American film director, screenwriter and producer
Jonathan Mostow
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Born
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1961-11-28
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November 28, 1961
(age 62)
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Occupation(s)
| Film director, screenwriter, producer
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Spouse
| Laurie Sandell (2018?present)
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Jonathan Mostow
(born November 28, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has directed films such as
Breakdown
,
U-571
,
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
, and
Surrogates
.
[2]
Early life
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Mostow was born in
Woodbridge, Connecticut
.
[3]
His father
George Daniel Mostow
was a mathematician, and his mother is a social worker.
[1]
He graduated from
Harvard University
.
[4]
He also trained at the
American Repertory Company
and the
Lee Strasberg Institute
.
[5]
He grew up in a
Conservative Jewish
household.
[6]
Career
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In 1989, Mostow directed a direct-to-video horror comedy,
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
.
[4]
He was originally attached to direct
The Game
(1997), with
Kyle MacLachlan
and
Bridget Fonda
for the lead roles.
[7]
However, he ended up being an executive producer of the
David Fincher
-directed film.
[7]
In 1997, he directed
Breakdown
, a thriller film starring
Kurt Russell
.
[8]
Around the same time, he signed a deal with Universal Pictures.
[9]
Both Mostow and Lieberman received a TV deal, via his Mostow/Lieberman Productions company to Studios USA.
[10]
In 2000, Mostow directed a World War II-era submarine film,
U-571
.
[11]
He assembled a cast including
Matthew McConaughey
,
Bill Paxton
,
Harvey Keitel
,
TC Carson
, and
Jon Bon Jovi
.
[12]
The film topped the U.S. box office chart.
[13]
In 2003, he directed the third installment of
The Terminator
film series,
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
, which starred
Arnold Schwarzenegger
.
[14]
[15]
Mostow co-wrote a comic book series,
The Megas
, with John Harrison.
[16]
Illustrated by Peter Rubin, it was published on
Virgin Comics
in 2008.
[16]
He returned to direct another film,
Surrogates
, in 2009.
[17]
Based on
the comic book series
, it starred
Bruce Willis
.
[18]
In 2017, he directed
The Hunter's Prayer
, an action thriller film starring
Sam Worthington
.
[19]
Personal life
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On October 7, 2018, Mostow married writer
Laurie Sandell
.
[1]
The two met through
JDate
in 2014.
[1]
Filmography
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Film
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Executive producer
Television
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TV movies
References
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"Laurie Sandell, Jonathan Mostow"
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The New York Times
. October 7, 2018. p. ST14.
Archived
from the original on August 22, 2020
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
.
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Horn, John (September 24, 2009).
"Can Bruce Willis regain star power with 'Surrogates'?"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
.
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"Jonathan Mostow"
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AlloCine
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Sragow, Michael (May 4, 2000).
"Mission from Mostow"
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Salon
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Murphy, Jay David (August 27, 2009).
"Interview with Surrogates Director Jonathan Mostow"
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Digital Journal
. Retrieved
January 18,
2018
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"Mostow Terminates Fans' 'T3' Fears"
.
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b
Wright, Benjamin (September 20, 2012).
"5 Things You Might Not Know About David Fincher's Criterion Approved 'The Game'
"
.
IndieWire
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Lee, Benjamin (January 8, 2016).
"Kurt Russell: five best moments"
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The Guardian
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Fleming, Michael (June 30, 1997).
"MOSTOW INKS DEAL AT U"
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Variety
. Retrieved
January 24,
2021
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Adalian, Josef (February 18, 2000).
"Mostow, Lieberman ink TV deal"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
January 24,
2021
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Murphy, Bill Scanlan (June 28, 2000).
"
'U-571' should be diving for deep cover"
.
The Baltimore Sun
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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von Tunzelmann, Alex (February 25, 2009).
"U-571: You give historical films a bad name"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Hayes, Dade (April 30, 2000).
"Rookies torpedoed"
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Variety
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Hayes, Dade (August 7, 2003).
"The candid candidate"
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Variety
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Fleming, Michael (June 19, 2003).
"Mostow makes most of 'T3' opportunity"
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Variety
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Kit, Borys (February 27, 2008).
"Mostow coronates his 'Megas'
"
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The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Brew, Simon (February 26, 2009).
"Underappreciated directors: Jonathan Mostow"
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Den of Geek
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Thill, Scott (July 21, 2009).
"Surrogates' Sci-Fi Crime Drama Stays True to Comic's Roots"
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Wired
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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Douglas, Edward (June 8, 2017).
"Film Review: The Hunter's Prayer"
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Film Journal International
. Retrieved
December 25,
2018
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