Niels Arden Oplev
Niels Arden Oplev | |
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| Born | 26 March 1961 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Niels Arden Oplev (born 26 March 1961) is a writer-director from Denmark.
Biography
His 1996 film Portland was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
He directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the 2009 Swedish film based on Stieg Larsson's novel of the same title and won critical acclaim internationally. Oplev decided to not continue directing the second and third parts of the Millennium Trilogy due to time constraints. The film has broken box office records in Europe, grossing over $100 million USD.[2]
He is set to direct The Keep based again on the novel with the same name[3] and Good People based on the novel by Marcus Sakey.[4]
On 30 November 2012 it was announced that Oplev will be directing a 13 episode mini-series based on the Stephen King novel 'Under the Dome' for CBS. [5]
Filmography
- Portland (1996)
- Chop Chop (Fukssvansen, 2001)
- The Eagle ("Ørnen", 2004)
- We Shall Overcome (Drømmen, 2006)
- Worlds Apart (To verdener, 2008)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor, 2009)
- Dead Man Down (2013)
References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1996 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ Interview with Niels Arden Oplev, director of 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
- ^ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Director, Niels Arden Oplev, Enters The Keep
- ^ Niels Arden Oplev to Direct GOOD PEOPLE Starring Tobey Maguire
- ^ ( http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/cbs-orders-under-the-dome-series-from-steven-spielberg-neal-baer-to-run-niels-arden-oplev-to-direct/)
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