Len Wiseman
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 Wiseman at the Live Free or Die Hard London premiere in June 2007 |
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| Born | Len Ryan Wiseman March 4, 1973 Fremont, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | film director and writer |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Beckinsale (2004–) |
Len Ryan Wiseman (born March 4, 1973)[1] is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for directing the first two Underworld films and Live Free or Die Hard. He is also in talk with Cliff Bleszinski about the production of a movie based on the popular video game Gears of War.
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[edit] Early life
Wiseman grew up reading comics and dreaming of becoming a filmmaker and had a particular interest in genre films, which would clearly inform his career choices later on. After graduating from Fremont's American High School, Wiseman studied film at De Anza College in Cupertino, CA, making two short films there — the second of which helped him land his first professional talent.
[edit] Career
He began his career in film as a property assistant in the film Stargate (1994) and also Independence Day (1996). His films show a penchant for prop work and his filming style draws attention to many of the "hero props" seen on screen. His unique visual style developed through the direction of advertisements for PlayStation console games and music videos for groups such as Second Coming, En Vogue, Megadeth, and Static-X.
He produced the next installment in the Underworld series. Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans is a prequel to the first film and Kate Beckinsale did not return to star.
New Line is putting the film version of Gears of War in motion, setting Len Wiseman to direct the adaptation.
[edit] Personal life
He married English actress Kate Beckinsale, star of the Underworld films, on May 9, 2004. Wiseman met Beckinsale when she and her longtime boyfriend Michael Sheen, with whom she has a daughter, starred in Underworld. During filming, Beckinsale began a relationship with Wiseman while Wiseman was still directing her and Sheen together. At his wedding to Beckinsale, it was reported that Wiseman gave his new stepdaughter her own "wedding" ring.
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[edit] Filmography
- Gears of War (TBA)
- Black Chapter (TBA)
- Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009) (producer)
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- Underworld: Evolution (2006)
- Underworld (2003)
- Godzilla (1998) (props)
- Men in Black (1997) (props assistant) (uncredited)
- Independence Day (1996) (assistant props)
- Stargate (1994) (property assistant)
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