Jon Wright
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 Wright on the Robot Overlords panel at MCM London Comic Con | |
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Jon Wright is a Northern Irish television and film director and screenwriter.[1]
Career[edit]
Wright is known for directing the British low budget horror comedy Tormented starring Alex Pettyfer and the Irish monster movie Grabbers. He directed and co-wrote the science fiction adventure film Robot Overlords starring Ben Kingsley. The estimated budget was $21 million.[2][3] The film began principal photography in Wales, the Isle of Man[4] and Northern Ireland[5].[6]
Wright has also directed multiple episodes of television, for series such as Our Girl, The Good Karma Hospital and Brassic.
Returning with Mark Stay, Wright co-wrote and directed Unwelcome, an fantasy horror film, released in January 2023.[7] Wright was inspired by the Grimm fairytales and stories from his own Irish grandfather. Wright described it as a "home invasion movie" and pitched it as "Gremlins meets Straw Dogs". The film uses many of the same production members as his previous film Grabbers.[8] Unwelcome was released in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 27 January 2023, in the United States on 10 March 2023, and on digital on 14 March 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was previously scheduled for 4 February 2022, before being moved up to 28 October 2022, then to its current release date.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tormented: Jon Wright Interview". BBC - Film Network.
- ^ Kit, Borys (13 May 2013). "'Great Gatsby' Actor Nabs Starring Lead in 'Our Robot Overlords'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (17 May 2013). "Robot Overlords sparks new investment". Screen Daily. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Robots to descend on Castletown". Isle of Man Today. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (6 June 2013). "Our Robot Overlords shoot underway". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Carrick to 'lord it' as a movie setting". Carrick Times. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Unwelcome Trailer Sees Hannah John-Kamen And Douglas Booth Battle Murderous Goblins". Empireonline.com.
- ^ "Unwelcome Director Jon Wright Talks Irish Horror, Goblins, And Hannah John-Kamen". Empireonline.com.
- ^ "Unwelcome: official trailer for the new horror movie starring Derry Girls' Jamie Lee O'Donnell is here". stylist.co.uk. 29 October 2021.
External links[edit]
- Jon Wright, Film Director - Official Site
- Jon Wright at IMDb
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