Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy ( born September 11, 1956 in New York, New York) is an American screenwriter, film director and film producer.
Life
He was born in Manhattan, the son of the author and Pulitzer Prize winner Frank D. Gilroy. Like his brothers John and Dan ( the husband of Rene Russo ), he also followed in the footsteps of his father and began to write early 90s film screenplays. One of his first major successes were The Devil's Advocate (1997) with Al Pacino and the disaster film Armageddon - The Last Judgement (1998) with Bruce Willis.
2001 Gilroy, Robert Ludlum's best-selling trilogy began successfully to the CIA killer Jason Bourne reworked into screenplays. The following two films were a success, the third part came in 2007 under the title The Bourne Ultimatum in theaters. That same year, the screenwriter and film producer with the movie Michael Clayton made his debut as a director, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. In the thriller, George Clooney takes on the title role of a burned-out New York lawyer who is set to a multi - million dollar class action lawsuit. Michael Clayton celebrates its premiere at the 64th Venice Film Festival, where the film in the official competition was represented, but remained unprämiert.
2012 staged Gilroy The Bourne Legacy with a continuation of the Bourne film series, for which he also wrote the screenplay.
Filmography
Screenwriter
Film Director
- 2007: Michael Clayton
- 2009: Duplicity - Common Geheimsache
- 2012: The Bourne Legacy
Film producer
- 2000: Bait - Fette Beute (Bait )
- 2000: Life - Proof of Life ( Proof of Life )