Martin Hynes
Martin Hynes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eugene, Oregon,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University(B.A.) University of Southern California(M.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | The Go-Getter George Lucas in Love The Magician's Elephant Toy Story 4 |
Martin Hynesis an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and film producer.
Life and career[edit]
Hynes was born and raised inEugene, Oregon,and has a bachelor's degree in history fromColumbia University.
Hynes wrote and directedThe Go-Getter,starringLou Taylor Pucci,Zooey Deschanel,Jena Malone,andNick Offerman,which premiered to critical acclaim at theSundance Film Festival.[1][2]He co-wrote the story for theAcademy Award-winningToy Story 4.[3][4]
Hynes is collaborating withPharrell Williamson "Atlantis" - a feature film musical - at20th Century Studios,[5][6]and had written thefilm adaptationofKate DiCamillo's novel,The Magician's Elephant,released byNetflixin 2022.[7][8]
As an actor, Hynes starred as a youngGeorge Lucasin the short filmGeorge Lucas in Love,for which he received a Best Actor award in San Sebastián.[9]
Prior to this, he wrote the scriptStealing Stanford,which served as the inspiration for the filmStealing Harvard,although many changes were made to the script that were contrary to Hynes's wishes.[10]
His first film,Al as in Alwas written and filmed while Hynes was a student at theUSCgraduate film school, which he attended on theParamount PicturesFellowship.Al as in Alpremiered atHBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, and was chosen by USC as one of the best films in the film school's history.[10]
References[edit]
- ^"The Go-Getter".
- ^"The Go-Getter".Rolling Stone.26 June 2008.
- ^https:// imdb /title/tt1979376/fullcredits[user-generated source]
- ^"Toy Story 4 - IMDb".IMDb.
- ^"Pharrell Williams-Inspired Movie Musical 'Atlantis' in the Works at Fox".27 March 2017.
- ^Shea, Christopher D. (28 March 2017)."Pharrell Williams's Life to Become a Movie Musical, 'Atlantis'".The New York Times.
- ^"Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford Board Animated Film 'Magician's Elephant' for Netflix".15 December 2020.
- ^"'The Magician's Elephant' Animated Feature in the Works at Netflix ".The Hollywood Reporter.15 December 2020.
- ^"History Awards".
- ^abMartin Hynes - BiographyArchivedJune 9, 2011, at theWayback Machine
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