Tommy Wirkola Explained
Tommy Wirkola |
Birth Date: | 6 December 1979 |
Birth Place: | Alta, Norway |
Education: | Bond University |
Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor |
Tommy Wirkola (born 6 December 1979)[1] is a Norwegian film director and writer.
Career
Wirkola is of Sami-Finnish ancestry.[2]
His first film was 2007's Kill Buljo, which he co-wrote with Stig Frode Henriksen.[3] They later made the 2009 horror comedy Dead Snow.[4] In 2010 they again collaborated on the film Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch.[5] In 2012 a television series directed & produced by Wirkola called Hellfjord premiered, consisting of seven 30-minute episodes.[6] Wirkola's first English-language film, which was also his first large-budget film, was . It was co-written by Dante Harper and released in 2013.[7] In 2014 a sequel to Dead Snow, named , was released.[8] [9] What Happened to Monday, a science fiction film starring Noomi Rapace and Willem Dafoe, and The Trip, also starring Rapace, were released in 2017 and 2021 respectively. Wirkola's next film, Violent Night, was released in December 2022.[10]
Filmography
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role |
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2006 | Remake | Attendant 2 |
2007 | Kill Buljo | Sid Wisløff |
2009 | Dead Snow | Dying Zombie |
Tomme Tønner | Gjørme-Knut |
2013 | | Deputy #4 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Nå hopper Wirkola av . DN.no . 3 March 2014 . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222062133/http://www.dn.no/d2/article2166969.ece . dead .
- Web site: Kautto . Hanne . 2012-09-05 . Pihla Viitalalla iso rooli Hollywood-leffassa . 2024-04-08 . yle.fi . fi-FI.
- http://www.dimensionextreme.com/film.php?id=37 Kill Buljo – Dimension Extreme
- Web site: DØD SNØ – crossingEurope . Crossingeurope.at . 3 March 2014 . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222090444/http://www.crossingeurope.at/index.php?bereich=filme_anzeigen_2009.php&filmid=79 . dead .
- Web site: Juan of the Dead . The Director Of DEAD SNOW And KILL BULJO Takes The Piss Out Of First-Person Horror With KURT JOSEF WAGLE AND THE LEGEND OF THE FJORD WITCH . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301021826/http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/02/the-director-of-dead-snow-and-kill-buljo-takes-the-piss-out-of-first-person-horror-with-kurt-josef-w.php . dead. 1 March 2010 . Twitchfilm.net . 26 February 2010 . 3 March 2014 .
- Web site: Hellfjord . fantasticfest.com. 26 February 2010 . 19 August 2017.
- http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18085 New Scribe to Sweeten 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters'
- Web site: Director Tommy Wirkola Talk HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS and DEAD SNOW . Collider . 20 November 2013 . 3 March 2014.
- Web site: Kevin Melrose . Wirkola Plans Dead Snow Sequel « Spinoff Online – TV, Film, and Entertainment News Daily . Spinoff.comicbookresources.com . 12 February 2013 . 3 March 2014 . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222023939/http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2013/02/12/wirkola-plans-dead-snow-sequel/ . dead .
- Web site: McCall . Kevin . 2022-09-14 . David Harbour's Holiday Flick 'Violent Night' to Screen at NYCC . 2022-12-12 . Collider . en-US.
- Web site: Ryan Turek . Dead Snow Director Returns With Fjord Witch . Shocktillyoudrop.com . 26 February 2010 . 3 March 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120814075410/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14295 . 14 August 2012 .