Martin Campbell
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Martin Campbell (born October 24, 1944, Hastings) is a New Zealand TV and film director. He has directed two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig. He also directed the two recent Zorro films, The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005), both starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
On television, his best known work is the 1985 BBC Television drama serial Edge of Darkness, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Director in 1986. Prior to that, Campbell was known for some of the more action-oriented episodes from the TV series The Professionals (1977 – 1983). It was confirmed in January 2009 that Campbell will direct the film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern.
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[edit] Filmography (Director)
[edit] Motion pictures
- The Sex Thief (1973)
- Three for All (1975)
- Eskimo Nell (1975)
- Intimate Games (1976, Uncredited)
- Criminal Law (1988)
- Defenseless (1991)
- No Escape (1994)
- Goldeneye (1995)
- The Mask of Zorro (1998)
- Vertical Limit (2000)
- Beyond Borders (2003)
- The Legend of Zorro (2005)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Edge of Darkness (2010)
- The Green Lantern (2011, pre-production)
[edit] Television
- The Professionals (1978 - 1980; 5 Episodes)
- Minder (1980; 2 Episodes)
- Shoestring (1980; 1 Episode)
- Reilly: The Ace of Spies (1983; 5 Episodes)
- Charlie (1984)
- Frankie and Johnnie (1985)
- Edge of Darkness (1985; 6 Episodes)
- Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
- 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003; 1 Episode)
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| Preceded by John Glen 1981-1989 |
James Bond film director 1995 |
Succeeded by Roger Spottiswoode 1997 |
| Preceded by Lee Tamahori 2002 |
James Bond film director 2006 |
Succeeded by Marc Forster 2008 |
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