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Wes Ball (born October 28, 1980) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for directing the Maze Runner film trilogyJames Dashner 's series of novels of the same name , as well as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes reboot series
Education
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Ball attended Crescent City High School and graduated in 1999. He graduated from the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2002.[1] Student Academy Award for his short, animated film A Work in Progress .[2]
Career
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Ball got his start as a Hollywood filmmaker with an animated short named Ruin , which executives at 20th Century Fox saw and offered him the job to direct the adaptation to The Maze Runner [3] The Maze Runner would be Ball's first feature film.[4] [5] [6]
Ball is attached to direct a film adaptation of Fall of Gods , a crowdfunded illustrated novel from Denmark-based Mood Studios.[7]
In 2017, Ball was hired to direct a live-action/VFX-hybrid adaptation of Mouse Guard Gary Whitta and T.S. Nowlin , while Matt Reeves , Ross Richie and Stephen Christy served as producers.[8] [9] the Walt Disney Company 's acquisition of Fox earlier that year, the project was pulled from production two weeks before filming began.[10] [11]
In December 2019, Disney and Fox hired Ball to write and direct a new Planet of the Apes Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes [12] [13] Paramount Pictures .[14]
In May 2021, Ball was set to direct The Time Runner , a feature adaptation of the novella of the same name by Michael Sherman.[15] H. G. Wells book.[16]
In November 2023, it was announced that Ball will direct a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda Nintendo and Sony Pictures , with Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad producing.[17]
Filmography
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Short film
Year
Title
Director
Writer
2002
Jacob: The Movie
Yes
Yes
A Work in Progress
Yes
Yes
2011
Ruin
Yes
Yes
Feature film
Other credits
References
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^ Bahr, Lindsay (September 15, 2015). "Wes Ball, Hollywood's new blockbuster visionary" . Associated Press . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^ Taylor, Ella (September 9, 2014). "Film Review: 'The Maze Runner ' . Variety . Retrieved September 14, 2014 .
^ McNary, Dave (January 28, 2019). "Box Office: 'Maze Runner: The Death Cure' Dominates With $62.6 Million Internationally" . Variety . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^ McNary, Dave (January 27, 2016). " . Variety . Retrieved October 18, 2019 .
^ Kit, Borys (August 25, 2015). " . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 9, 2015 .
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 7, 2017). "Fox Eyes Maze Runner's Wes Ball For Mouse Guard " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Polito, Thomas (April 6, 2019). "Exclusive: The Maze Runner Scribe T.S. Nowlin Tapped to Write Screenplay for Wes Ball's Mouse Guard " . Omega Underground . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Kit, Borys; Kilkenny, Katie (April 17, 2019). "Disney Scraps 'Mouse Guard' Two Weeks Before Production Set to Begin" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^ Marc, Christopher (June 26, 2019). "Director Wes Ball Reveals Stunning Animation Test Footage From His Cancelled 'Mouse Guard' Movie" . HN Entertainment . Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
^ Kit, Borys (December 3, 2019). "New Planet of the Apes Movie in the Works With Maze Runner Filmmaker Wes Ball (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ "Daniel Dorrance Joins 'Planet of the Apes' Reboot For 20th Century Studios (EXCLUSIVE)" . Discussing Film . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 22, 2021). "Wes Ball Tethers His Oddball Entertainment Banner To First-Look Paramount Pictures Deal" . Deadline . Retrieved January 23, 2021 .
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. "Paramount Lands 'The Time Runner' For Wes Ball To Direct; Steve Desmond & Michael Sherman Scripting" . Deadline Hollywood .
^ Grobar, Matt (March 28, 2022). "Paramount Developing H.G. Wells Project From Wes Ball's OddBall Entertainment; Laura Gillis Tapped To Write Latest Draft Of The Script" . Deadline . Retrieved March 29, 2022 .
^ "Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start" . Nintendo . November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023 .
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