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James Gray (born April 14, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. Since his feature debut Little Odessa in 1994, he has made seven other features, five of which competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

James Gray
Gray at Berlinale 2017
Born	(1969-04-14) April 14, 1969 (age 53)[1] New York City, New York, U.S.[2]
Alma mater	USC School of Cinematic Arts
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Alexandra Dickson ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3

Early life

Gray was born in New York City and grew up in the neighborhood of Flushing.[3] He is of Russian Jewish descent,[4][5][6][7] with grandparents from Ostropol, Western Ukraine, which at that time was a part of the USSR.[8] The original family name was "Grayevsky" or "Greyzerstein."[9] His father was once an electronics contractor. Gray attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, where his student film, Cowboys and Angels, helped him get an agent and the attention of producer Paul Webster, who encouraged him to write a script which he could produce.[10][11]

Career

1990s

In 1994, at age 25, Gray made his first feature film Little Odessa, a film starring Tim Roth about a hit man confronted by his younger brother upon returning to his hometown, "Little Odessa," a section of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.[12] The film won the Silver Lion at the 51st Venice International Film Festival.[13]

2000s

In 2000, Miramax released his second film, The Yards, a crime drama shot in 1998.[14] His third film, We Own the Night, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg, played in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in May,[15] receiving widely divergent reviews from international critics. We Own the Night was released theatrically in the US on October 12, 2007.[16]

2010s

His 2013 film The Immigrant was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[17] Earlier that year, Gray co-wrote the screenplay for Guillaume Canet's 2013 film Blood Ties with Canet.[18]

In 2015, Gray directed a television commercial for Chanel men's fragrance, Bleu de Chanel, starring Gaspard Ulliel.[19] It was filmed in Los Angeles and released on February 5, 2015.[20]

In October 2016, Gray's film The Lost City of Z premiered at the New York Film Festival. The film, based on the book by David Grann, depicts the life of explorer Percy Fawcett, played by Charlie Hunnam.[21]

At the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Gray announced plans to direct the sci-fi space epic Ad Astra.[22] Brad Pitt signed on to star in April 2017 and the rest of the cast joined later that year. Ad Astra premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2019 and was theatrically released in the United States on September 20, 2019 by 20th Century Fox.[23]

2020s

On June 17, 2020, it was officially confirmed that his next film, titled Armageddon Time, would be a coming-of-age drama story of loyalty and friendship against the historical backdrop of Ronald Reagan's presidential election loosely based on Gray's childhood memories, with Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins and Jeremy Strong cast in the film.[24] The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2022 and was released in the United States on October 28, 2022 by Focus Features.

Unrealized and upcoming projects

After Little Odessa, Gray was handed the script for The Devil's Own by Brad Pitt, a friend of his. Gray turned it down but the film was ultimately directed by Alan J. Pakula.

In 2003, it was rumored that Gray had written an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novelette "Paycheck". Prior to John Woo being selected to direct, Brett Ratner was in talks to direct.[25] A film was released later that year, but Gray had no involvement.

In January 2011, it was reported that Gray would be directing a film adaptation of Mark Greaney's novel The Gray Man written by Adam Cozad. The project was first set up at New Regency.[26] Brad Pitt was initially cast to star, but by October 2015 he and Gray were no longer involved with the film.

In August 2013, it was announced that Warner Bros tapped Gray to write and direct White Devil, a film based on the life of John Willis.[27]

In April 2018, MGM closed a deal for Gray to direct I Am Pilgrim, an adaptation of the espionage novel trilogy by Terry Hayes.[28]

In April 2022, Gray announced plans to develop a series about Norman Mailer based on J. Michael Lennon's biography Norman Mailer: A Double Life.[29]

Personal life

Gray married Alexandra Dickson in 2005. The couple have three children.[30]

Filmography

As director

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1991	Cowboys and Angels	Yes	No	No	Student short film, unconfirmed release[31]
1994	Little Odessa	Yes	Yes	No
2000	The Yards	Yes	Yes	No	Co-written with Matt Reeves
2007	We Own the Night	Yes	Yes	No
2008	Two Lovers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-written with Richard Menello
2013	The Immigrant	Yes	Yes	Yes
2016	The Lost City of Z	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on the book by David Grann
2019	Ad Astra	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-written with Ethan Gross
2022	Armageddon Time	Yes	Yes	Yes

Other film work

Year	Title	Writer	Executive producer	Notes
2013	Blood Ties	Yes	Yes	Co-written with Guillaume Canet
2016	Swift Current	No	Yes	Documentary film

Television

Year	Title	Episode
2014	The Red Road	"Arise My Love, Shake Off This Dream" (S1 E1)

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2000	Cannes Film Festival	Palme d'Or	The Yards	Nominated
2007			We Own the Night	Nominated
2008			Two Lovers	Nominated
2013			The Immigrant	Nominated
2022			Armageddon Time	Nominated
2008	César Awards	Best Foreign Film	We Own the Night	Nominated
2009			Two Lovers	Nominated
1996	Independent Spirit Awards	Best First Feature	Little Odessa	Nominated
		Best First Screenplay		Nominated
2010		Best Director	Two Lovers	Nominated
1994	Venice International Film Festival	Golden Lion	Little Odessa	Nominated
		Silver Lion		Won
2019		Golden Lion	Ad Astra	Nominated

References

External links

• James Gray at IMDb
• James Gray - Chiaroscuro posted by KINO on Vimeo
• James Gray on AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] James Gray (Regisseur)

James Gray (* 14. April 1969 in New York City[1]) ist ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur und Drehbuchautor.

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- [en] James Gray (director)

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[ru] Грэй, Джеймс

Джеймс Грэй (англ. James Gray; род. 14 апреля 1969[1], Нью-Йорк) — американский кинорежиссёр и сценарист, обладатель «Серебряного льва» Венецианского кинофестиваля. Картины Грэя четырежды входили в основную конкурсную программу Каннского смотра.

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