Cruise
Taylor Kitsch
Jennifer Connelly
Jake Picking
Miles Teller
Charles Parnell

References

External links

• Personal website including professional reel
• Joseph Kosinski at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Joseph Kosinski

Joseph Kosinski (* 3. Mai 1974) ist ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur.

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- [en] Joseph Kosinski

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[es] Joseph Kosinski

Joseph Kosinski (Marshalltown, Iowa,[2] 3 de mayo de 1974) es un actor y director de anuncios comerciales de televisión estadounidense, y director de cine principalmente conocido por su trabajo con imágenes generadas por computador (CGI). Debutó como director en la gran pantalla con la película de ciencia ficción en Disney digital 3-D Tron: Legacy, secuela de la película Tron de 1982. Sus trabajos anteriores han estado principalmente relacionados con comerciales de televisión que incluyen CGI, algunos de los cuales han sido el comercial de Starry Night, para Halo 3 y el galardonado Mad World para el videojuego Gears of War. De cara al futuro ha firmado con Disney para rehacer la película de 1979 The Black Hole (El abismo negro en Argentina, España y México; El agujero negro en Venezuela). Es el director de la exitosa secuela Top Gun: Maverick del 2022

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[ru] Косински, Джозеф

Джозеф Косински (англ. Joseph Kosinski, род. 3 мая 1974) — американский кинорежиссёр, создатель рекламных роликов и фильмов, специалист по компьютерной графике. Его дебютная работа в кино — научно-фантастический фильм «Трон: Наследие». До этого занимался телевизионной рекламой и разработкой видео для игры Halo 3 (2007).

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