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Joseph Kosinski
Kosinski at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1974-05-03) May 3, 1974 (age 50)
Education
  • Stanford University
  • OccupationFilm director
    Years active1999–present
    SpouseKristin Kosinski
    Websitejosephkosinski.com

    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 Tron: Legacy (2010), Oblivion (2013), Only the Brave (2017), Top Gun: Maverick (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[edit]

    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 Tron: Legacy.[8][9] The film was in Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D, with a release of December 2010 and grossed $400 million worldwide.[10]

    After moving to Los Angeles in 2005, he began writing a film treatment which would eventually develop into an unpublished graphic novel by the title Oblivion for Radical Comics.[11] In August 2010, Walt Disney Pictures acquired the rights to the work.[12] William Monahan worked on the screenplay for a film adaptation.[8] 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]

    Christopher McQuarrie, Kenneth R. Whitesell, Tom Cruise, Kosinski, and Jerry Bruckheimer at the Naval Air Station North Island premiere in Top Gun: Maverick

    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 Top Gun: Maverick, 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 Apex,[19] 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+.[20]

    Unrealized projects[edit]

    Kosinski has been attached to several as-of-now-unmade projects, including remakes of '70s science-fiction films Logan's Run[21] and The Black Hole,[22] the science-fiction film Archangels,[23] an untitled action-thriller from Halt and Catch Fire writers Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers,[24] and The Twilight Zone.[25]

    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.[26][27]

    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.[28][29] The project would eventually be directed by Neill Blomkamp and released in theatres on August 25, 2023.[30][31]

    In June 2020, he was hired to direct the remake of Twister, which was announced by Universal Pictures, the original film's international distributor,[32] 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.[33][34]

    Academia[edit]

    Kosinski is an alumnus of Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), and was an adjunct assistant professor of architecture[35] helping students in 3D modeling and graphics.[36] In 2008, he spoke in detail about his education in architecture, pushing the technological envelope in commercials and his eventual progression to feature films.[37]

    Awards[edit]

    Filmography[edit]

    Feature film

    Year Title Director Producer Writer
    2010 Tron: Legacy Yes No No
    2013 Oblivion Yes Yes Source material
    2017 Only the Brave Yes No No
    2022 Top Gun: Maverick Yes No No
    Spiderhead Yes No No
    2024 Twisters No No Story
    2025 Untitled film Yes Yes No

    Short film

    Year Title Director Writer Notes
    2008 TR2N Yes No Teaser for Tron: Legacy
    2017 The Dig Yes Yes Made to demonstrate Sony's CineAlta Venice camera

    Music video

    Commercials

    Frequent collaborators[edit]

    Actor Tron: Legacy (2010) Oblivion (2013) The Dig (2017) Only the Brave (2017) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Spiderhead (2022)
    Jeff Bridges Yes Yes
    Tom Cruise Yes Yes
    Taylor Kitsch Yes Yes
    Jennifer Connelly Yes Yes
    Jake Picking Yes Yes
    Miles Teller Yes Yes Yes
    Charles Parnell Yes Yes

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Joseph Kosinski". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  • ^ Official website Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine work portfolio.
  • ^ 2007 AICP Show Archived June 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Best Visual Effects.
  • ^ "Director Joseph Kosinski on Tron: Legacy and the Limitations of CGI-Created Actors". Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  • ^ Barnes, Brooks (December 3, 2010). "Cyberspace Gamble". The New York Times. p. AR1. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2010. 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.
  • ^ "The building of a legacy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  • ^ "Death Notice: CATHERINE JULIA PROVOST". Chicago Tribune. March 14, 2008. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  • ^ a b Mottle, Jeff. "Interview with Joe Kosinski (Director of TRON Legacy)". cgarchitect.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  • ^ "First Location Shot from 'Tron 2.0'". Robert Falconer. cinemaspy. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  • ^ Comic-Con: Tron 2 Retitled TRON Legacy; IMAX 3D; Concept Art and New Scene Revealed. Archived September 11, 2012, at archive.today Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2009, by Peter Sciretta on SlashFilm
  • ^ "Joseph Kosinski On Oblivion". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  • ^ Frappier, Rob (August 4, 2010). "Disney Acquires The Rights to Joseph Kosinski's 'Oblivion' [Updated]". screenrant.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  • ^ Kit, Borys (March 16, 2011). "Karl Gajdusek Tapped to Re-Write Disney's Horizons (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  • ^ Fleming, Mike (May 20, 2011). "Tom Cruise Commits To $100 Million Universal Sci-Fi Pic 'Oblivion' For Fall". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  • ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 30, 2017). "Paramount Sets 'Top Gun 2' For July 2019; Joseph Kosinski Firmed For Tom Cruise Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  • ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (September 1, 2021). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Flies From Thanksgiving To Memorial Day Weekend; 'Mission: Impossible 7' Ignites In Fall 2022". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (June 17, 2022). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Flies By $800M Worldwide; Becomes Tom Cruise's Biggest Movie Ever". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ "2022 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  • ^ "Top Gun: Maverick Director's New Formula One Film Starring Brad Pitt Reportedly Gets Title". Movies. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  • ^ Kit, Borys (June 7, 2022). "Behind Apple's Megadeal for Brad Pitt Formula One Racing Film From Joseph Kosinski". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  • ^ Warner Bros. Bets on Kosinski for 'Logan's Run' Archived September 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, by Chris McKeown, on August 22, 2007, Sci Fi Updates website.
  • ^ "Black Hole remake by Tron Team". Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  • ^ "Agents Hunt Down Disguised Aliens in 'Archangels'". July 14, 2010. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  • ^ "Joseph Kosinski Plans Mysterious Action Thriller". October 14, 2013. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  • ^ "'Tron' Helmer Joseph Kosinski to Direct 'Twilight Zone' Film (Exclusive)". Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  • ^ "'TRON: Legacy' Director Joseph Kosinski Will Return For 'TRON 3′". Screen Rant. March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  • ^ "Disney Not Moving Forward With 'Tron 3' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. May 29, 2015. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  • ^ Kit, Borys (March 2, 2015). "Joseph Kosinski in Talks to Direct Sony's 'Gran Turismo'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  • ^ Greer, Jordan (February 11, 2018). "The Gran Turismo Movie Might Be Dead". GTPlanet. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  • ^ Hipes, Patrick; Kroll, Justin (June 14, 2022). "'Gran Turismo' Pic From Neill Blomkamp Gets Sony Release Date, New Details – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  • ^ 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. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  • ^ Kroll, Justin (June 24, 2020). "'Twister' Reboot in the Works at Universal With Joseph Kosinski Eyed to Direct (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety Media. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  • ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 17, 2022). "The Dish: 'Twisters' Forecast For Spring Start As Universal, Amblin Finalize Director For Sequel". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  • ^ Vlessing, Etan (December 15, 2022). "Lee Isaac Chung in Talks to Direct 'Twisters' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  • ^ "Faculty listing at Columbia GSAP website". Archived from the original on September 4, 2009.
  • ^ Beyond the Blob—Digital Technology in Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Archived September 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, from Columbia Interactive.
  • ^ "5D Future of Immersive Design Conference". Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  • ^ Tinoco, Armando (August 12, 2022). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  • ^ "World premiere in Cannes: the new BMW Films production "The Calm", starring Pom Klementieff, Uma Thurman and the BMW i7 M70 xDrive" (Press release). Munich/Cannes: BMW. May 12, 2023.
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