David Gordon Green

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David Gordon Green
David Gordon Green by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Green at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1975-04-09) April 9, 1975 (age 46)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts
OccupationFilm director, film producer, television producer, screenwriter
Years active1997–present

David Gordon Green (born April 9, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He directed the dramas George Washington (2000), All the Real Girls (2003), and Snow Angels (2007), as well as the thriller Undertow (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote.

In 2008, Green transitioned into comedy, directing the films Pineapple Express (2008), Your Highness and The Sitter (both 2011). He returned to his dramatic roots with the independent films Prince Avalanche and Joe (both 2013), followed by the films Manglehorn (2014), Our Brand Is Crisis (2015), and Stronger (2017). Green also directed the slasher film Halloween (2018), which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Danny McBride. He is also set to direct the next two installments of the franchise.

Green also directed episodes of the acclaimed comedy series Eastbound & Down (2009–2013), Red Oaks (2014–17), Vice Principals (2016–17), and The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present), on all of which he additionally served as executive producer.

Early life[]

Green, one of four children, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and grew up in Richardson, Texas. His mother, Jean Ann (née Hunter), was a Lamaze instructor, and his father, Hubert Gordon Green, Jr., was a medical school dean.[1][2] Green attended Richardson High School, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied film directing.[3] He currently lives in Charleston.[4]

Career[]

As a college student, Green made the two short films, Pleasant Grove and Physical Pinball, at the North Carolina School of the Arts prior to his feature film debut in 2000, the critically acclaimed George Washington, which he both wrote and directed. He followed that with All the Real Girls in 2003 and Undertow in 2004.

In 2007, he directed Snow Angels, his first film of another author's screenplay, adapted from the Stewart O'Nan novel. The film debuted at Sundance in January[5] and stars Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale. It was released by Warner Independent Pictures.[6] Green directed the Seth Rogen buddy comedy Pineapple Express in 2008, and the HBO series Eastbound & Down, for which he directed twelve episodes and served as a consulting producer. He is the creator of the animated series Good Vibes. He directed the comedy The Sitter, released in December 2011. Green also directed and co-wrote Prince Avalanche in 2013.

Green directed the horror sequel Halloween (2018), produced by Jason Blum, executive produced by John Carpenter, and co-written by Green and Danny McBride.[7][8] as well as its sequels Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends which are both set for October 2021 and October 2022.

In April 2020, HBO was announced to be developing a Hellraiser television series that would serve as "an elevated continuation and expansion" of its mythology with Mark Verheiden and Michael Dougherty writing the series and Green directing several episodes; the three will also be executive producing the series with Danny McBride, Jody Hill, Brandon James and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment.[9]

In December 2020 it was announced Green will direct a new installment of The Exorcist franchise which will be a direct sequel to William Friedkin's 1973 film adaptation of the 1971 novel[10][11][12]

Influences[]

Green's favorite films are, in order, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Gravy Train, The Bad News Bears, Deliverance, Nashville and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.[13]

It has been suggested, even by the director himself, that Green's films take a lot of influence from the works of fellow Texan Terrence Malick.[14] Malick himself served as an executive producer of Green's 2004 film Undertow. Green has suggested that no other director had used voice-over narration so well, citing Malick's classic 1978 film Days of Heaven as the principal source of inspiration for Undertow.[citation needed]

In 2006 Green was the opening night guest at the CineYouth Festival – a film festival celebrating the work of youth filmmakers and presented by Cinema/Chicago also the presenting organization behind the Chicago International Film Festival.[citation needed]

Filmography[]

Feature films[]

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2000 George Washington Yes Yes Yes
2003 All the Real Girls Yes Yes No
2004 Undertow Yes Yes No
2007 Snow Angels Yes Yes No
2008 Pineapple Express Yes No No
2011 Your Highness Yes No No
The Sitter Yes No No
2013 Prince Avalanche Yes Yes Yes
Joe Yes No Yes
2014 Manglehorn Yes No Yes
2015 Our Brand Is Crisis Yes No No
2016 Goat No Yes No
2017 Stronger Yes No No
2018 Halloween Yes Yes Executive
2021 Halloween Kills[15][16] Yes Yes Executive
2022 Halloween Ends[17][16] Yes Yes Executive

Executive producer

Producer

Short films[]

Year Title Director Writer
1997 Pleasant Grove Yes Yes
1998 Physical Pinball Yes Yes

Television[]

Year Title Director Executive producer Writer Notes
2009–13 Eastbound & Down Yes Yes No Directed 12 episodes
2011 Good Vibes No Yes Yes Co-creator
2014 Chozen No Yes No
2014–17 Red Oaks Yes Yes No Directed 6 episodes
2016–17 Vice Principals Yes Yes No Directed 8 episodes
2017 There's... Johnny! Yes Yes No Directed 2 episodes
2019 The Righteous Gemstones Yes Yes No Directed 5 episodes
Dickinson Yes Yes No Directed 2 episodes
2020 Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet Yes Yes No Directed 3 episodes, executive producer for the pilot
TBA Hellraiser Yes Yes No

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Encyclopediaofarkansas.net". Encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Pierces.org". Pierces.org. January 24, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Fuchs, Cynthia. "Interview with David Gordon Green and Paul Schneider: All the Real Girls". PopMatters.
  4. ^ "Halloween director David Gordon Green talks anxiety, Charleston, and John Carpenter". Charleston City Paper. October 24, 2018.
  5. ^ indieWIRE: PARK CITY '07 REVIEW | Quiet Anger: David Gordon Green's "Snow Angels" Archived February 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "WIP turns Green with 2 projects". Hollywoodreporter.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "David Gordon Green and Danny McBride Rebooting 'Halloween' for October 2018 - Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com.
  8. ^ Galluzzo, Rob. "David Gordon Green, Danny McBride Will Direct/Write The New HALLOWEEN Movie For Blumhouse!". Blumhouse. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  9. ^ Throne, Will (April 27, 2020). "'Hellraiser' Series in Development at HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Couch, Aaron (December 20, 2020). "'Exorcist' Sequel in the Works with 'Halloween' Director David Gordon Green". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  11. ^ Katz, Brandon (December 20, 2020). "Exclusive: David Gordon Green in Talks to Direct 'Exorcist' Sequel for Blumhouse". observer.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  12. ^ Pulliam-Moore, Charles (December 24, 2020). "Blumhouse Is Summoning Another Exorcist Movie to the Mortal Plane". io9.gizmodo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "Firstshowing.net". Firstshowing.net. August 3, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  14. ^ The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, episode aired 2000. Available on George Washington DVD. New York: The Criterion Collection, 2001.
  15. ^ "Exclusive:'Halloween 2' Gearing Up for Fall Shoot, 2020 Release; Jamie Lee Curtis to Return". Collider. June 20, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Blumhouse's 'Forever Purge' and 'Halloween Kills' Delay Release to 2021 Amid Pandemic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "Two More Halloween Sequels Are Headed Our Way". AMC Theaters. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

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