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Roland Emmerich (1955)
Summary
Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer.
His films, most of which are Hollywood productions filmed in English, have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, more than those of any other European director. His films have grossed just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the country's 14th-highest grossing director of all time. He began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah's Ark Principle as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. He is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the lesbian and gay community, himself being openly gay. He is also a campaigner for an awareness of global warming and equal rights.
Emmerich has directed many successful films such as Stargate , Independence Day , Godzilla , The Day After Tomorrow , 10,000 B.C. , 2012 and many others. Although many of his films have been successful in the box office, his films usually have the tendency of being panned by critics, the most notable critics of all being Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel of the film-critiquing television series Siskel and Ebert.
Biography
early life and career
Emmerich was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and grew up in the nearby town of Sindelfingen. As a youth, he traveled extensively throughout Europe and North America on vacations financed by his father, Hans, the wealthy founder of a garden machinery production company. In 1977, he began attending University of Television and Film Munich with the intention of studying to become a production designer. After watching Star Wars, he instead decided to enroll in the school's film director program. Required to create a short film as his final thesis in 1981, he wrote and directed the full-length feature The Noah's Ark Principle, which was eventually screened as the opening film of the 34th Berlin International Film Festival in 1984.In 1985, he founded Centropolis Film Productions in partnership with his sister, producer Ute Emmerich, and directed his major film debut, a fantasy feature named Joey. He subsequently directed the 1987 comedy Hollywood-Monster and the 1990 science-fiction film Moon 44. Theatrically, these were only released in and nearby his native country, although Emmerich filmed them in English and went against conventional German styles in an attempt to appeal to a larger market. This subsequently resulted in Moon 44 being released direct-to-video in the U.S. in early 1991. Joey and Hollywood-Monster eventually also saw home video releases in the U.S. once Emmerich achieved more prominence in America.
Movie
- Directing
The Resumption
Director
2013Anonymous
Director
20112012
Director
200910,000 BC
Director
2008The Day After Tomorrow
Director
2004The Patriot
Director
2000Godzilla
Director
1998Independence Day
Director
1996Stargate
Director
1994Universal Soldier
Director
1992Moon 44
Director
1990Hollywood-Monster
Director
1987Joey
Director
1985Das Arche Noah Prinzip
Director
1984- Writing
2012
Writer
200910,000 BC
Writer
2008Independence Day
Writer
1996Stargate
Writer
1994Superstorm
Screenplay
2007The Day After Tomorrow
Screenplay
2004The Young Visiters
Screenplay
2003Godzilla
Screenplay
1998Moon 44
Screenplay
1990Hollywood-Monster
Screenplay
1987Joey
Screenplay
1985Das Arche Noah Prinzip
Screenplay
1984- Production
Anonymous
Producer
20112012
Producer
200910,000 BC
Producer
2008Superstorm
Producer
2007Trade
Producer
2007The Day After Tomorrow
Producer
200413 Going on 30
Producer
2004Eight Legged Freaks
Producer
2002The Thirteenth Floor
Producer
1999Thirteenth Floor
Producer
1999Godzilla
Producer
1998Independence Day
Producer
1996High Crusade – Frikassee im Weltraum
Producer
1994The High Crusade
Producer
1994The High Crusade
Producer
1994Moon 44
Producer
1990Shirley Adams
Producer
Eight Legged Freaks
Executive producer
2002Godzilla
Executive producer
1998Eight Legged Freaks
Line producer
2002
TV show
- Creation
Godzilla: The Series
Creator
1998The Visitor
Creator
1997- Pre-production
Godzilla: The Series
Executive producer
1998The Visitor
Executive producer
1997
TV show season
- Creation
Godzilla: The Series (season 2)
Creator
Godzilla: The Series (season 1)
Creator
- Pre-production
Godzilla: The Series (season 2)
Executive producer
Godzilla: The Series (season 1)
Executive producer
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Sources
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