Joseph Kosinski Explained

Joseph Kosinski
Birth Place:Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Birth Date:3 May 1974
Education:
Occupation:Film director
Yearsactive:1999–present
Spouse:Kristin Kosinski

Joseph Kosinski (born May 3, 1974)[1] is an American film director, best known for his computer graphics and computer-generated imagery (CGI) work, and for his work in action films. He has directed the films (2010), Oblivion (2013), Only the Brave (2017), (2022) and Spiderhead (2022). His previous work has primarily been with CGI-related television commercials including the "Starry Night" commercial for Halo 3[2] and the award-winning "Mad World" commercial for Gears of War.[3]

Life and career

Kosinski grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Patricia (née Provost) of French-Canadian descent, and Joel Kosinski, a doctor of Polish descent.[4] [5] [6] [7]

His first major film was the special effects-heavy .[8] The film was in Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D, with a release of December 2010 and grossed $400 million worldwide.[9]

After moving to Los Angeles in 2005, he began writing a film treatment which would eventually develop into an unpublished graphic novel by the title Oblivion for Radical Comics.[10] In August 2010, Walt Disney Pictures acquired the rights to the work.[11] William Monahan worked on the screenplay for a film adaptation.[12] In March 2011, it was reported that Karl Gajdusek would rewrite the screenplay.[13] Attempts to keep the film with a PG rating were unsuccessful, leading to Disney giving up the rights which were acquired by Universal Pictures, and agreed to a PG-13 rating. The $120-million-budgeted Oblivion began filming in March 2012, with Tom Cruise in the lead role, and was released in April 2013 to mixed reviews and grossed $286 million worldwide.[14]

In 2017, he directed Only the Brave, originally titled Granite Mountain, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots (wildland firefighters). In June 2017 it was announced he was set to direct the sequel to Top Gun, titled , reuniting with Oblivion star Tom Cruise.[15] The film was released in theatres on May 27, 2022, by Paramount Pictures and grossed $1.496 billion worldwide, becoming Cruise's highest-grossing film at the box office.[16] [17] [18]

Kosinski is also set to direct a Formula One racing film named F1, reteaming with Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer and screenwriter Ehren Kruger, with racing driver Lewis Hamilton also serving as producer. The project, acquired by Apple Studios in June 2022, will star Brad Pitt and receive an exclusive theatrical run "of at least 30 days" before streaming on Apple TV+.[19]

Unrealized projects

Kosinski has been attached to several as-of-now-unmade projects, including remakes of '70s science-fiction films Logan's Run[20] and The Black Hole,[21] the science-fiction film Archangels,[22] an untitled action-thriller from Halt and Catch Fire writers Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers,[23] and The Twilight Zone.[24]

Kosinski was confirmed to direct the third Tron film in March 2015, but in May of the same year it was announced that Disney had canceled the project.[25] [26]

Kosinski also signed on to direct a film adaptation of the Gran Turismo video game series for Sony Pictures in March 2015, but in February 2018 it was reported the project was no longer moving forward.[27] [28] The project would eventually be directed by Neill Blomkamp and released in theatres on August 25, 2023.[29] [30]

In June 2020, he was hired to direct the remake of Twister, which was announced by Universal Pictures, the original film's international distributor,[31] but in October 2022, Kosinski stepped down after the project was repurposed into a legacy-sequel, Twisters, and replaced by Lee Isaac Chung as director.[32] [33]

Academia

Kosinski is an alumnus of Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), and was an adjunct assistant professor of architecture[34] helping students in 3D modeling and graphics.[35] In 2008, he spoke in detail about his education in architecture, pushing the technological envelope in commercials and his eventual progression to feature films.[36]

Awards

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter
2010
2013Oblivion
2017Only the Brave
2022
Spiderhead
2024Twisters
2025F1

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2008TR2NTeaser for
2017The DigMade to demonstrate Sony's CineAlta Venice camera

Music video

Commercials

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph Kosinski. Rotten Tomatoes. 18 January 2023. December 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217234705/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/joseph-kosinski. live.
  2. http://josephkosinski.com/main.html Official website
  3. http://www.aicpshow.com/ 2007 AICP Show
  4. Web site: Director Joseph Kosinski on Tron: Legacy and the Limitations of CGI-Created Actors . October 14, 2013 . July 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728164858/http://movieline.com/2010/12/17/joseph-kosinski-talks-tron-legacy-the-limitations-of-cgi-humans-and-the-black-hole/ . live .
  5. News: Cyberspace Gamble. Barnes. Brooks. December 3, 2010. December 6, 2010. The New York Times. AR1. Raised in Marshalltown, Iowa — population 26,000 — he [Kosinski] is quiet, polite and interested in other people's opinions in a way that is rare in moviedom's major leagues.. June 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610201940/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/movies/05tron.html. live.
  6. Web site: The building of a legacy . January 18, 2013 . October 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020062931/http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/535493/The-building-of-a-legacy.html?nav=5005 . live .
  7. News: Death Notice: CATHERINE JULIA PROVOST. Chicago Tribune. March 14, 2008. October 14, 2013. October 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020121654/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-03-14/news/0803131108_1_il-edward-margaret-nielsen. live.
  8. Web site: First Location Shot from 'Tron 2.0' . Robert Falconer . cinemaspy . April 8, 2009 . August 11, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090905141219/http://www.cinemaspy.com/article.php?id=2119 . September 5, 2009 .
  9. https://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/23/comic-con-tron-2-retitled-tron-legacy-imax-3d-concept-art-and-new-scene-revealed/ Comic-Con: Tron 2 Retitled TRON Legacy; IMAX 3D; Concept Art and New Scene Revealed.
  10. Web site: Joseph Kosinski On Oblivion . April 17, 2020 . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124707/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=36990 . live .
  11. News: Disney Acquires The Rights to Joseph Kosinski's 'Oblivion' [Updated] ]. Rob . Frappier . August 4, 2010 . screenrant.com . March 21, 2011 . June 5, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605012153/http://screenrant.com/disney-joseph-kosinki-oblivion-robf-71839/ . live .
  12. News: Mottle . Jeff . Interview with Joe Kosinski (Director of TRON Legacy) . cgarchitect.com . February 22, 2011 . July 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220709045150/https://www.cgarchitect.com/features/articles/ac21c747-interview-with-joe-kosinski-director-of-tron-legacy . live .
  13. News: Karl Gajdusek Tapped to Re-Write Disney's Horizons (Exclusive) . Borys . Kit . March 16, 2011 . . March 21, 2011 . October 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026084531/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/karl-gajdusek-tapped-write-disney-168437 . live .
  14. Web site: Tom Cruise Commits To $100 Million Universal Sci-Fi Pic 'Oblivion' For Fall . Mike . Fleming . . May 20, 2011 . May 21, 2011 . May 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110521180323/http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/tom-cruise-commits-to-100-million-universal-sci-fi-pic-oblivion-for-fall/ . live .
  15. Web site: Paramount Sets 'Top Gun 2' For July 2019; Joseph Kosinski Firmed For Tom Cruise Pic. Deadline Hollywood. June 30, 2017. Fleming. Mike Jr.. April 17, 2020. July 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701012824/http://deadline.com/2017/06/top-gun-sequel-release-july-12-2019-tom-cruiise-joseph-kosinski-jerry-bruckheimer-paramount-1202123050/. live.
  16. Web site: D'Alessandro. Tartaglione. Anthony. Nancy. 'Top Gun: Maverick' Flies From Thanksgiving To Memorial Day Weekend; 'Mission: Impossible 7' Ignites In Fall 2022. September 1, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. July 11, 2023. July 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220725223158/https://deadline.com/2021/09/top-gun-maverick-flies-from-thanksgiving-to-memorial-day-weekend-mission-impossible-7-ignites-in-fall-2022-1234825624/. live.
  17. Web site: Tartaglione. Nancy. June 17, 2022. 'Top Gun: Maverick' Flies By $800M Worldwide; Becomes Tom Cruise's Biggest Movie Ever. July 11, 2023. Deadline Hollywood. June 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220618035159/https://deadline.com/2022/06/top-gun-maverick-800-million-tom-cruise-biggest-movie-ever-1235047744/. live.
  18. Web site: 2022 Worldwide Box Office. Box Office Mojo. July 11, 2023. July 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230705130247/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2022/. live.
  19. Web site: Kit. Borys. June 7, 2022. Behind Apple's Megadeal for Brad Pitt Formula One Racing Film From Joseph Kosinski. The Hollywood Reporter. June 11, 2022. June 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220611153922/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brad-pitt-joseph-kosinski-apple-racing-movie-1235160349/. live.
  20. http://www.scifiupdates.com/home/content/view/402/2/ Warner Bros. Bets on Kosinski for 'Logan's Run'
  21. Web site: Black Hole remake by Tron Team . December 1, 2009 . December 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091204002631/http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/11/black-hole-remake-by-tron-team.html . live .
  22. Web site: Agents Hunt Down Disguised Aliens in 'Archangels'. July 14, 2010. April 17, 2020. July 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728192314/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/20890. live.
  23. Web site: Joseph Kosinski Plans Mysterious Action Thriller. October 14, 2013. July 7, 2020. July 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708094620/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/110186-joseph-kosinski-plans-mysterious-action-thriller. live.
  24. Web site: 'Tron' Helmer Joseph Kosinski to Direct 'Twilight Zone' Film (Exclusive) . April 17, 2020 . July 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701220528/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tron-helmer-joseph-kosinski-direct-608166 . live .
  25. Web site: 'TRON: Legacy' Director Joseph Kosinski Will Return For 'TRON 3′. Screen Rant. March 11, 2015. April 17, 2020. February 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207074232/https://screenrant.com/tron-3-legacy-sequel-director-joseph-kosinski-casting-2016/. live.
  26. Web site: Disney Not Moving Forward With 'Tron 3' (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. May 29, 2015. April 17, 2020. May 30, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530053255/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-not-moving-forward-tron-798941. live.
  27. Web site: Kit. Borys. March 2, 2015. Joseph Kosinski in Talks to Direct Sony's 'Gran Turismo'. September 22, 2023. The Hollywood Reporter.
  28. Web site: The Gran Turismo Movie Might Be Dead. Greer. Jordan. February 11, 2018. September 22, 2023. GTPlanet.
  29. Web site: Hipes. Kroll. Patrick. Justin. June 14, 2022. 'Gran Turismo' Pic From Neill Blomkamp Gets Sony Release Date, New Details – Update. Deadline Hollywood. September 22, 2023.
  30. Web site: D'Alessandro. Anthony. July 28, 2023. Sony Shakes Up Release Dates: 'Bad Boys 4' & 'Venom 3' Set; Strikes Push 'Ghostbusters' Sequel, 'Kraven The Hunter', 'Beyond The Spider-Verse' & More. Deadline Hollywood. September 22, 2023.
  31. Web site: 'Twister' Reboot in the Works at Universal With Joseph Kosinski Eyed to Direct (EXCLUSIVE). Kroll. Justin. June 24, 2020. Variety Media. June 24, 2020. June 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200624224116/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/twister-reboot-joseph-kosinski-universal-1234648589/. live.
  32. Web site: The Dish: ‘Twisters’ Forecast For Spring Start As Universal, Amblin Finalize Director For Sequel. Deadline. Fleming, Mike Jr.. October 17, 2022. October 17, 2022. October 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221017211018/https://deadline.com/2022/10/twisters-sequel-forecast-spring-start-universal-amblin-finalize-director-1235147353/. live.
  33. News: Vlessing . Etan . December 15, 2022 . Lee Isaac Chung in Talks to Direct ‘Twisters’ Sequel . The Hollywood Reporter . December 15, 2022 . December 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215174844/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lee-isaac-chung-to-direct-twister-sequel-1235282780/ . live .
  34. Web site: Faculty listing at Columbia GSAP website.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090904182739/http://www.arch.columbia.edu/index.php?pageData=41274%2F23%2F4%2F1700%2F. September 4, 2009.
  35. http://ci.columbia.edu/ci/subjects/profiles/arch_profile0.html Beyond the Blob—Digital Technology in Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
  36. Web site: 5D Future of Immersive Design Conference . February 7, 2010 . February 11, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100211152425/http://www.vimeo.com/9261902 . live .
  37. Web site: Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List . Tinoco . Armando . . August 12, 2022 . August 26, 2022 . August 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812202430/https://deadline.com/2022/08/saturn-awards-2022-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235089636/ . live .
  38. World premiere in Cannes: the new BMW Films production "The Calm", starring Pom Klementieff, Uma Thurman and the BMW i7 M70 xDrive . May 12, 2023 . . Munich/Cannes.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Joseph Kosinski".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.