Tommy Wirkola

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Tommy Wirkola
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Wirkola in 2013
Born (1979-12-06) December 6, 1979 (age 41)
Alta, Norway
EducationBond University
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, film producer
Parent(s)Roar Wirkola (Father) Jenny Wirkola (Mother)

Tommy Wirkola (born December 6, 1979)[1] is a Norwegian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Finnish heritage. Wirkola's first film was 2007's Kill Buljo, which he co-wrote with Stig Frode Henriksen.[2] They later made the 2009 horror comedy Dead Snow.[3] In 2010 they again collaborated on the film Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch.[4] In 2012 a television series directed & produced by Wirkola called Hellfjord premiered, consisting of seven 30-minute episodes.[5] His first English-language film, which was also his first large-budget film, was Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, which was co-written by Dante Harper and released in 2013.[6] In 2014 a sequel to Dead Snow, named Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, was released.[7][8] Wirkola's most recent films, What Happened to Monday, a science fiction film starring Noomi Rapace & Willem Dafoe, was released in 2017 and starring Aksel Hennie & Noomi Rapace in 2021.

Filmography[]

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer
2006 Remake Yes No
2007 Kill Buljo Yes Yes Also editor
2009 Dead Snow Yes Yes
2010 Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch[9] Yes Yes Also editor
2013 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters[10] Yes Yes
2014 Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead Yes Yes
2017 What Happened to Monday Yes No
2021 Yes Yes
TBA Irredeemable No Yes
TBA Undying Love No Yes
TBA The Father[11] Yes No

Acting roles

Year Film Role
2006 Remake Attendant 2
2007 Kill Buljo Sid Wisløff
2009 Dead Snow Dying Zombie
Tomme Tønner Gjørme-Knut
2013 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters[12] Deputy #4

References[]

  1. ^ "Nå hopper Wirkola av". DN.no. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  2. ^ Kill Buljo - Dimension Extreme Archived May 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "DØD SNØ - crossingEurope". Crossingeurope.at. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  4. ^ Juan of the Dead (2010-02-26). "The Director Of DEAD SNOW And KILL BULJO Takes The Piss Out Of First-Person Horror With KURT JOSEF WAGLE AND THE LEGEND OF THE FJORD WITCH". Twitchfilm.net. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. ^ "Hellfjord". fantasticfest.com. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  6. ^ New Scribe to Sweeten 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters'
  7. ^ "Director Tommy Wirkola Talk HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS and DEAD SNOW". Collider. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  8. ^ Kevin Melrose (2013-02-12). "Wirkola Plans Dead Snow Sequel « Spinoff Online – TV, Film, and Entertainment News Daily". Spinoff.comicbookresources.com. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  9. ^ Ryan Turek (2010-02-26). "Dead Snow Director Returns With Fjord Witch". Shocktillyoudrop.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  10. ^ Tommy Wirkola Talks 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "AGC Inks TIFF Deals on Donnie Yen Starrer 'The Father'". 28 September 2020.
  12. ^ Tommy Wirkola Talks 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine

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