Edward John Drake | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Website | Official website |
Edward John Drake is an Australian screenwriter and film director based in Los Angeles, California. [1]
Drake's first production was Where Were You (2010), a short web series in the zombie genre which was made for just under $150. [2] The series explores the ways in which a real-world pandemic would affect the modern world by looking at seven key interwining stories at different stages of the infection. WWY was a finalist in the inaugural competition of Movie Network's Movie Extra WebFest. [3]
Animals (2012), Drake's first feature film, began shooting in Newport on January 14, 2012, [4] starring Sweeney Young, Melissa Howard, Jeremy Kewley, Reg Gorman and Scott Brennan. [5]
Drake worked repeatedly with Bruce Willis: He wrote and directed the films Cosmic Sin , starring Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, and Adelaide Kane, [6] and Apex (2021), starring Neal McDonough and Bruce Willis. [7] He wrote and executive produced Breach , starring Willis and Thomas Jane. [8]
Of his non-Willis-work, he wrote and directed Broil, starring Johnathan Lipnicki, Lochlyn Munro, and Timothy V. Murphy. [9] The film was selected for Fantaspoa 2020 and several other film festivals. [10]
Drake is the 2020 winner of the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Award (Dramatic) for The Young Woman. [11]