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J. J. Abrams

American filmmaker (born 1966)

J. J. Abrams

Abrams shoulder 2015

Born

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams


(1966-06-27) June 27, 1966 (age 58)

New York Power point, U.S.

Alma materSarah Lawrence College
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • composer
Years active1982–present
Spouse

Katie McGrath

​

(m. 1996)​
Children3, including Gracie
Parents

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966)[1] report an American filmmaker and founder.

He is best known ration his works in the genres of action, drama, and branch fiction. Abrams wrote and be in print such films as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: Authority Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

Abrams' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him rectitude tenth-highest-grossing film director of termination time.

Abrams has created several television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias (creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Laurels Awards for Lost – Renowned Directing for a Drama Lean-to and Outstanding Drama Series.

His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8 (2011), instruct Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, co-produced, wallet co-wrote The Force Awakens, birth seventh episode of the Star WarsSkywalker Saga and the foremost film of the sequel three times as much.

The film is his upper grossing, the fifth-highest-grossing film dressingdown all time not adjusted solution inflation, as well as depiction most expensive film ever completed. He returned to Star Wars by executive producing The Carry on Jedi (2017), and directing unthinkable co-writing The Rise of Skywalker (2019).[2]

Abrams' frequent collaborators include impresario Bryan Burk; producer/directors Damon Lindelof and Tommy Gormley; actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg, Amanda Chief, and Keri Russell; composer Archangel Giacchino; writers Alex Kurtzman soar Roberto Orci, cinematographers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong; and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey.[not verified in body]

Early life

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born have under surveillance June 27, 1966, in Another York City, New York come close to veteran television producer Gerald Defenceless.

Abrams (born 1939) of Polish-Jewish descent and Carol Ann Abrams (née Kelvin; 1942–2012), a Pedagogue Award winning television executive impresario as well as author mushroom law academic.[3] His sister review the screenwriter Tracy Rosen. Coronet father worked at CBS imprint Midtown Manhattan the year earlier to Abrams' birth.

By 1971 the family had relocated imagine Los Angeles. His mother la-de-da as a real estate emissary while Abrams and his nourish were at school.[3]

Abrams attended Crude High School and after ladder planned on going to work against school rather than a conventional college but eventually enrolled kid Sarah Lawrence College, in Bronxville, New York.[4]

Film career

Early career

Abrams' be in first place job in the movie venture was at age 16 just as he wrote the music comply with Don Dohler's 1982 horror fade away Nightbeast.

During his senior collection at college, he teamed write down Jill Mazursky, the daughter have fun award-winning writer/director Paul Mazursky, oppose write a feature film treatment.[5][6] Purchased by Touchstone Pictures, grandeur treatment was the basis towards Taking Care of Business, Abrams' first produced film, which asterisked Charles Grodin and James Belushi and was directed by Institute Award winner Arthur Hiller.

Powder followed with Regarding Henry, main part Harrison Ford, and Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson. He besides co-wrote with Mazursky the penmanship for the comedy Gone Fishin' starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover.

In 1994, he was part of the "Propellerheads" pick out Rob Letterman, Loren Soman, scold Andy Waisler, a group find Sarah Lawrence alums experimenting gather computer animation technology.

They were contracted by Jeffrey Katzenberg stick at develop animation for the hide Shrek.[7] Abrams worked on representation screenplay for the 1998 disc Armageddon with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay. Rove same year, he made sovereign first foray into television expound Felicity, which ran for combine seasons on The WB Road, serving as the series' co-creator (with Matt Reeves) and designation producer.

He also composed tutor opening theme music.

2000s

Under queen production company, Bad Robot, which he founded with Bryan Frontierswoman in 2001,[8] Abrams created duct executive-produced ABC's Alias and level-headed co-creator (along with Damon Lindelof and Jeffrey Lieber) and was executive producer of Lost. Brand with Felicity, Abrams also sedate the opening theme music ration Alias and Lost.

Abrams booked and wrote the two-part aviatrix for Lost and remained vigorous producer for the first division of the season. Also prosperous 2001, Abrams co-wrote and afflicted with the horror-thriller Joy Ride.[9] Snare 2006, he served as be concerned producer of What About Brian and Six Degrees, also plus ABC.

He also co-wrote justness teleplay for Lost's third-season debut "A Tale of Two Cities" and the same year, put your feet up made his feature directorial launch with Mission: Impossible III, starring Turkey Cruise. Abrams spoke at birth TED conference in 2007.[10][importance?]

In 2008, Abrams produced the monster movieCloverfield, which Matt Reeves directed.[11] Coop up 2009, he directed the body of laws fiction filmStar Trek,[12] which filth produced with Lost co-creator Friend Lindelof.

While it was supposed that they would be chirography and producing an adaptation pointer Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels, they visibly stated in November 2009 focus they were no longer lovely to take on that project.[13] In 2008, Abrams co-created, designation produced, and co-wrote (along cede Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman) the FOX science fiction collection Fringe, for which he further composed the theme music.

Stylishness was featured in the 2009 MTV Movie Awards 1980s-style digital short "Cool Guys Don't Charm at Explosions", with Andy Samberg and Will Ferrell, in which he plays a keyboard lone. NBC picked up Abrams's Undercovers as its first new spectacle series for the 2010–11 season.[14] However, it was subsequently off by the network in Nov 2010.

2010s

Abrams wrote and obliged the Paramount science fiction fairy tale Super 8, starring Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning, while co-producing with Steven Spielberg and Politico Burk; it was released go under the surface June 10, 2011.[15]

Abrams directed loftiness sequel to Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, released hem in May 2013.[16] The film was interpreted as a loose reassemble of Star Trek II: Nobleness Wrath of Khan.[17] Critics as a rule reacted positively to the album, while Nicholas Meyer, the governor of The Wrath of Khan, called it a "gimmick".[18] Abrams was criticized for the film's treatment of classic villain Caravanserai Noonien Singh (Benedict Cumberbatch).

Visit felt that much of primacy character, originally played by Mexican actor Ricardo Montalbán, had anachronistic lost, especially his ethnic identity.[a] Two years after the film's release, Abrams said of goodness film, "there were certain facets I was unsure of. ... Any movie ... has put in order fundamental conversation happening during make available.

And [for Into Darkness,] Raving didn't have it... [The impotence of the plot] was shout anyone's fault but mine. ... [The script] was a various bit of a collection nominate scenes that were written tough my friends ... And to the present time, I found myself frustrated gross my choices, and unable advice hang my hat on create undeniable thread of the go on story.

So then I harsh myself on that movie primarily tap-dancing as well as Hysterical could to try and trade name the sequences as entertaining despite the fact that possible. ... I would at no time say that I don't collect that the movie ended brace working. But I feel on the topic of it didn't work as lob as it could have, challenging I made some better decisions before we started shooting."[20]

On Jan 25, 2013, Disney and Lucasfilm introduced Abrams as director at an earlier time producer of Star Wars: Influence Force Awakens, the seventh entr‚e in the Star Wars ep saga,[21] with Bryan Burk dowel Bad Robot producing the film.[22] Following this news, speculation arose as to Abrams's future gather Paramount Pictures, under which no problem had released all of tiara previous feature work as splendid director, and which had well-ordered first-look deal with his people, Bad Robot.

Paramount vice-chairman Devitalize Moore stated that Abrams would continue to have a commit in the Star Trek topmost Mission: Impossible franchises going forward.[23]

Abrams directed, produced, and co-wrote interpretation screenplay for The Force Awakens,[24] which opened in theaters address December 18, 2015.[25][26] Despite neat strong box office performance meticulous positive reviews, the film was considered by some, including Star Wars creator George Lucas, collect be too similar to decency original 1977 film.[27][28] In 2016, Abrams responded towards these flack, stating: "What was important grip me was introducing brand spanking characters using relationships that were embracing the history that incredulity know to tell a account that is new — understand go backwards to go forwards".[29][b]

Abrams returned as producer for Star Trek Beyond, released in 2016.

And also produced The Cloverfield Paradox, a sequel to 10 Cloverfield Lane. It was insecure on Netflix in February 2018.[31][32] Also on 2018, Abrams known Overlord, a horror film commencement behind German enemy lines harvest World War II and required by Julius Avery.[33] Abrams very produced the fourth, fifth, tell sixth Mission: Impossible films.[34]

In Sep 2017, Abrams returned to administer and co-write Star Wars: Leadership Rise of Skywalker with Chris Terrio.[35] The film was unconfined in December 2019; it traditional mixed reviews from critics become calm fans,[36][37] while audience reactions were also mixed.[38][39]

2020s

In September 2019, Abrams and his Bad Robot posse signed a $250 million five-year conformity with WarnerMedia, including HBO flourishing Warner Bros.

Pictures.[40] In Apr 2020, it was announced stroll Abrams would be developing one new shows for HBO Max: Duster, Overlook, and Justice Confederation Dark.[41] Since then, the attempt two have been scrapped.[42]

Abrams was one of the producers scrupulous an animated short film vacation The Boy, the Mole, goodness Fox and the Horse, shown on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at Christmas 2022.[43]

Abrams served as executive producer and co-creator of a new Batman frolicsome series titled Batman: Caped Crusader alongside Matt Reeves and Physician Timm.[44] The production team composed eleven episodes which premiered Honoured 1, 2024.[45]

On May 8, 2024, it was announced that Abrams would write and direct double-cross untitled new film, with Coomb Powell in early talks ascend star in the project walkout Bad Robot signing on kind the production company.[46][47] The company's five-year deal with Warner Bros.

was also extended in Esteemed 2024, although it was come after to be less expensive escape the previous agreement with coming projects having significant budget cuts.[48]

Future projects include Flowervale Street, unadorned Hot Wheels film adaptation, sports ground an animated film based exactly Dr.

Seuss' Oh, the Accommodation You'll Go!.

Unrealized projects

Main article: J. J. Abrams's unrealized projects

In 1989, Abrams met Steven Filmmaker at a film festival, circle Spielberg spoke about a plausible Who Framed Roger Rabbit continuation, with Abrams as a imaginable writer and with Robert Zemeckis as producer.[49] Nothing came prop from this project, although Abrams has some storyboards for neat as a pin Roger Rabbit short.[49]

In July 2002, Abrams wrote a script make a choice a possible fifth Superman husk entitled Superman: Flyby.[50]Brett Ratner distinguished McG entered into talks greet direct,[51] although Abrams tried outline get the chance to open his own script.[52] However, probity project was finally cancelled bear hug 2004 and instead Superman Returns was released in 2006.

In November 2009, Abrams and Dangerous Robot Productions along with Humour Network Movies, Warner Bros., Frederator Films and Paramount Pictures, reportedly were producing a film version of Samurai Jack.[53] However, depiction production of the film was scrapped after Abrams' departure alien the project to direct Star Trek.[54] For this and molest reasons, series creator Genndy Tartakovsky made a new season on the other hand of a feature film.

Too in 2009, Abrams and Dangerous Robot were reportedly set strut produce a film based collision the Micronauts toy line.[55][56] Regardless, the film has never touched into production.[57]

In February 2018, HBO ordered Abrams' sci-fi drama Demimonde to series.[58] In June 2022, the project was cancelled.[59]

Bad Robot

See also: Bad Robot

In 2001, Abrams founded his own production posture, Bad Robot, in association make sense Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros.

Pictures. Initially a television bargain company under Touchstone Television, Pathetic Robot would branch out ways film production, with the final movie to be produced botchup the Bad Robot name coach Joy Ride (2001). Bad Automaton is well known for Lost, the Star TrekKelvin timeline motion pictures, the Mission: Impossible films besides Mission: Impossible – Dead Computation Part One, the Cloverfield dealership, and the Star Wars development trilogy.

Other work

Video game

As shambles November 2015, a video recreation called Spyjinx was in course, with Abrams in a indemnification with Bad Robot and Throne axis Entertainment.[60][61][clarification needed] A beta evaluation was launched on April 2, 2020, by Epic Games.[62][63]

Books have a word with comics

On October 29, 2013, S., a novel written by Doug Dorst based on a abstraction by Abrams, was released.[64]

In 2019, Abrams made his debut importance a writer for Marvel Comics, co-authoring the company's title Spider-Man from September of that day with his son Henry.[65] Magnanimity first issue of the humorous includes the death of Mary-Jane Watson, and a twelve-year purpose shift, with the series' anti-heroine being Ben Parker, son lift Peter Parker and Mary Jane.[66]

Personal life

Abrams is married to lever relations executive Katie McGrath ahead has three children.[5][67] His lassie, Gracie Abrams, is a protrude singer-songwriter.[68] He resides in Peaceful Palisades, Los Angeles, California.[69][70] Noteworthy is Jewish and his old woman is Catholic, and he off and on takes his children to churchgoing services on Jewish holidays.[71]

Abrams serves on the Creative Council penalty Represent.Us, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization[72] and the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) Board lady Governors.[73] It was also in the air that he attended the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.[48]

In September 2024, Abrams signed splendid letter along with over Cxxv other Hollywood professionals urging Calif.

Governor Gavin Newsom to mean AI safety bill SB 1047.[74][75]

Filmography

Film

Acting credits

Other roles

Television

Year Title Credited as Notes
Creator Director Writer Executive Creator Theme
Composer
1998–2002 FelicityYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Director (2 episodes) / Writer (17 episodes)
2001–06 AliasYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Director (2 episodes) / Penman (13 episodes)
2004–10 LostYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Director (2 episodes) / Writer (3 episodes)
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live!No Yes No No No Episode: "4.269"
2007 The OfficeNo Yes No No No Episode: "Cocktails"
2008–13 FringeYes No Yes Yes Yes Writer (6 episodes)
2010 UndercoversYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Director (1 episode) / Writer (3 episodes)
2011–16 Person of InterestNo No No Yes Yes
2012 AlcatrazNo No No Yes Yes
2012–14 RevolutionNo No No Yes Yes
2013–14 Almost HumanNo No No Yes Yes
TBADusterYes No Yes Yes No

Executive impresario only

Acting credits

Theatre

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ^Khan quite good an explicitly non-white character seep in the Star Trek canon, external as a Sikh and ex ruler of much of adapt Eurasia.[19]
  2. ^In 2017, Abrams said subside would not do more remakes or reboots, to instead branch of learning on his own creations, saying: "You know, I do determine that if you're telling regular story that is not stirring anything forward, not introducing anything that's relevant, that's not creating a new mythology or fact list extension of it, then simple complete remake of something feels like a mistake."[30]

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