Patrick Hughes (filmmaker) explained

Patrick Hughes
Birth Date:	1978 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Black Rock, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Filmmaker

Patrick Hughes (born May 13, 1978) is an Australian film director and screenwriter.

Early life

Hughes was born in Black Rock, a suburb of Melbourne.^[1] He started making short films when he was young.^[2] Hughes attended film school at the Victorian College of the Arts, graduating in 1999.^[3]

Career

After making a string of high-profile commercials and shorts, and multiple failed attempts to option a script for an action/western film, he decided to direct it himself under a short schedule and low budget, in what would eventually become the 2010 film Red Hill starring Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley and Tom E. Lewis.^[2]

Hughes' various commercials and previous 2008 short film Signs^[4] caught the attention of Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, who was looking for 'new blood' to direct the third installment of the lucrative The Expendables franchise.^[5] Hughes filmed The Expendables 3 from August to October 2013 and the film held its world premiere in London on 4 August 2014.

Hughes was announced as the director of the remake of the 2011 Indonesian action film with Taylor Kitsch to star,^[6] but by October 2015 once both Kitsch and Screen Gems had dropped out of the project Hughes also dropped out as director.

Hughes next directed the 2017 action comedy film The Hitman's Bodyguard, starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, and Salma Hayek, which earned $180.6 million worldwide against a production budget between $30–69 million. A sequel, Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, also directed by Hughes with Reynolds, Jackson, and Hayek returning in addition to Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman, was released on June 16, 2021,^[7] after being delayed previously to August 20, 2021 from an original release date of August 28, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[8] [9]}

In 2021, Hughes established his own film production company, Huge Films, in partnership with Greg McLean and James Beaufort.^[10]

Filmography

Short films

• The Director (2000)
• The Lighter (2001)
• Signs (2008)

Feature films

• Red Hill (2010)
• The Expendables 3 (2014)
• The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
• Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
• The Man from Toronto (2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quinn. Karl. 2022-01-10. The Hitman's Bodyguard director Patrick Hughes launches Australian film company. 2022-01-18. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
2. Web site: A Talk with Red Hill Director Patrick Hughes. filmmakermagazine.com. 2010-11-04.
3. Web site: Quinn. Karl. 2014-08-05. Lunch with The Expendables 3 director Patrick Hughes. 2022-01-18. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
4. News: Disney sweeps in to collect the Oscars glory but film fans reckon they've seen it all before. Quinn. Karl. The Sydney Morning Herald. en-US. 2016-10-07.
5. Web site: The Sly Stallone Official Twitter. Twitter. 20 April 2013.
6. Web site: 'Expendables 3' Director Confirmed to Helm 'The Raid: Redemption' Remake. screenrant.com. 2014-03-30.
7. Web site: Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson Sequel 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' Moves Earlier In The Summer. D'Alessandro. Anthony. Deadline. March 29, 2021. March 29, 2021.
8. Web site: 'Hitman's Bodyguard 2' Bound for Late August 2020 Release. The Hollywood Reporter. Pamela. Mcclintock. December 19, 2019. December 19, 2019.
9. Web site: D'Alessandro. Anthony. 2020-05-01. 'John Wick 4' To 2022, While 'Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard', 'Spiral, 'Barb And Star' & More Head To 2021: Lionsgate Release Date Changes. 2022-01-18. Deadline. en-US.
10. Web site: Donnelly. Matt. 2021-11-09. 'Hitman's Bodyguard' Director Patrick Hughes Sets Next Feature 'War Machine' at Lionsgate (EXCLUSIVE). 2022-01-18. Variety. en-US.