Paul W.S. Anderson

  • Name: Paul W.S. Anderson
  • Date of Birth: March 04, 1965
  • Place of Birth: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Mini-bio: Paul W.S. Anderson gained a fair bit of notoriety in his native England when he directed the ultra-violent Shopping (1994) (which he also wrote), starring Jude Law and Sean Pertwee in a story about th...( read more)ieves who steal by ramming a car into storefronts. The film was banned in some cinemas in England, and became a direct-to-video slightly edited release in the United States.



Shopping (1994) allowed Anderson to get the chance to direct Mortal Kombat (1995), an adaptation of the hit video game, which showcased his directorial trademarks - visually stunning scenery and quick cut editing. The film did well enough for him to choose his next project, which was _Soldier (1998)_ with Warner Bros., with Kurt Russell in the lead. Unfortunately, Russell decided at the time to go on hiatus, pushing the release date of that film into 1998. In the meantime Anderson directed Event Horizon (1997) from a script by Philip Eisner, which featured Anderson regulars Sean Pertwee and Jason Isaacs. The science fiction/horror film, a gothic horror version of Solyaris (1972), was stylish and scary, but was critically panned and did not do well in the box office, which Anderson blamed on studio-enforced cuts to the story. (Anderson has promised a Director's Cut, though none has been announced as of yet.)



_Soldier (1998)_ didn't fare well with critics and box office either, and Anderson's planned 2000 remake of Death Race 2000 (1975) was cancelled. This forced him to think smaller, which led to The Sight (2000) (TV), a supernatural mystery movie that was a minor hit. He then resurfaced to direct another video game adaption, Resident Evil (2002). Long rumored among fans to be a choice comeback vehicle for zombie grandfather George A. Romero, the writing and directing credits eventually transferred to Anderson. He next was given the helm for the long-awaited film adaption of the popular Dark Horse comic book, _AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004)_.
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Replace this image with an actor photoPaul W.S. Anderson mini-bio: Paul W.S. Anderson gained a fair bit of notoriety in his native England when he directed the ultra-violent Shopping (1994) (which he also wrote), starring Jude Law and Sean Pertwee in a story about thieves who steal by ramming a car into storefronts. The film was banned in some cinemas in England, and became a direct-to-video slightly edited release in the United States.

Shopping (1994) allowed Anderson to get the chance to direct Mortal Kombat (1995), an adaptation of the hit video game, which showcased his directorial trademarks - visually stunning scenery and quick cut editing. The film did well enough for him to choose his next project, which was _Soldier (1998)_ with Warner Bros., with Kurt Russell in the lead. Unfortunately, Russell decided at the time to go on hiatus, pushing the release date of that film into 1998. In the meantime Anderson directed Event Horizon (1997) from a script by Philip Eisner, which featured Anderson regulars Sean Pertwee and Jason Isaacs. The science fiction/horror film, a gothic horror version of Solyaris (1972), was stylish and scary, but was critically panned and did not do well in the box office, which Anderson blamed on studio-enforced cuts to the story. (Anderson has promised a Director's Cut, though none has been announced as of yet.)

_Soldier (1998)_ didn't fare well with critics and box office either, and Anderson's planned 2000 remake of Death Race 2000 (1975) was cancelled. This forced him to think smaller, which led to The Sight (2000) (TV), a supernatural mystery movie that was a minor hit. He then resurfaced to direct another video game adaption, Resident Evil (2002). Long rumored among fans to be a choice comeback vehicle for zombie grandfather George A. Romero, the writing and directing credits eventually transferred to Anderson. He next was given the helm for the long-awaited film adaption of the popular Dark Horse comic book, _AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004)_.


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  • ineray1000
    ineray1000
    I really loved "Resident Evil", and I really liked AVP, so I don't understand why they say u r a bad director... There r 2 options... u r a really bad director (and I have a bad taste) or people doesn't apreciate good movies... I hope is the last one...
    posted 851 days ago
  • wguice
    wguice
    Event Horizon, maybe the most staggeringly boring film i've ever seen.
    posted 863 days ago
  • benbayliss1992
    benbayliss1992
    looking forward to resident evil 3
    posted 909 days ago
  • MurderCapital
    MurderCapital
    I don't understand the hate towards this guy, sure he ain't the greatest director, but his movies are far from how bad you people say they are.
    posted 915 days ago
  • firehawkgrrl
    firehawkgrrl
    Thank you for turning great movies into crap, Mr Paul "What Script?" Anderson.
    posted 919 days ago
  • worryior
    worryior
    stop making movies ,you're utter utter crap . every movie you've done has been crap ,all the camera angles are crap ,you're crap and somehow steal all the best games and turn them to shit .

    you can't direct ,become a damn extra if you want to stay in film

    just get out the directing business !!!!

    you ruined the predator and alien franchise in one go ,hope you're pleased!
    posted 985 days ago
  • OscarCorneliousDavidson
    OscarCorneliousDavidson
    Paul W.S Andersons films have been brilliant... and he is directing castlevania so boorah! I love u Paul W.S Anderson... to me your one of our best
    Cheers!
    posted 1032 days ago
  • victimofreality24
    victimofreality24
    i'm the first to comment on Paul W.S. Anderson. cool i'm the first how much i really hate him. he can't direct. all his game-based film adaptions sucked, AVP sucked, face it you can't direct. good on you for trying but you didn't try nearly as hard as you should've. oh and umm Castlevania is one of my fav games so, please don't make a film about it unless it's good.
    posted 1040 days ago
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