Alex Garland

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
May 26, 1970 (55 years old)

Alex Garland

Known For

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
0h 57m
Movie 2024

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

A six-part documentary about the making and shooting of Alex Garland's 'Civil War'.

Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina'
0h 40m
Movie 2015

Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina'

This documentary features interviews which get into some of the philosophical as well as the technical issues confronting the filmmakers behind Alex Garland's 2014 science fiction film 'Ex Machina'.

Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of 'Dredd'
0h 15m
Movie 2013

Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of 'Dredd'

Featurette focuses on the special effects that permeate the film, looking at the theories behind the look, the concept art created during pre-production and what it took to shoot the film in 3D, with interviews with Mantle and his crew. Considering how big a part of the film the look is, this is a solid look behind the scenes.

Biography

Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). In video games, he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) and was a story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013). Garland made his directorial debut when he wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina (2014). He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He won three British Independent Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best British Independent Film for the film. His second movie, Annihilation (2018), an adaptation of the 2014 novel of the same name, was a critical success. He wrote, directed, and executive produced the FX miniseries Devs (2020), followed by the horror thriller Men (2022) and the dystopian action thriller Civil War (2024). He also co-directed the war film Warfare (2025). A24 produced the three films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Garland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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