Jonathan Mostow

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Jonathan Mostow
Born (1961-11-28) November 28, 1961 (age 62)
Woodbridge, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
SpouseLaurie Sandell (2018–present) [1]
Father George Mostow

Jonathan Mostow (born November 28, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has directed films such as Breakdown (1997), U-571 (2000), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), and Surrogates (2009). [2]

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Early life

Mostow was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut. [3] His father George Daniel Mostow was a mathematician, and his mother is a social worker. [1] He graduated from Harvard University. [4] He also trained at the American Repertory Company and the Lee Strasberg Institute. [5] He grew up in a Conservative Jewish household. [6]

Career

In 1989, Mostow directed a direct-to-video horror comedy, Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers . [4]

Mostow was originally attached to direct The Game (1997), with Kyle MacLachlan and Bridget Fonda for the lead roles. [7] However, he ended up being an executive producer of the David Fincher-directed film. [7] In 1997, he directed Breakdown , a thriller film starring Kurt Russell. [8] Around the same time, he signed a deal with Universal Pictures. [9] Both Mostow and Lieberman received a TV deal, via his Mostow/Lieberman Productions company to Studios USA. [10]

In 2000, Mostow directed a World War II-era submarine film, U-571 . [11] He assembled a cast including Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, TC Carson, and Jon Bon Jovi. [12] The film topped the U.S. box office chart. [13]

In 2003, Mostow directed the third installment of the Terminator film series, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. [14] [15]

Mostow co-wrote a comic book series, The Megas , with John Harrison. [16] Illustrated by Peter Rubin, it was published on Virgin Comics in 2008. [16]

Mostow returned to direct another film, Surrogates , in 2009. [17] Based on the comic book series, it starred Bruce Willis. [18]

In 2017, Mostow directed The Hunter's Prayer , an action thriller film starring Sam Worthington. [19]

Personal life

On October 7, 2018, Mostow married writer Laurie Sandell. [1] The two met through JDate in 2014. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1985Fright ShowYesYesYesSegment "Dr. Dobermind"
1989 Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers YesStoryYesRole: Cryonics Lab Technician; direct-to-video
1997 Breakdown YesYesNo
2000 U-571 YesYesNo
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines YesNoNo
2009 Surrogates YesNoNo
2012 House at the End of the Street NoStoryNo
Playing for Keeps NoNoYes
2017 The Hunter's Prayer YesNoNo

Executive producer

Television

Year(s)TitleDirectorExecutive
Producer		Notes
1998 From the Earth to the Moon YesNoEpisode "Le Voyage Dans La Lune"
2014–2015 The Last Ship YesYesEpisode "Phase Six"
2023 Accused YesNoEpisode: "Danny's Story"

TV movies

Year(s)TitleDirectorExecutive
Producer		Writer
1991 Flight of Black Angel YesNoStory
2021ThemYesYesNo

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  16. 1 2 Kit, Borys (February 27, 2008). "Mostow coronates his 'Megas'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 25, 2018.
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