Jonathan Mostow | |
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Born | Woodbridge, Connecticut, U.S. | November 28, 1961
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Spouse | Laurie Sandell (2018–present)[1] |
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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]
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]
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]
On October 7, 2018, Mostow married writer Laurie Sandell.[1] The two met through JDate in 2014.[1]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1985 | Fright Show | Yes | Yes | Yes | Segment "Dr. Dobermind" |
1989 | Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers | Yes | Story | Yes | Role: Cryonics Lab Technician; direct-to-video |
1997 | Breakdown | Yes | Yes | No | |
2000 | U-571 | Yes | Yes | No | |
2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Yes | No | No | |
2009 | Surrogates | Yes | No | No | |
2012 | House at the End of the Street | No | Story | No | |
Playing for Keeps | No | No | Yes | ||
2017 | The Hunter's Prayer | Yes | No | No |
Executive producer
Year(s) | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
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1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Yes | No | Episode "Le Voyage Dans La Lune" |
2014–2015 | The Last Ship | Yes | Yes | Episode "Phase Six" |
2023 | Accused | Yes | No | Episode: "Danny's Story" |
TV movies
Year(s) | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Writer |
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1991 | Flight of Black Angel | Yes | No | Story |
2021 | Them | Yes | Yes | No |
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